Top 10 Best "Soft-Sided Car Top Carrier" Products

Travel Oasis Rooftop Cargo Carriers Store Carrier Home Products Details and Specs How to Choose Accessories Our SherpakTM Transit is a versatile, radio-frequency welded car-top carrier designed for travel by car, by plane or on foot. The Transit's aerodynamic shape is molded after a Japanese bullet train. With its universal mounting system, you can get off the plane and mount your Transit straight to the car-top or trunk. Two integrated, removable gear bags allow you to separate your wet/dirty gear from the rest of your clothes. In addition, the three-wheeled system means that you can blaze through airports or parking lots. Two sizes, Transit 165 and Transit 190 allow you to carry two snowboards or two pairs of skis (up to 190cm). liTransit 165 - 65" length x 13" width x 8" to 11" height 8030cu.in 11 lbs liTransit 190 - 75" length x 13" width x 8" to 11" height 9260cu.in 13 lbs

Travel Oasis Rooftop Cargo Carriers Store Carrier Home Products Details and Specs How to Choose Accessories While the Elite offers dual layer protection, the Go! has a single layer, with a deeply recessed zipper that runs the perimeter of the unit and helps to ensure a dry load. The Go!15 borrows heavily from some of the other features that make our Elite series the best. RF welded sealed seams; heavy-duty plastic hardware; tough, abrasion and UV resistant vinyl; and a self-repairing #10 coil zipper are all standard features. Twin lateral compression straps eliminate excess wind flap and help to secure loads tightly. Four Auxiliary D-ring lashing points and an included Universal Attachment Kit complete this super-tough, super weather-fighting carrier and make it the great value that it is. Great price, excellent design, and comprehensive features make this car top carrier and travel gear stow an excellent value unmatched in its class. Go!15 Car Top Carrier / Travel Gear Stow Features: liEconomical, large car-top carrier liUV / cold resistant, heavy duty vinyl with radio-frequency welded seams and patches for maximum weather protection liRecessed self-repairing #10 coil zippers with two lockable pulls liTwin lateral compression straps liHeavy-duty hardware and accessories li4 auxiliary D-rings liIncludes universal attachment kit for vehicles without roof racks liStorm flap to seal out water and dirt liDimensions: 45" long X 37" wide X

Spock Boxes: Definition: looks like the box Mr. Spock was shot into space in while a bagpipe-laden funeral was conducted in his honor in Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan.

Okay, so what's the beef with spock boxes?

Well, most people, actually more like 99.997%, mount their car top carriers backwards! And yes, even the companies that make these carriers promote this backwardness. So don't feel too bad about it. But it's backwards!!!

This is what I mean and what it means to you...

The nose of an airplane is rounded, all trailing edges are tapered, and there's a good reason for this. It's called aerodynamics. It saves money among other things, like rounded leading edges and tapered trailing edges cut wind resistance and reduce fuel usage significantly.

If everyone who owned a spock box would go with the "flow," and mount their Spock boxes with the blunt end forward instead of the sharp end (which supposedly looks like it's slicing into the wind but it isn't), think how much petroleum this might save over the course of each year!

Rising gas prices are taking a bite out of everyone's wallets - let's at least do this much for ourselves to increase our own fuel efficiency!