Sport 3

Took this from Indiana to Gulf Shores, and I can’t complain. Had plenty of space for 1 extra large duffel, 2 medium sized duffels, and beach supplies. With space to spare. It also poured on the way home, and everything was dry once we got home. Only noticed noise from the straps when they weren’t tightened and tied correctly. It did seem to cut down on our gas mileage, but it gave us more space in the vehicle.Overall, it was a great purchase for our trip. I will be interested to see how many trips it will make.

We planned on taking a trek down to Phoenix from Provo (and back) for Christmas with 7 people in the minivan. With luggage and winter gear, that doesn't leave much room in the van for everybody, much less presents!After looking around, I decided on this particular carrier (I actually saw it at Target.com under a different brand name and then searched for it on Amazon.com) due to it being the largest carrier I could find, being soft-sided, waterproof and reasonably priced (especially compared to some hard carriers). Before buying, though, I read the reviews here, especially in regards to it needing to be full. I was impressed the vendor took time to reply to a few comments and that the current version of the carrier resolves some of the older negative concerns (such as it not being waterproof before).Long story short, I was very pleased with it!:* It's absolutely huge - it held luggage for 7 people, a few pillows, blankets and even some kids sleeping bags.* "full up" - Because I had read about it needing to be full, I tried packing it as full as I could, but it's so big there were still a few empty spots in corners, between cases, etc... Generally speaking, though, it was as full as it could be for me to comfortably zip it up. We tied it down very tightly between the crossbars on my roof and pushed in the corners. We then drove from Provo to Las Vegas at 80MPH (there are several stretches in Utah where 80 is the legal limit, btw) in some pretty good wind. The case performed perfectly, didn't appreciably lower our gas mileage, didn't create any unbearable wind noise, stayed perfect stable (we did buy the mat to go underneath, but it wasn't really necessary) and was in perfect condition when we arrived in Vegas. After going down to Phoenix and finally back up to Provo (about 1400 miles, round trip), the case is still in great condition!* Weatherproof - we didn't get too much chance to put it to the test but the little rain we did get didn't get in the caseAll-in-all, we absolutely loved the case. It's easy to put up, holds a ton of luggage and was a great value. It was exactly what we needed for our trip!One note - if you do use the non-slip mat underneath, only use it under the back half (or so) of the carrier. We found once we hit certain speeds (especially since the speed limit is so high on I-15) that if any air got underneath the carrier at those speeds the mat would vibrate against the roof and would be incredibly loud.

I would not recommend this carrier. To go one step further, I would explicitly recommend you don't buy it. There are several reasons that bring me to this conclusion, which I will list below. Note that we packed this item back up and returned it...1) The tie down straps that it comes with are useless. The tie downs are long 1" wide straps, with loops at each end. The practical use of such a strap is, well, there is none. I messed with it for 15 minutes before realizing this. Fortunately, I have straps with ratchet ends that I keep in my truck. Using these, we were able to secure the carrier to the luggage rack of our 2015 Honda Pilot.2) The zipper is terrible. Not only does it function poorly, but ours broke on the first use. The zipper is supposed to be water/rain resistant. The practical reality of the design, however, is that it is very difficult to operate. The zipper has a weather shroud - little pieces of flexible plastic along both edges of the zipper used to keep water out of the zipper. This shroud makes pulling the zipper closed very difficult, especially since zippling it closed happens after you get the carrier loaded and on the roof.3) The construction is terrible. To follow on point 2... We loaded this up to go on a ski trip. When I went to load it back up for the return trip, the zipper shroud had cracked all to pieces in the cold weather. (It was only in the 30's.) Along the entire length of the zipper, those pieces of plastic were all broken and cracked, which made closing the zipper an exercise in patience. It probably took me 15 minutes, going inch by inche around the entire length of the carrier.Then, as if to punctuate the shoddy construction - when I got to the last foot of zipper (again, packing on the way home) I found that the zipper itself had become separated from the carrier - the stitching had failed. I doubled up my straps (fortunately I brought extras) because we drove home with a foot-long hole where the zipper had torn from the carrier. Note: The tear was not due to my forcing the zipper. When I noticed this, I had not yet even "worked" on that part of the zipper to get it closed.4) The design is flawed. A soft top carrier is a nice idea, but don't get it wet. It is weather resistant enough, but when the rooftop is wet - or as we experienced had ice on it - the soft top carrier slides all over the place. Again, this came down to tie downs. If we did not have our own set (and extra set) of ratcheting tie downs, we would have had to pile all our stuff up around and under the kids to get home.We even bought a "skid pad" for like an extra 15 bucks. It was just a 30" square piece of fabric. Well, it worked great as a non skid pad when the roof was warm and dry, but cold and wet it didn't do anything, and may have exacerbated the slipping of the carrier - again, thank goodness we had our own tie downs.5) It is noisy. On our first trip the carrier was quiet until we got on the highway. At highway speeds, the straps vibrate and cause all kinds of noise. Keep in mind, we used our own tie downs and had the TIGHT. Even still, the straps vibrating was just awful on a 5 hour trip. We stopped on the side of the road twice to make sure it was still secure.Don't buy this. It is not only poorly constructed, but cheaply constructed. If you go on a trip with this loaded and it breaks as mine did, you may not be able to use it and find yourself with more stuff than you have cargo room for.

We have a Chevy traverse which doesn't have a luggage rack. I discovered this luggage carrier and how you could run the straps through the vehicle if no roof rack was available. This worked perfectly for us. Easy set up and take down. Of course added tons of room in the vehicle. I had to use a carabiner for each strap to hook the loops together inside the car which did not come with the carrier (no big deal). I ended up setting the carrier up the night before we left for vacation and of course it literally rained all night long so rain water ran down the straps and got onto the front seats and 1 car seat. This is why I gave it 4 stars but I'm sure you'll have that with any product you run through the doors. However, it did rain for a solid 4-5 hrs on our way south and no water got into the vehicle at all, only when sitting still for long periods of time. Otherwise, all of our stuff stayed bone dry and had no issues with flapping noises or rips/tears. I did make sure all corners were filled with rounded luggage and no sharp edges were poking the sides. Small towels worked well for padding if needed. Would definitely recommend this carrier.