# 1
Thule Pulse Large Rooftop Cargo Box - 16 cu ft - Matte Black
Exactly as advertised. Installation is super quick and easy if you already have luggage racks on your vehicle. The thule mounting system is excellent, simply twist to tighten. 2018 Toyota highlander XLE.
Good product. So simple to install and or to remove after installation.
# 2
Thule Motion XT Rooftop Cargo Box - 16 cu ft - Black Glossy
Took it from northern Wisconsin to Glacier Nat'l Park. Round-trip was over 3,500 miles. Solid as a rock. Did lose considerable miles-per-gallon, though. But that was doing 75 mph on the highways; bucking a substantial headwind, and with four adults in Toyota Highlander. Liked the fact that the key could not be removed unless the lid latched firmly. It was costly at about $800, but should last for years. etrailer bumped up my shipping by a couple days which was very much appreciated as our window for leaving was getting tight.
Purchased to use on a 2020 Toyota Highlander - excellent product, easy to mount and dismount, large capacity. The gloss black finish is a nice look.
# 3
Thule Motion XT Rooftop Cargo Box - 18 cu ft - Black Glossy
Company was great. Looked for one of these for a while. Couldn’t believe the free shipping. This was extremely easy to install on a 17’ Highlander.
# 4
Thule Force XT L Rooftop Cargo Box - 16 cu ft - Black AeroSkin
Love my new Thule. This will be great for my upcoming trip.
etrailer customer service was excellent from the start. I decided to order by phone. Since I had a few questions. Kate was extremely helpful and even provided her extension for any questions. I received my roof top carrier via freight not only on time but Early! 3 days early. Excellent pricing and free shipping was a bonus. I was very fortunate in regard to this roof top carrier. Etrailer not only had the item-but also an online video review of my exact make and model of Highlander with this carrier. Bonus.
# 5
Yakima SkyBox 18 Rooftop Cargo Box - 18 cu ft - Black Carbonite
I replaced an old Thule box with this. My opinion is that the locking mechanism, the clamping system, and the hinges are superior to the Thule's. Especially the locking mechanism. I used to have to wrestle the Thule box to get things lined up so that I could close and lock the box. And the bonus is that this box was less money (than an equivalent Thule) and eTrailer shipped it for free!
We have not yet taken the Skybox on a road trip so I can't talk about the box itself. But I can talk about the buying experience at etrailer. 5 stars!. There was a wealth of helpful information about the various choices for cargo carriers, including dimensions and clearance requirements, and I found the installation videos extremely valuable. Great personalized follow-up after the order was placed and after arrival. The Skybox arrived on time, well packed and in great shape.
# 6
Thule Motion XT Rooftop Cargo Box - 22 cu ft - Black Glossy
We received the item damaged. After calling them and waiting 20 minutes, we were told that they could get a replacement and schedule a pickup of the damaged item. They said we would be responsible for repacking the damaged item and preparing it for pickup, this is not so easy as it is a very large item and we have no place to store it in the meantime (could be a week or 2 before pickup is scheduled). No idea how long for the new item to arrive, they said the replacement delivery would not be expedited, just sent whenever it's sent. Likely the damage was caused by the shipping, but it should be noted that the packing job was terrible, barely any protective packaging and the box was torn open with the damaged front end as well as the keys fallen out. After all was settled they don't offer any compensation or rebate for the trouble we went through of having to store, repack and schedule the pickup as well as wait for the new replacement. I would definitely recommend considering other companies for future purchases
This has been one of the best purchases of the year. It turned my Highlander capacity into a full-size SUV. No brainer purchase.
# 7
Yakima RocketBox Pro 14 Rooftop Cargo Box - 14 cu ft - Black
I've taken one 1500 mile trip so far with the Yakima RocketBox Pro 14 mounted on my RAV4. I found the box to be quiet and not to have much impact on gas mileage. I lost maybe 1 mpg with it mounted to my flush mounted Whisperbars. I drove through some very heavy rain and had a minimal amount of water inside under a thin rubber mat I had placed on the bottom of the box; none on my luggage got wet. This box works great to give me more carrying capacity when traveling with my two crated Dobermans.
Pretty good. The locking mech is a little funky but it swallows the beach chairs and other sandy stuff no problem. Make sure you watch the videos Yakima has on YouTube. They are very helpful for first timers. I found that if you use the Yakima website to get the part list right you can order wherever you want. Yup can even pull into the garage. My only gripe is that etrailer showed all parts in stock but several pieces were actually back ordered. Luckily everything arrived in time for my trip.
What our customers are saying:
"Great experience! I ordered the rola roof top cargo carrier. Customer service was a great help with the questions I had and my order was shipped within one week. The carrier was easy to assemble and will be very useful for our camping trips."