SportRackHorizon Cargo Box

This is the first roof cargo box I buy and also the first time I use one for a trip. MAN! AM I GLAD I BOUGHT IT AND HAPPY WITH IT!!! When I we decided to go on a 18 day family camping and road trip, I knew that the space inside my Acadia wouldn't be enough for a family of 5. 2 adults and 3 kids 13, 9 and 2yrs old.When I started my search I researched the typical popular brands like Thule and Yakima, I almost had a heart attack when I saw the prices... it is ridiculous to think that someone would pay 400 to 800 bucks for a brand new "popular brand name" box and if you buy online, you can tack on another 100 to 150 freight shipping costs... Scratch that for now. Started searching classified sites, news papers and garage sales, but of course, people are expecting to get almost as much as what they paid for them also.Then I decided to check out Amazon and when I did my search, for some reason this box did not appear, mainly the popular expensive boxes were listed... After about a week, I got one of the "you might like" type of emails from amazon and this box along with its other 3 sizes were listed, I was shocked to see such low prices. At first I thought maybe these cargo boxes may not be that good, but I started doing some research online and I couldn't find anything that indicated bad quality or dissatisfied customers. So after thinking about it for about 1 week, I decided to purchase it. I am a prime member so the shipping was FREE!!! In total I only paid $195.46. You just can't beat that price for a brand new box and free shipping!The delivery, while free, was excellent. Fast and great service, the freight company called me 3 days before the delivery to schedule a good time and day (within a certain window) to delivery it. They were very cordial and professional, you could tell they were very willing to provide a good service and work with me. The item arrived in less than a week, well packaged. Inside comes the instruction manuals, 2 fasteners, a set of seal stickers and 4 easy lock clamps.As I mentioned above, I had never had one of these, nor had I ever installed one. The installation is SOOOOO EASY!!! my wife helped me put the box on top of our car and I was able to do the rest of the installation all by my self. The easy lock clamps are TRULY EASY and very secure, you don't need to screw anything. You run the "U" shaped screws through your cargo bars and into the box, insert them in the easy clamps, put some pressure down, twist the clamp and done. Installation was complete in less than 10 minutes.The space it provides is excellent, we managed to fit in there all of our camping gear and a little more. One 6 person tent, one 2 person tent, 5 sleeping bags and a couple of them are pretty large, 5 sleeping pads, baby back carrier, 3 camel backs, 2 camp folding tables, 4 folding chairs, 2-burner camping stove, 1 small can of propane and an extra bag of toiletries. It was PACKED! and as long as you organize it well, it fits fine. The locking mechanism works very well also. It ensures that the box is closed correctly in 3 places or it won't allow you to lock it. This makes sure you have a tight seal and is safe to lock.We drove from 3700-plus miles in 2 weeks, going from CO to UT, NV, North CA, South CA, NV, AZ, CO. We encountered everything, intense heat of the desserts, VERY high headwinds, rain and hail. The box did outstanding! Not one crack, nothing wrong with it. I read reviews of other boxes being very noisy, but this box is quiet. In fact when I installed the roof cross bars alone, I could hear a little wind noise, but after I installed this box the noise was gone. We never heard any wind noise at any speed and the wind resistance was minimal, our MPG was very good through the trip.So, all in all... This is a VERY sturdy/strong box, easy to install, little air resistance, excellent cargo space and secure. I highly recommend purchasing this box or any of its other sizes.

Finally got to use this for a snowboard trip to Mammoth. Install can be pretty easy if you have aftermarket racks as they tend to sit a bit higher off the roof. Factory crossbars on my Yukon made it a bit more difficult as you couldn't reach underneath very well so you have to go in from the opposite side as well. Just pay attention to where the various plates go and you'll be good. The carrier, when installed, was really solid. Absolutely no movement, etc after 7+ hour drive traveling upwards of 80+mph on the freeway. When closed and locked it's a very stable and solid carrier. When unlocked and open it can seem a little flimsy but I was impressed how well it held up and had literally zero issues while driving. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because while it can fit 4+ snowboards you'll have to take the bindings off. We stacked two boards without bindings on the bottom, then two on top of those with bindings. We also threw in a pair of skis and poles. I was pretty happy with that. Taking the bindings off takes a couple minutes so it's not much of an inconvenience. One of the biggest pluses for this carrier is it's not wide at all. You could easily get two of them on your car if you like or use that space for something else. Overall I'm super happy with this thing especially for the price considering the major brands are nearly twice as much. I should mention the lock seemed solid, no issues. Sometimes when you close the top it doesn't quite line up with the lock...just something to be aware of if it seems off, really simple to correct.

The box works great. I have now had installed for about 5 months and I am very pleased.The lock/key did feel a bit rough, in spite of being new, but after 5 months of use in the elements, there is no struggle to open and close smoothly.The mileage on my SUV did decrease by 1-3 MPG, depending on road conditions; I had expected more.I was nervous about The mounting hardware because it looked flimsy as well as the overall structural integrity of the box. But again I'm pleasantly surprised the box shows no sign of loosening, it fits real well on my crossbars and the box remains solid.I drive where it rains a lot, it keeps the contents dry.Overall I'm glad I paid 40% of what the "big brands" charge, this box is definitely worth the money.