Highland 10391 Kar Pak Waterproof Soft-Sided Car Top Carrier - 15 Cubic Feet

We were taking a camping vacation and needed some extra space for storing items so your dogs would have more room in the back of the SUV and stuff wouldn't be stacked above the window.

The item seems to be pretty well-made, and looks very waterproof. The inside looks like the material a wetsuit is made up and there is a rain flap over the heavy zipper. I think if you accidentally put the zipper on the front or something like that it would probably force water into it eventually but otherwise seems well-sealed. We didn't have to try this as we had good weather.

It may be a little harder to get it to look like the nice square that the pictures show but you can pack it any way you want. Putting a small amount in leaves it flatter and more aerodynamic, packing more in makes it square and over-packing it gives it a rounded shape. You can put a whole lot in this and it held up well to over-packing.

The straps held tightly and the carrier worked well, and folded back up for relatively small storage afterward.

We bought this to take my daughter too college. It freed up a lot of space in our van. We also used two bungee cords for our own sense of security. We didn't encounter any rain, so we can't speak to the waterproof feature. It served it's purpose for us.

Unfortunately, this car top carrier does not fit all cars as the manufacturer says it does. I struggled for close to two hours to try and get it to fit on the roof of my '08 Subaru Outback. It did not fit. And even if it did fit, I'm not sure I would trust it. The straps used to secure it to the roof rails didn't seem to want to hold the carrier securely.

We have a station wagon with roof rails. I was hoping I could attach this carrier without having to buy crossbars, but I couldn't find a way to anchor it to the rails without it sliding back. If you have rails with a "loop" or something to anchor to at the front, you might be OK. As it was, I bought some Yakima crossbars and the carrier worked perfectly with them. The bag has a zipper that goes halfway around the top (the back and the passenger side, so it's a little more difficult to load than it would be if it opened on three sides. However, it's quite spacious and feels very sturdy.

am going to be driving from San Diego, CA to Seattle, WA in about a week and have purchased both this and Highland 20052 Superfit Bar Carrier for this trip to use on my '99 Toyota Corolla. This is my first purchase of a cargo bag for on top of your car.

Finally have both the bag and the rack so I decided to put it all on my car to make sure it all works before this trip. The bag was fairly big and I had to spread the bars across all the way, but I do think it will work.

Update: Completed 20 hour trip and it worked great! It didn't rain, so I can't say anything about whether or not it is waterproof but I am in love with it! My favorite part was that I didn't fill it all the way, but I was still able to use the straps to tie it down closer to the car since it is a loose shape. Also, safety pins are a must for tying down all the loose straps after tightening. Love it, and I will use it it again, and again. I would change it to give it 5 stars, but it wouldn't let me edit. No complaints!