Rightline Gear Sport 2 Waterproof Rooftop Cargo Carrier for Top of Vehicle, Attaches With or Without Roof Rack, 15 Cubic Feet, Black

I searched for several different products and read many reviews before making the purchase. Overall, I was very pleased with it.I just finished a two week road trip across the United States starting in Tennessee and ended up in California. I drove a Toyota 4Runner. The PackRight Sport 1 Car Top Carrier was the perfect size for my truck. I could not imagine using it for a smaller car...I don't think it would have been efficient for anything but an SUV...but I see that others have used it for smaller cars. My truck has the rack above my car, so securing the car top carrier was not a problem. The straps provided were great at keeping it in tact. I also did not have to worry about lose ends flapping in the wind because I actually tied the excess straps down with some string.The PackRight carrier DID tear at one spot...near the front of the car...BUT, it was my fault. (I posted some personal photographs--you can see where the compression straps caused a hole to form.) The instructions clearly stated that it was not a good idea to line anything with corners or edges in the carrier. (I personally didn't know how to get around this as I was packing boxes.) In my carrier, I was able to fit three filing boxes (banker boxes) across the width without a problem, and even more smaller boxes to fill it up. The top of the bag does indeed expand but I don't recommend overpacking. The velcro strips that kept the flaps secure...for the most part...worked fine. I initially had expanded the carrier but did not want to risk water getting into it, so I took out some stuff.Two weeks on the road along the southern route of the US, it actually only rained a couple of times. When I was driving through Austin, I was on the interstate and the rain was pouring heavily for almost an hour straight. I was worried as I was driving through the storm, but figured if things got wet...well it would get wet. (Because I had smaller boxes loaded up top in it, I actually wrapped all of my boxes in garbage bags as a precaution. I would later realize at my final destination I didn't need to do that...but better safe than sorry.) When I was out of the rain storm, I checked all of my stuff the next morning and everything was fine, despite the small hole I created.The only reason the hole was created was because of the compression straps putting too much pressure on one of the corners of the boxes. All I did to fix it was opened up the carrier and used duct tape to tape an X over it, and I did the same from the outside. That was on the 3 day of my two week trip. From TN to CA over a period of two weeks, I had no problem with the car top carrier. The only reason I had to get access to it was because I wanted to repack some things...but other than that, it worked great. I had no problems with the extra straps flying around, no wind causing it to create unnecessary or unwanted sounds...all while driving at an average of 75-80mph across the US.I needed a car top carrier that was inexpensive, efficient, and effective. The PackRight Sport 1 Car Top met my needs and was great for my two week road trip across the US in my Toyota 4Runner. I bought the liner/mat that was suggested for it. I read some reviews that some people thought that you could get by without one...and you probably could, but it was only an extra 20 bucks and I went ahead and bought it and definitely thought it was the right choice. By the time I got to SF and unloaded, I could see clearly from the debris where I had used the liner. It definitely kept the car top carrier in its place...but besides that, it kept my car from getting beat up. The paint on the car is still very nice and I did not want to risk getting it scratched...so, the liner was an investment that was well worth its value.Owning an SUV, I will more than likely use the carrier again. It came with a carrier bag that makes it easy for me to store. I threw all of the straps and folded the carrier into it and I just left it in the back of my 4Runner. I was really pleased with the product and am glad to say that I had no problems with it. I would recommend this product to others. Cheers!

I used it on a 2014 Prius with straps through the passenger compartment.2800 miles through some rain. We did not expect rain. When you drive through the rain, a few drips leak through. It's to be expected because the door seal is not perfect when the straps go through it. But, it's not a big deal. The flap design kept the water out of the main compartment without a hitch. The insides were dry.It feels like it's really well made and durable. The stitches holding the D-rings to the compartment materials seemed solid. I felt confident at 80 mph. It comes with 4 sets of straps, each long enough to go through the passenger compartment. I used two sets for the forward end (just in case) and one set for the rear end.After the drive, there was no physical signs of wear to the container material nor the straps, and no problems around the rings and stitches, where I imagine there's a lot of tensile pressure.When they are pulled taught, the strap ends tend to dangle in your face. This is easily resolved with hair clips.It's also helpful, as some have mentioned, to put some protection on the front side as many bugs will end up giving their lives for your trip.We put tarp on the forward side to take the bug hits, and held it down with bungee on the two forward D-rings. The tarp was actually not in good shape after the trip. I guess the air friction was taking it apart strand by strand.This thing saved us a lot of money as opposed to getting a hard shell container.And I can pack it away in a compact box when not in use.It held more than our hatchback space could.Great investment!

I bought this bag for camping since that's the only time I need extra cargo capacity. It holds quite a bit and was enough to comfortably bring all our camping gear. On it's first trip, we encountered rather heavy thunderstorms so it was really put to the test. It was truly waterproof and everything inside stayed nice and dry. I did get about 3-4 miles less per gallon, but I expected some drop in gas mileage. I also used the pad underneath the bag and 2 additional cinch straps (both purchased separately) around the whole bag for extra security and peace of mind -- I have a roof-rack but no crossbars. Overall it worked very well--on the trip home, the bag lifted some on the front and shifted slightly to the rear but everything survived just fine. I believe that if I pack some heavier items in the front it might help this situation. One improvement they could make is to provide more detailed packing guidelines since they basically tell you to pack it full -- which I did. Packing a lot of light things in the front of the bag seems to make for more lifting though so I'll be trying a different packing strategy on my next trip. I also think the bag would be more secure with crossbars since that would allow for anchoring in the front where the lifting occurs. I also believe the extra cinch straps I used are worth while and helped make it more secure. For the money, this is a good bag and a good solution for a few times a year I need extra space.