Top 10 Best "Thule Car Top Carrier" Products

Thule's new Ascent series is designed to reflect the styling of today's vehicles and handle the carrying needs of active outdoors people and travelers alike. The addition of the Quick Grip' mounting hardware adds to the long list of features this box series offers. High grade impact & scratch resistant material sets the Ascent series apart from all the rest. NEW! Quick Grip' hardware for easy on/off attachment to roof racks. Access gear from either side of the car using our patented Dual-Side opening feature. Smooth, aerodynamic design for minimal wind resistance. Easy opening and closing with Thule's NO-GO' Central Locking, One Key System. Mounts to most factory installed and aftermarket racks. Four box sizes available.

The Thule 830 The Stacker Rooftop Kayak Carrier is the most efficient way to carry multiple whitewater kayaks on virtually any vehicle. The 830 Stacker replaces Thule's 520 Kayak Stacker, and securely holds up to four kayaks at a time.

With Thule's The Stacker tying boats down is now easier than ever with its upper-bridge design, and vehicle-to-vehicle transfers are also easier with its proven universal mounting hardware. The Stacker looks good while in use, and gives a clean look when its not by folding down flat and out of the way. This kayak carrier includes one pair of ratcheting tie downs, two straps and buckle protectors, and fits Thule bars, Yakima bars, and most factory-installed racks.

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!