66x24 Lets Go Aero BossHog Slide-Out Cargo Carrier for 2" Hitches - 300 lbs

Once assembled this is a fantastic cargo carrier that added an enormous amount of cargo capacity for our annual trips. The slide-out mechanism works really well, even when loaded up, and allows use of the inside cargo compartment. The size is much larger than alternatives, which was a selling point for us, and is what made it possible for our family to fit into a single car. The solid floor kept snow/sleet/debris off our gear and the BossHog accessory cover we purchased kept everything perfectly clean and dry inside (note - I did tape the inside corners/seams with gorilla tape for extra weather proofing). The license plate mount is something that I think needs improvement for 2 reasons: 1. There's no light to illuminate the license plate. I solved this buy purchasing an LED strip made to attach to a license plate, attached by running the plate screws through the LED strip mount. 2. The plate is exposed to road debris – we stopped to fill up on our way back home and I noticed that the plate was dangling by just 1 of the metal arms because something on the road had kicked up and torn the other arm clear off - which also shattered the taillight that the plate attaches to. I am going to made a plate carrier that holds the plate _above_ the taillight out of harms way for our next trip. However, LetsGoAero's phenomenal customer service sent me a new light to replace the broken one. Assembly was not as smooth as shown in the videos, and it's definitely important to follow the written instructions instead of the video - there was a step they did in a different order (in the video that we followed) that made it much more difficult to assemble. Also the floor plans had a twist to them which made lining everything up more difficult as well - we also used a mallet and some wood boards to straighten up the seams where there was a bend from shipping damage (even though the shipping boxes had zero damage :-/ ). All in all, I would recommend this to anyone who needs more space or more protection from the elements than the standard 24x60" mess floor carriers. 607935

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I chose this carrier for its companion bike rack that includes a cover and cargo net. I wanted these to protect our expensive ebikes when we travel down south. Let me start by saying assembly of the carrier is cumbersome with a multitude of hardware. For the price of the carrier I feel captive PEM hardware should have been used to enhance assembly. The first gotcha was my bike does not fit into the carrier tray. Perhaps that is my fault for not measuring my bike before ordering but my wifes bike just barely fits within the tray. I could take off the front wheel but the bike rack is designed to fasten to the bike wheels so that is not an option. I was able to eventually get my bike mounted with the rear tire sitting upon the side wall. Not ideal but it works. The bike rack mounting brackets are cumbersome and it is difficult to secure the bikes in place. Daily use of this bike rack would be very difficult. Having used a Yakima rack in the past enforces the fact that this rack is not user friendly. Fortunately we will only need to use twice a year. The cover and cargo net seem to be of good quality but we have yet to travel down the road so it remains to see how those will hold up. The cover does not fit well as the one bike does not fully fit into the tray. The tray itself seems to be of good quality but beware it is very heavy and attaching onto the vehicle can be a challenge. All in all if I had to do it over I probably would not purchase the carrier nor the bike rack. 454204