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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!

Bought this for use on a rental Town & Country minivan on vacation in Florida. Worked perfectly. In full disclosure, I did not have any heavy rains to test that aspect, but it was easy to install and secure. Fit perfectly between the front and rear roof rack cross bars. You do need to fill it up volume-wise to minimize flapping in the wind, but once done it was quiet and did not pull on the van at all. I did stop after about 30 minutes to retighten the straps, but it was secure. I also used a no-slip roof pad to protect the top of the van, and you have to be thoughtful about how much weight you put into this because the roof can only hold so much (this bag was sitting right on the roof surface with just a sliding pad between the bag and the roof's paint.) We got a few large suitcases in and then filled the space with dirty laundry bags, duffle bags, beach towels, etc. Again, the more full the volume (not weight), the better this will perform in wind. Also, I only used two of the included straps to secure it (one in the front and one in the back), and those connected to the roof rack sides. In hindsight, a 3rd, probably less convenient to attach and tighten, strap could have run from the center front crossbar to the center rear crossbar (over the top and along the length of the van). I would do that if I had a long trip just as a precaution to hold everything down to the roof, but that would just be me wanting to have a belt and suspenders. Again, I fortunately did not get to test the watertight aspects of this bag because we had sunny weather, but the seams are and zippers are all coated and the Velcro covers seem as if they would do a good job to keep out moisture if installed correctly. Lastly, this size seems like a good one, although they sell larger. A larger bag seems like it could allow too much weight on a roof, but that is just something each person needs to determine for your own trips. No rooftop carriers are designed for more than a few hundred pounds, and many are less than that, but it is usually the roof limitations (you don't want to leave a huge dent) that drive that decision. Overall, I am very pleased with this product.

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.

Bought this for my family camping trip this year as the trunk space was not enough to fit all the camping gear. This was a more economical option to a hard top carrier as I would only use it a few times per year. Pro - good price compared to a hard top carrier - it folds well and comes in a small box. Good for storage and doesn't take up a lot of space - good quality and the material feel durable - used it in the rain. Was skeptical at first with its waterproof ability so I place a tarp inside the carrier and also put my sleeping bags/tents in plastic bags. However, it stand quick well against the rain as the inside was completely dry. The water didn't get in through the zippers either. - I used the straps that came with the carrier to tie it to the roof rack rail on my SUV. The straps were quite strong and had no problem holding the carrier down even driving at 100km/h on the highway. Con - nothing really. The zipper can get a bit tricky to close around the corner. I highly recommend this carrier. I did use it with a anti-slip layer under it to prevent it from sliding on by cars roof.

Excelente producto, bolsa muy espaciosa y segura, en el camino hubo lluvia pero todo el equipaje llegó seco y en buenas condiciones, definitivamente lo recomiendo.

Muy buena calidad, comparada con otras bolsas, las costuras vienen "vulcanizadas" por dentro, los cierres son de uso rudo. Las usé en la batea de una Frontier en vez de usarlas en el techo y cupieron dos de estas bolsas sin problema. Resistieron lluvia, Sol y mucha tierra. Lo mejor es que se lavan fácil y se guardan en un práctico morral para que no te roben mucho espacio.

On our 4th year of using, and it's great for this price bracket. Good space, durable and definitely waterproof! If you don't have suitable side rails it's not great for hooking the straps to the inner upper door frame - forces a gap, slips off at worst. I now have a glass roof so I am purchasing cross rails and a suitably sized cut of plywood to provide a solid base. I could get a solid roof box, but it wouldn't fold away to store in quite the same way as this product.

La verdad no sabia mucho de que esperar pues esta tenian reviews mixtas positivas en Amazon EUA. Pero dado que mi carro no tienen barras de carga, no tenia muchas opciones disponibles para una mudanza me salio de sorpresa. Me gusto mucho que fue sumamente facil instalarla con los ganchos incluidos en mi Kia Soul. Ademas, la calidad de la bolsa de carga es muy alta. Se siente muy gruesa y duradera, y me dio mucha confianza que la ropa no se mojaria si lloviera en el camino. Como recomendacion, asegurense de apretarla MUY bien antes de manejar, y que no haya ningun liston/cuerda/parte de la bolsa floja. De lo contrario hara mucho ruido al manejar a altas velocidades. Yo pude comodamente manejar a 130km/h gran parte del camino. La otra cosa es que las cuerdas con las que se atan se aflojan ligeramente con la distancia, pero esto se remedia facilmente deteniendose cada ciertas horas a asegurarse que todo en orden y apretarlas si es necesario. La verdad quede muy feliz con la compra, y si la recomendaria a otros.