Reese Towpower Car Top Weather-Resistant Bag

I purchased two of these carriers for a trip in our open pickup bed. Normally, we travel with truck boxes and coolers. We were going to need the full bed for furniture moving, so I decided to try these instead of our usual gear. These cartop "bags" performed well. All our odd shaped stuff fit easily in the two, which gave us new-found room inside the quadcab. We hit a little rain on the way, but everything was dry. When we reached our destination, our stuff came out and I rolled up the bags. Nice full bed available instantly! This may be the way we roll for short trips. One con is that they are not secure like locking truck boxes chained and padlocked to the bed.

Bag worked as designed. We used It on a trip to the Outer Banks. We did have some heavy rain on our trip. Some water did enter the bag but 95% of the stuff was dry. I will be looking for a waterproof bag or at least using trash bags to protect items I do not want to get wet at all.. Great value for the price...

Order online and it's cheaper. It got strapped onto the front and back rails on top of our 2015 Toyota Highlander Limited. We drove from Tampa Florida to Houston Texas. We hit several rain showers but I figured everything I had packed could either be washed in the washing machine or we put the item inside a trash bag. Everything got there in one piece and the bag looks 100% the same. The only issue I have is with the quality of the zipper. It wanted to come off the track a few times and that would have been bad.

The size met our needs. It was easy to strap to the roof of the car firmly. We only had side rails to tie to, but we made it work. The zipper was easy to work and the amount the carrier opened was just right for sliding our big suitcases inside while on the roof of the car. The only issue was it is not actually waterproof and we drove through some heavy rain. Our softcover suitcases inside the carrier got very wet as well as the clothes inside of one of the suitcases. Weather-resistant is not waterproof. If you need waterproof - choose another model of carrier.

This is a pretty good quality bag which held up well for me. One thing that might help you decide what to buy...the size of your load is important. These bags do well when over two thirds to completely full. If you have small loads then you will get lots of movement and will need to tie the bag down very tightly. If you plan on carrying loads in the future just go ahead and buy a solid cargo carrier. These bags can be a pain to keep adjusting during a trip should you not get it right the first time. I think this one was 10 to 11 cubic feet and that was more than I could ever use. We put in a very large tent, air mattress, 2 sleeping bags, three camping chairs, wood, pillows etc. with still some room. There is some wind drag and mileage loss but that's how it goes for anything on your roof. Our first trip was short 1.5 hours, and this worked great for that. The next trip I only filled it a third of the way and had to use extra cords to secure it , it is really big. This thing kept coming lose and making noise in the wind, flapping, howling etc. finally I stuffed everything in the car and just put up with lack of space....no more problems. These do good filled up. The bag itself held up well, no rips and breaks, solid good material. It can be used over and over. I didn't encounter rain so can't comment about that.

Just got this item, Its not water proof, but seems to be made well. I will tarp it and use cargo net when it is on my car for travel. I also plan to use water proof containers for the contents I will carry in it. I think for the price and a little thought when packing, it will work just fine.

The bag was for my youg daughter who is moving. She has a compact SUV with limited room but has a roof rack. For under $20 and reading the reviews I was skeptical if this bag would work. The materials were better than anticipated. It loaded easily and the four tiedows were sufficient to keep in place however I also used two kayak tie downs over the top and under/over the rack. The bag and it's contents made it the 849 mile journey unscathed. She will be bringing back home for another trip this month.

It's a spacious bag that fits securely on top of our SUV. We put all our bedding into it, including a pack & play, toddler cot, comforters, pillows and more. Perhaps I should have read the description a little closer, but it is NOT waterproof so I had to be mindful of what I was putting in it in case the weather changed while we were driving. This is why I gave it four stars. Great price for a decent bag.

I bought 2 of these cargo bags to carry vacation luggage. These bags are super roomy and held everything we needed on our vacation. The straps to secure the bags were long enough to use on top of my Lincoln Navigator, they seemed cheap and flimsy, but held up great. The trip was 5 hours each way, and the bags did not fare well on the drive. Upon arrival I removed the cargo straps and unloaded the bag. ...that's when I saw the big holes in the fabric where the straps were holding the cargo bag in place.......i feel that these bags are more or less of disposable quality since they didn't survive a 5 hour drive. They are being returned.....I'm disappointed in the quality, especially after wasting money on waterproofing spray, to be sure that, if we got any rain, which we didn't, our belongings would remain dry and usable.

One of the sewn in hooks ripped out before we even got it attached to vehicle, so we could only attach it with 3 of the straps. Then the box states it is only weather resistant not rain proof. Well, thankfully we covered our suitcases with plastic garbage bags, because even a light rain shower soaked the inside, I would hate to see what a storm would do. If you are using it for beach toys, chairs ,rafts etc, it would work fine. If you're using it for actual luggage, spend a little more and get a weather proof one.