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I read the post by NYCgrrrl mentioning that she lives in an apartment and rents a car when she needs one. Although this seems completely radical for most of us, some folks who live in cities like NYC and SanFran actually can and do live without cars - renting them when needed. What a great concept and what a way to simplify your life and save money (in theory, I suppose).
Anyway, I recently had to meet some friends visiting from overseas. I had to pick them up in another city and along the way, they went on an absolute spending binge like nothing I have ever seen before.
Before leaving and on a whim, I threw my big nylon car top carrier into the back of the car "just in case" we needed it for luggage. I originally bought it to store some big canvas tents and had never used it to actually haul anything.
Well, as it turned out, I DID need to use it. They bought so much stuff that it filled the entire inside of the car AND filled the car top carrier bag too.
I am happy to report that the car top bag worked Very well. We travelled more than 700 miles with the bag full and didn't have any troubles with it coming loose or causing any troubles. The bag was absolutely filled to maximum capacity. I don't have any racks or rails on top of my car. The bag just sat on top of my roof with the straps latched to the frame of the car inside the door frame.
When you are done, they fold up and don't take much space. I didn't get any scratches on top of my car either.
So for those of you who live in apartments or smaller spaces who want to rent compact cars rather than SUVs for camping or for those of you who own smaller cars, I can recommend these car top carrier bags (not specifically the brand shown) with confidence.
Anyway, I recently had to meet some friends visiting from overseas. I had to pick them up in another city and along the way, they went on an absolute spending binge like nothing I have ever seen before.
Before leaving and on a whim, I threw my big nylon car top carrier into the back of the car "just in case" we needed it for luggage. I originally bought it to store some big canvas tents and had never used it to actually haul anything.
Well, as it turned out, I DID need to use it. They bought so much stuff that it filled the entire inside of the car AND filled the car top carrier bag too.
I am happy to report that the car top bag worked Very well. We travelled more than 700 miles with the bag full and didn't have any troubles with it coming loose or causing any troubles. The bag was absolutely filled to maximum capacity. I don't have any racks or rails on top of my car. The bag just sat on top of my roof with the straps latched to the frame of the car inside the door frame.
When you are done, they fold up and don't take much space. I didn't get any scratches on top of my car either.
So for those of you who live in apartments or smaller spaces who want to rent compact cars rather than SUVs for camping or for those of you who own smaller cars, I can recommend these car top carrier bags (not specifically the brand shown) with confidence.
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