Shield Car Rooftop Cargo Carrier Jacket

S_Lam: What a great carrier! I've been disappointed in the past with soft carriers, but this one exceeded my expectations. I have a Ford Transit 10 passenger van and already have a hardshell carrier on top. I also have a Yakima basket on the top and wanted something to carry our camping chairs in. After a ton of research, I decided to bite at this one. I was a little nervous with the pricing and the claims of being fully waterproof, but I figured I'd try it anyways. And man, what a great item! We got caught in a DOWNPOUR on a recent vacation, but everything remained bone dry inside. The cover for the zippers is MUCH bigger than others I've seen, the zippers are super heavy duty, and the material is very nice and thick. Hooking it up was super easy, and there are more than enough buckles to tighten it down as needed. Just note that the main picture almost makes it look semi-rigid in nature. Want to be clear that this is a SOFT rooftop carrier; however, it does fold down nicely into its own carrier bag.

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Jeff Carlisle: We got this to help us transport stuff during a cross-country trip from CT to ID, ID to CA, CA to AZ, AZ to ID, and ID to CT again. We had duffel bags in there for awhile, and a couple bags of dog food. Here are my thoughts:

TL:DR - functions great, some drawbacks, would probably get something different but just because of personal preference. It works great.

1. It's big. I was surprised at how big it was and how much you could it in there. We didn't fill it up at all, so we could have fit way more stuff in there. I think this is a positive.

2. It's a bit annoying to put on the car. There are a lot of straps (which is nice as far as security goes, but annoying as far as using the straps themselves). I was putting this on in early March in CT and it was cold out, so my hands were freezing as I messed with the straps.

3. We had a lot of extra strap hanging from the bag after putting our stuff in it and cinching it down tight. There's not great strap management native to the bag, so I just wrapped the extra around parts of the bag and tied them off. If you don't, the straps are super loud as they flap around and bounce off your car while driving. So you...

United States on Mar 19, 2021

Kindle Customer: Just done a trip to wales with it for camping.
It's done the job perfectly as expected, only had a little bit of rain but it's kept everything dry and was very easy to strap to the roof bars.
A cheap alternative to a roof box.

United Kingdom on Jun 04, 2018

Mr Tite: Just used it for a camping holiday. Brilliant luggage carrier. It fitted 5 sleeping bags, 5 self inflating mats, 3 foam roll mats, 3 single blankets, 2 sleeping bags liners and coats for a family of five. Fixed onto the roof and no issues including sound (max. Speed by me was 60 miles). Journey to site also included a rain storm. All was dry! My advice is to buy a roof protector mat to be on the safe side of not scratching the paintwork. Folds up very compact this was my main reason for buying it (plus price). Personally I wouldn't put a heavy hard object on the roof as it may dent it; but I knew this when buying.

United Kingdom on Jun 01, 2018

Edward Davis: Totally brilliant! Fitted loads in it and its stayed secure on the roof, drove through rain and everything stayed Dry!

United Kingdom on Apr 27, 2018

David Bywater: Great service and First class product.

United Kingdom on Feb 20, 2018

FirehawkNSFirehawkNS: Worked great with some expected cons for a bag! Used it for a 600 mile trip. During the trip ended up driving through a tropical depression that was just hitting the coast as we were getting in and what was left of Hurricane Harvey on the way back (So some very heavy rain). Everything inside stayed perfectly dry.

I feel this would be better used in combination with a roof basket and had to do some work to make it work with what I had. I added two things to make the bag more usable for me. I cut some 2x2 and painted (for weather proofing) to make a lifted base that sat on the roof rails. I also took a piece of Hardie Board (what I had on hand) and cut to fit the inside diameter to add a sturdy flat base to lay stuff on with it on the roof.

The flexibility of the bag adds challenges to getting stuff in the bag and keeping it stable while adding additional items as you pack. It also makes it a bit of a challenge when zipping and strapping securely as you need to tighten little at a time to keep the bag from pulling one direction and loosing on the other. It isn't overly difficult, but adds some time needed for packing. Working on a ladder didn't help this either. Best...

United States on Sep 01, 2017