Rightline Gear 100S50 Sport Jr. Car Top Carrier, 9 cu ft, Waterproof, Attaches With or Without Roof Rack

On the first outing, both the front straps detached from the bag. Thankfully it was towards the end of the journey, sadly it was outside of the return window and there is no additional warranty. Thankfully Amazon have been great and assisted

This car top carrier was great! You do not need rails on top of the car to use this, but you do need extra straps and the non-skid roof pad. I drove from Cincinnati, Ohio to Seattle, Washington with this on the roof of my mid-size car, and it did great. It got a lot of abuse along the way. I drove freeway the whole way, so high speeds, there were very intense winds, downpours in the rain and snow on the drive. It came off the top of the car every night to go inside the hotel, which was a bit of a pain but with it to prevent the potential of theft. The bag got a little dirty with all of the weather and bugs hitting it on the drive, but it doesn't have a rip to show for it. A little hosing off took care of the dirt and it looks nearly new. When you get it, put the skid-proof pad on the top of your car. This is necessary. It protects your car and prevents the bag from sliding around. Trim the excess padding. It will drive you crazy within minutes of hitting the freeway if you don't. The pad flaps around in the wind and makes a very loud noise. Just trimming the extra off takes care of that. The straps were not long enough for my car. I stopped at a store and bought extra straps to tighten the bag down. You absolutely need longer straps unless you have a very small car. My car is mid-sized, average. Maybe if you have a Smart Car or Prius or Fiesta you can get away without strap extensions, but otherwise just go ahead and get some. This bag fits a lot. I was worried at first, I didn't think it would fit as much as I needed it to. Once it was loaded up, it fit a ton. It fits more than the roof of my car could take, so I had to rearrange things and put lighter things in the carrier, but it was great. There are only a few rooftop carriers out there for cars without roof racks. Luckily this one is excellent quality, holds a ton, and stands up to weather.

Just went on a 7000 km trip with this bag attached to the bare roof of my 2017 Civic and have zero complaints. Went through an entire day of rain and then some and not a bit of a leak. I did purchase alternate hooks (RoofPax on Amazon) that go under the door seals as I wasn't comfortable with the included ones that go over top, and I also purchased the anti-slip pad for underneath the bag. A few things we learned along the journey: The pad should lie some inches back from the front of the bag so it doesn't catch in the wind and make noise; we also folded the excess pad underneath the back of the bag for the same reason. The bag should be loaded with heavier items in the front and packed as snugly and evenly distributed as possible, especially in the front. We placed the front of the bag a couple of inches back from where the windshield met the roof, this worked the best on my car but might be different on yours. Make sure the straps are pulled very tight. We used double sided velcro strips to secure the tails of the straps; the noise of the straps flapping in the wind will drive you bonkers otherwise. Having a bag on the roof of your vehicle will decrease the gas mileage, however I found that it was better when the bag was tied as snug as it could be. All in all, I'm super impressed with how well this bag performed, it's well made, no problems through 8 full days of driving, didn't leak and saved me almost $1000 over buying a roof rack.

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We have a Honda Civic 2014 sedan (no roof rack), and this top bag worked for us. It survived speeds up to 120km/hr. We got the Sport Jr waterproof version for our very snowy vacation this winter and there were no leaks! The zippers on it are difficult to move so the silicon lubricant it comes with is VERY useful. We also got the recommended non-skid roof mat, but other than that we didn’t need any extra straps or clips. Note that if you get the mat, make sure your bag is strapped down tightly and has something heavy enough inside to press down on the mat so it doesn’t fly out. We made that mistake only once. But the bag itself never flew off at least! The hooks it comes with doesn’t perfectly hook into the door frame edging but it stays put enough to prevent the bag from moving. Some sides hooked on better than others (see photos). It does pinch the car’s weather guard but we’re just happy it didn’t pull it right off. I recommend tying off the strap ends and tucking them, otherwise they’ll flail in the wind and make noise. Given the fair price and the fact that this top bag is meant to adapt to lots of different cars, I didn’t expect it to hook in perfectly; it just needed to be functional, which it was! I think, due to the bulkiness of the items we had in the bag, it didn’t sit fully flush on the roof so there were some air gaps or something that caused it to really whistle and vibrate at high speeds. It could also have been the small spaces in the door frame from the hooks. It seemed extra loud when the bag wasn’t completely full. Prepare for noise! All in all, this was a great budget addition to our trip because we definitely had waaay too much to bring. Very glad it exists!

We used this over the weekend on our Prius for the first time. Our first setup took about 25 minutes, the second time took about 4 minutes, so give yourself a practice run, initially, to see how it will work on your vehicle. On our car, there wasn't a good connection at their hook with our weather stripping. We unhooked their hook, and looped it securely through the grab handles at each door. Worked great. I do absolutely recommend this cargo carrier, and make sure you get a non-slip pad, they're only about $10 and will save paint jobs, but also cut back on the cargo holder shifting on curves or braking. I felt the cargo was very secure. Built in heavy duty features like the state of the art zippers, which you MUST lubricate to budge it, the strongest velcro securing the zippers, the placement of the straps, the tie down compression feature, it's all built to work and last. The size is perfect to hold three sleeping, three tents, a few tote bags and still have room for pads and misc tote bags. We kept heavy items in the hatch, to keep the center of gravity the most balanced. I didn't notice any difference when driving, as the load is centered and relatively streamlined with the front of the car. Mileage went up a tiny bit, barely noticeable in one trip.