Prorack Cargo Box 10

I carefully looked at various smaller cargo carriers for an 8500 mile road trip from Miami to Seattle and back. I did a trip similar to this two years ago and had a cargo carrier that attached via my trailer hitch. I hated it. It blocked my rear door from opening, it blocked my rear view camera, and it scraped on certain driveways. It also caused the front of my vehicle to rise up due to the weight distribution and drive oddly. This was highly annoying for thousands of miles.For this year; I ordered another type initially, and then found this one; causing me to refuse the shipment on the first and to order this one. It took me about 30 minutes to install on my Subaru crosstrek by myself. It wouldn't have taken that long; but I was very careful about its equal alignment front to back and side to side. I also put down a layer of gorilla tape completely covering the attachment slots. I think poked a small hole in the gorilla tape for the ubolts to poke through and attach. This was in hopes of further waterproofing it. I have been driving around town and the interstate, and have noticed very little wind noise up to 75mph. Despite its small and aerodynamic nature, I fit three camp chairs, two tents, several sleeping bags, several pairs of shoes, numerous towels, and still have a little space leftover. It did a great job freeing up my cabin for passengers. My checked bag would have fit, though I wanted to have that in the cabin with me. Better yet I do not have to deal with any of the annoying things that I dealt with regarding my trailer hitch mounted cargo carrier. I would strongly recommend this to anyone needing an inexpensive, smaller cargo carrier. If any downsides are discovered on my 8500 mile trip; I'll update this review.

I got this product for a cross country drive (Oregon to Tennessee) and was very pleased with its performance. This unit is fairly large and took up the majority of the roof space of my Ford Escape. I was able to fit multiple carry-on sized suit cases, blankets, sleeping bags, and a rice cooker in the unit. It does add more road noise but none more than expected. Also, never noticed any rattling suggesting that the unit was loosening. Installation is very easy via 4 brackets (two on each cross bar) and as a tall and slender female (with not a lot of upper body strength) I was able to do this on my own. During the 5 day road trip I did encounter rain both while driving and while parked and never had any issues with leaking or moisture inside the unit. Storage is a little bit difficult as the directions say that the unit is to be stored flat and not propped on its side because when not attached to a car the unit is a bit flimsy feeling and would become warped if propped on its side. Would recommend this product!

If I could give this lower then 1 star I would. I ordered this for a trip coming up in 2 days, it arrived quickly but after taking it out of the box I noticed that the lid is on backwards! I can't even use this now and I have no way of getting a new one before my trip. What a waste of money and time!! Who sends out an item that is clearly put together wrong?

First one received had the lid backwards. Second one received had the lid facing the right direction. Yakima customer support was excellent.

Arrived on time, in a box and in good shape. I installed right away to check it out. Around town and short trips (less than 10 miles) at freeway speeds. All was well until today (about a week). While driving home a strange noise at 40 mph couldn't be missed -- a 'buzzing' kind of vibration/ Since I can see the front though my 2014 Subaru Outback though the sunroof it was apparent it was the source. So tonight or in the morning, I'll look a little closer to see if it can be tightened at the lock (wish it had another on the back end and not just the front end) or someplace else. Should that fail I'll need to look into an additional rubber seal or as a last resort slap one or two straps around it -- just hope it doesn't come to that. While this is in the 'low' range for a car top box, I was expecting more (well less nose & better seal that is).

Bought it for 4000 mi road trip (summer) for 2008 subaru outback. It did very well. Fits good, takes about 20 minutes to put it on, adjust and tighten. An extra hand would help, but doable just with two hands. It holds good, was driving through the rain for about 4 hours at highway speeds, no leaks. I added duct tape ;) on the U-bolt openings, and then just poked though it with U-bolts. If the cargo box adds any extra noise it is minimal, not bothering at all. Outback's rear hatch opens just fine, there is maybe 1-2 inch clearance. Its only 10 cubic feet, but fits more stuff than I thought. I would say just a little less than Outback's trunk.

This carrier is worth every penny. We wanted a medium sized carrier that was lightweight yet strong. This is it. It fits well onto our rack and the contents stayed dry in the rain on a car journey of over 4000 miles. I expected our SUV to feel top heavy and thought that we might get buffeted going at high speeds on the highways. It turns out that we paid no attention to it because we couldn't feel its presence on the road at all. Make sure you check the dimensions of the carrier you wand and take a good look at whether it will sit well on your vhicle.

Mas de 1800 kilómetros recorridos en Diciembre 2016 y la caja se desempeñó muy bien.Fácil de instalar (sin necesidad de herramientas) y bastante volumen de almacenamiento.