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Highland 1039500 Car Top Luggage Carrier | 
 enlarge | Brand: Highland
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $99.94
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 3533
Color: Black
Media: Misc.
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 24
Dimensions (in): 34 x 32 x 14
Legal Disclaimer: This item requires oversized shipping and may be subject to an Additional Handling Fee due to the product size or shipping requirements.
MPN: 1039500
Model: 1039500
UPC: 042899103950
EAN: 0042899103950
ASIN: B000BROUFS
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Designed to provide secured storage on the car top | | • | Made from weather resistant material | | • | Ensures long lasting durability | | • | Facilitate easy installation |
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Product Description
Rainproof car top carrier and rolling duffel bag in one. Rolling Duffel Attaches to the roof rack of the vehicle for 16cubic feet of added storage.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 wouldn't travel with anything less December 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been traveling the roads of America for 40 of my 58 years. In my car of course.
Even with a wife and 9-year old boy and taking them twice to Hawaii and back to NY - couldn't ask for anything better - even the price is good. The price I am now paying is better than the the price I paid over four years ago for my previous set which is now finally getting holy. My last set lasted over four years and that was for weekend trips to wash, dc, from nyc, to st louis, mo, to florence, alabama - not bad, not bad at all.....
Holds sooooo much for a family of three and as you can guess, I am the one who takes care of the luggage. These are easy to get off the top of the car and roll like a duffel bag into your hotel room.
For the top of my 7-seat explorer, I have a removable safari type rack that easily attaches to the built-in car-roof rack. Just google safari roof racks and check a few out. I paid about $125 for mine. Keeps the top of my explorer scratch free. Removable in two minutes.
YYYeeeaaahhh
Great & expensive bags September 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I originally bought 2 bags. Now I have 3. For the money, they can't be beat. I protect the top of the van with a rubber mesh I bought at a sporting goods store. I have used the bags on at least 4 trips so far, the last being a trip with my son as we sent from San Diego to Vancouver, BC, then on to Calgary, and then back to San Diego. That trip lasted 10 days.
Once the bags are removed from the vehicle, they're easy to take anywhere. OK, you may need help carrying it upstairs but these bags are actually over sized duffel bags. You can put a lot of stuff in there. I bought each bag with its own separate cover. This way you can still use only one bag with the cover just the right size. The straps are adjustable. On one trip, I didn't tie the bags down correctly (I was doing this at 3:00 a.m.) and one of the bags flew off the top and landed in the middle of a busy freeway about 50 miles north of San Diego. Luckily, all the cars avoided it and, when I saw a slight break in the traffic, I actually ran across 3 lanes, picked up the bag, re-tied it to the top of the van, and continued on the trip. That bag now has a few small holes in it but we didn't lose any of its contents. The car was going 75 mph at the time. When it rained later on on the trip, nothing got wet. That's why I purchased a third bag. One of the covers is becoming a bit thin and has torn a bit at one of the seams. No big deal, I'll simply duct tape it on the inside and outside and it should be ready for another 3 or 4 trips.
They won't last forever but what does for that price. I've seen other rooftop bags (without wheels) for more money and they're no better and far less easy to lug around. There are always the hard shell types but they're even more cumbersome to deal with and a lot more expensive.
Perfect Fit March 30, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
We joke that our rolling duffel bags would be a good place to put Grandma in if, like in that classic Flannery O'Connor tale, Grandma were to die during one of our family trips. No one would ever suspect a thing and, as appropriate, the color Highland makes the thing in is a funereal black. We have transported no corpses (yet!) but we are pleased to report that in general, all of our children's toys and masks made it without a scratch when we left San Francisco and headed for the world's kids' mask championships in Memphis. Our load was considerably lightened on the road home, for we sold most of the masks and the toys, but to compensate we stopped at a big "box store" for masks and let the kids buy whatever they wanted.
Bumpy back roads and sudden downpours aside, our masks and toys had just as comfortable a trip as we did, the adults and children gathered in our roving SUV. We experienced a few problems reported by reviewer #2, including the flaking of the rubber interior surface, which must have been factory poured, for it began to flake as soon as we crossed the Pecos River and one of the kids wanted to bring out his Hopi Warrior mask and our little angel her "Christine in Phantom of the Opera" half-mask. A little touch of rain made some of the feathers stick together but nothing a trip under the portable hair dryer wouldn't cure instantly. However, our stay was short and I wonder what would have happened if we had introduced any sort of mold culture into the twin duffle bags. After four days on the road, stopping at common Embassy Suites and bed and breakfasts from here to Tennessee, would the mold have spread, or would the tightened flakes of black rubber, so like stretchy masks themselves, have killed the culture with its simple, yet effective, airtight security? We each of us were very sober during the journey, reflecting on what life would hve been like if one of our kittens was missing and she might have wound up in the duffel bag, only we counted them several times before pulling out of the driveway and everyone was accounted for in my chief purser (that is, my wife's) list.
Can't say enough about the friendly service, nor about the admiring stares of envy from some of the other "Okies" who made the trip to Memphis by piling everything on their rooftops -- without bags -- just let it all sit out in the sun, which faded some of the delicate filigree on their kids' costly mask possessions. One little boy, could have been the twin of Opie (Ron Howard), burst into crying bag when he done seen his mask blanched to a creepy white bone color where it had once been the color Crayola used to call "flesh." Needless to say, that boy won no prizes and his family hung their heads in mutual shame for him.
Nice solution for extra storage while travelling July 7, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
We bought these duffle bags specifically for vacation in the end of June 2006. We drove over 700 miles with them on the top of our car without an incident. We packed all the clothing for 7 days for 2 adults and 3 children, plus 6 beach towels and still had room for some other things. They are easy to pack and to close. They did get heavy and my husband needed an extra hand to lift them to the top of the car. The cover that fits over the two bags is easy to use and fits snuggly over the bags. We did not have any rain during the drive, so I do not know how well they hold out moisture.
When we got to the hotel, we unpacked the bags and they easily fit under the bed.
The bottom of the bag did put some minor scratches on the roof of the car, so I recommend putting a blanket under the bags.
After attaching the bags to the cross bars, we pushed the cross bars tight against the bags and one of the bags shows some wear from rubbing the bar. If the bag was totally full, this wouldn't have been a problem.
We were very pleased with these bags and would recommend them to anyone looking for extra storage while traveling.
Great Bags and They Kept Our Stuff Dry March 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We used two of these bags on a recent trip. Strapped them to the top of our MDX, went over 400 miles in the rain and they kept the water out. The cover drawstring should be more durable and easier to draw tight. Did not experience any of the "peeling" or "flaking" of the coating on the inside of the bag or the cover that some of the reviews I have read on other sites mention. Overall a very good product. Hard to beat the convenience of wheeling them around, they held alot, and you pack directly into them. The top flap of the bag has a built in clear plastic pocket that closes. Worked very well for holding cosmetics, shampoo, and pretty much everything else that would be in a man's shaving bag or woman's cosmetic bag. Two bags held all the clothing and linens for a family of 6 for 10 days in the cold with some room to spare. We definitely would recommend them. I would also recommend buying the bags separately as the two bag set only comes with one big cover instead of the two individual covers.
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