Best Vehicle Hard-Shell Carriers
Integrated SKS Locking System.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Hatch on car opened normally, even sunroof didn't hit clamps. With radio off and sunroof shade open (sunroof closed) I could def hear it up there. With shade closed and radio on like normal, didn't notice it. We'll see when suitcase is full, it fit empty as a test."
"I purchased some smaller plastic containers to keep things organized and was able to put 3 of them in there along with other duffle bags etc."
"Like other reviewers, I was worried this product would stick out over the front wind-shield, or prevent the back hatch from opening fully."
"It's completely stable at cross country highway speeds, water tight through 12 hours of constant rain and the latches give you a nice affirming close letting you know the box is ready to rock."
"One time I opened it from one side and somehow didn't fully close it right and my husband opened it from the other the next day and because it wasn't closed right the wind blew it all the way up and open and we had to wrestle it closed!"
"Used it for a trip to Disney World and it held all the items for the six passengers."
"Yakima also reimbursed me $9 for a key extraction kit that failed to remove the broken key portion from the original lock handle."
"Yes, it was closed properly and no Yakima won't replace it for free citing that wind is an act of God."
If you have a vehicle without factory racks or rails - or a canopy shell, Yakima's Landing Pads can be the foundation for a great rack! Designed to work with SkyLine Towers (and Control Towers) for the easiest on/off roof rack in the industry.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Three of the eight plusnuts (the little toggles placed through the roof) were defective."
"I mounted these on a Tacoma, using the bolt-down points for the factory rack."
"I installed them with the landing pad, skyline towers, and windshield."
"I bought the Yakima Landing Pads (#6) so that I could attach existing Yakima Control Towers and bars to a new camper shell."
"First, as my title says, the install is not the easiest, although I think the biggest obstacle is just convincing yourself to drill holes in a perfectly good roof. First, they really offer no advice on where to place the pads, but I put them 1/8" from the rain gutter, as I think the 90 degree angle the sheet metal makes at that point adds to the strength of the roof support. I just thought something was defective until I realized this, so I just bent the piece a bit to force it to catch the surrounding metal. They just don't seem to make a tight fit, and it seems like they might even be pulled off at highway speeds, since the only thing holding them on is friction between two pieces of plastic. One thing I really like is that I won't be tempted to keep driving with the rack on my roof after using it, which is good for gas mileage, and I don't have to worry about theft."
"Great product."
"The delivery was great, but lets be realistic, 2 plastic pieces with 4 screws and nuts for that price, I am sorry I went with the Yakima system."
"The pads fits on my car, but the control tower does not fit it."
The StowAway Carrier is designed to fit most vehicles equipped with a 2” hitch and rated for at least 300 lbs tongue weight capacity.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was glad to have deep 1 1/16" and 1 1/8" sockets to connect the large hinge bolt that connects the hitch frame to the swing arm."
"I just mounted the cargo box on the back of our small class B RV."
"An interior led light on the lid when it opens is the only thing this needs."
"Best thing ever I bought was able to pack all my wife stuff in back of jeep Cherokee an our youngest son an I put our stuff in stow away for a week an half unloaded every night but 3 this was easy since it swing around out of way I'm not tall enough for roof type at5'10"."
"This carrier allowed us to free up space in the interior of our SUV."
"This cargo box was easy to assemble, and was perfect for our road trip from South Texas to Orlando, FL."
"We have been to Washington DC (10 hr drive) and Panama City, Fl (5 hr drive) withe the tahoe and stowaway and have not had to let one seat down the tje back of the tahoe."
"The Stowaway Max worked perfectly for some extra storage on our trip to Florida."
Best Vehicle Soft-Shell Carriers
Size: 15 Cubic Feet - Premium. Premium Waterproof rooftop cargo bag with 15 cubic feet of space.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Recommend purchasing with mat (ROOF CARGO BAG PROTECTIVE MAT for Car Roof Storage Bags with EXTRA PADDING and GRIP Place the car roof mat under any rooftop cargo bag TOP UNIVERSAL ROOF RACK PAD for PROTECTION from Car Roof Racks. * Really is WATERPROOF. * Car handling/gas mileage - May affect car's handling and gas mileage. When I was driving, it felt to me as though, particularly at high speeds or in high winds, the cartop carrier was affecting handling. This would be true of anything you put on top of your car, but maybe the sleeker hardtop carriers are more aerodynamic?"
"I would say our trip probably put this Keeper to the ultimate test and it passed all without a single scratch. The first obstacle for our Keeper was that our Mazda3 does NOT have sidebars or any rooftop rails, nor did I install any removable or inflatable crossbars. Getting things soaked didn't really bother us since the clothes were all vacuumed sealed but we were worried that water might add extra weight if it's trapped inside. The ONE little inconvenience we had was that water would occasionally drip into the car when it rained very hard because the straps were linked into the vehicle, but that's only because we didn't have sidebars or rails to tie it."
Best Vehicle Cargo Baskets
Smart, rugged mesh floors make clean-up quick and easy. Durable powder coat finish resists the elements, scratches and rust. Optional light kits available: ROLA #59516 LED Light Kit or ROLA #20174 Incandescent Light Kit; Optional Bike Clips available: ROLA #59904 Dart Fork Mounted Bike Clip. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"After researching many other hitch racks, I bought this Pro Series rack for a long trip from Georgia to Utah and back. The "stinger," which is the part that slides into your vehicle receiver hitch, has an upward bend that gives the rack more ground clearance. Another advantage of the extra ground clearance is that the rack sits high enough that it is totally protected by the vehicle. As you drive, the rack is in the vehicle's slipstream, so there's no additional drag that reduces gas mileage as you drive. With some racks, you might risk having the exhaust melt your cargo bag. Buy a locking hitch pin on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009V1WS4/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_10), which is helpful to keep the rack from being stolen while you're spending the night in a hotel. The hitch tightener will prevent that wobble, so as you're driving down the road and hit a rough patch, you won't hear a bumping sound from the hitch rack behind you. Buy a quality cargo carrying bag to use with your rack. The bag also comes with built in lashing straps so you can secure the bag to the cargo rack. If you are looking at other hitch racks, don't get caught up in how much weight they will hold. You will also want to check the tongue weight rating on your vehicle to see if your vehicle can even withstand 500 lbs of tongue weight. As I was driving across the country, I saw many other vehicles with hitch racks."
"This is a very rugged rack."
"I like the tight mesh floor, but if you use the Pro Series 7330 Stretch Net Cargo Net it is hard to get the large plastic hooks into, so I got creative with a combo of hooking to rails and wrapping under to hooks from other side of net."
"12460 TELESCOPIC SAFETY FLAG. For legality reasons, rear side markers in the form of 1" red reflector tape trimmed to height of vertical side supports (Purchased at local hardware store but similar to the product below). Salzmann Waterproof Diamond Grade 3M Scotchlite reflective stickers. StowAway Hitch Tightener. License plate relocation with light for DOT compliance: LAMPHUS Cruizer Horizontal Bar Clamp Mounting Kit 1"/ 1.5"/ 1.75" (Includes 1 clamp). Peterson M436B Clear License Plate Light with Steel Bracket. The mounts/clamps for the license plate did not fit snug enough over the square tube, but this was fixed with a small 1-1/2" long piece of serpentine belt placed into one of the side of the mount before placing over the bar."