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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Roof Bag - no Leaks, September 8, 2008
We had looked for a hard shell rooftop carrier, but where put off by the price of them and decided that this bag would be simple to set up and adequate for our luggage needs. It takes about 10 minutes to set up and 5 to remove.
Plus we drove from CT to NC part of the way though rain and back, there was a slight MPG drop because of the wind resistance, but no leaks and it holds lots of luggage.
We should get plenty of use out of this bag over the next couple of years. I also should mention that our vehichle already had stock roof rails.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Rain, rain, go away., July 12, 2009
We purchased the Roofbag from Roofbag.com to go onto our 2007 Jeep Compass (without roof rails). We were excited about the bag, thinking it would meet our needs, and drove from Chattanooga, TN to Dallas, TX without any problems. However, when we emptied the bag, zipped it up, and left it on the roof overnight - the storms came. The next morning, with a light rain continuing, I left the hotel to load the bag and found at least 2 inches of standing rain filling the bottom!! My "waterproof carrier - with special waterproof zipper flap cover" even thought it was zipped and closed!!! We poured the water out, dried the bag, and put non-clothing items inside for the rest of the trip (from Dallas, Tx to OKC, Oklahoma). Within minutes, it got worse. The straps that came with the carrier worked like sponges, soaking up the water and pouring it through the doors, leaving watermarks on the ceiling and showering drops onto everyone in the car. The straps were too large to fit through the slim holes on my factory roof rails, but an emergency stop to Wal-mart and a purchase of some nylon rope at least got the soaking straps out of our car. When we got to OKC, we took the stupid thing off the roof, folded it up, and put it in the trunk. After selling a few other items, we did without the Roofbag for the remainder of our 9-day road trip. My opinion? If you get the Roofbag, make sure it will strap to existing roof rails, and don't put anything inside you want to keep dry!
The kicker? Roofbag.com's warranty regarding their "waterproof carrier" - (From Roofbag.com) - "Since we have no control over how a user installs the carrier, and since the Cross-Country carrier only leaks if installed incorrectly, water leakage is not covered by the warranty, unless the bag has a noticeable manufacturing defect that affects its waterproofness." Classic.
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