15 Cubic Feet Waterproof Car Roof Bag by KING BIRD - 700D PVC Rooftop Cargo Carrier

Lexi: The product has no solid form, so it will not look like the picture. It will look like a garbage back strapped to your car. I had read reviews that the straps that come with this are prone to ripping and flying off, so I secured those only lightly, and then I used ratchet straps on top of that. I put this on my 2017 Subaru Impreza and drove from Billings, MT through Canada to Kenai Alaska. It did not budge, and everything inside was safe and sound. It indeed was waterproof. I would recommend not using this regularly, but only for occasional trips, because when I did try to tighten the straps during the driving, the stitching started to tear. I think this is great for one to three uses.

United States on Nov 06, 2023

Mark: I used the roof bag on two, 1200-mile trips in late May and early June. I drove on interstates at a speed of about 65 miles per hour. I encountered about three hours of light to moderate rain, and about fifteen minutes of heavy rain. There was no water intrusion into the bag. (I did place the bag backward, with none of the zipper facing forward on the second trip, though. I did this after reading another reviewer's suggestion to do this.) The straps held the carrier firmly to the luggage rack on my car, and there was minimal slippage. Bear in mind that I cannot comment on how it would perform if the straps had to be run in between door frames on a car without a luggage rack, though. The only minor fault I encountered was that, after the second trip, two of the Velcro strips came loose from the bag. I'm not sure that these Velcro strips serve a vital function, though, in that the rigidness of the material that overlaps the zipper and the design of the zipper itself seem to be sufficient to keep water out. With a bit of glue, I could reattach the two strips, which I will probably do next time I use it. Overall, I was very pleased how this bag performed, especially considering the...

United States on Jun 29, 2023

Sara Ostrovsky: I’ve used this for 2 years now before writing a review. During that time, I’ve traveled 3,600 miles and it’s held up really well! It stays in place on the vehicles roof and doesn’t shift around. It’s waterproof and has kept the luggage inside safe. The only issue I have had is one of the two zippers came off of the track. Since there are 2 zippers that wasn’t a problem as it still zips up and closed properly. The Velcro flap that covers the zipper is an extra protective measure and is a nice feature. I’ve used it on a vehicle with a roof rack and also on a vehicle without a roof rack and it’s easy to install on either, and the quality is consistent through both ways of use. I highly recommend this product!

United States on Jun 26, 2023

Brian D.: The bag worked great. Good size, straps were sufficient, and in warm temps, the zippers worked okay. They were difficult due to the thickness of the bag, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. However, we traveled into an area that was experiencing freezing temps, and the bag lost ALL pliability. It became hard as steel and the zippers barely unzipped. Then, when we went to load up and come home, even after warming the bag inside, the zippers were useless and one broke completely off the bag. I must note, that it rained 10 out of our 12hrs home, and the only thing that saved our belongings from getting completely soaked was the velcro on the zipper flaps, so, that was a plus at least. Well, I reached out to Kingbird the next day (Nov.28th) through their website (through Amazon), and yet to here back from them. Unfortunately, for me, I had started the return of the bags, and my Bloodhound decided to shred the one that was already damaged (failed zipper). So, just be warned, this is a decent bag, but if you have issues, don't expect Kingbird to provide any support whatsoever.

United States on Dec 07, 2022

chad underdonk: Bought it two weeks ago for a 19 hour round trip. It poured for the first 2 hours of the vacation, no water got into the envelope. That said I took a few precautions that might help you to get the same results.

#1 I set it with the zipper facing the rear. This thing is seriously water proof, but I figured if it was facing away from the flow of water it would be even better off.

#2 We had recently purchased some 27 gallon "Commander Totes" from Lowes and three of them fit in it very well. Two in the front running side by side linear with the direction of travel, and one in the back running laterally. That accomplished three things: First it gave me a 2nd layer of being water-tight, second it made loading much easier, third it very much filled the volume of the envelope which kept it from flapping about and wearing or tearing against the contents. Bonus these totes were the same color scheme of black and yellow :D. On the return trip I also put a few additional thin larger items (a boogie board and a framed picture) on top of the totes within the envelope.

It has 10 tie downs that worked very well with our Honda Odyssey Luggage Rack. They were very well designed...

United States on Jun 05, 2022