Good, sturdy, travels nice, and fairly spacious. Helps for long road trips in a Honda Pilot with a family of 5 with a dog.

I have had this carrier for 3 years now. It has been an awesome addition to my vehicle when travelling with the family freeing up extra room in the vehicle. The beauty of this product over the other carriers is the height of the carrier. You can fit more bulky items than you can with the longer more sleek competitors products. Never had a leak into the carrier and its very light and easy to install and uninstall. Great product. Worth the money.

I use this rooftop carrier on my 4Runner and sometimes on my off-road teardrop trailer. I've had it about a year. I absolutely love it. My outings are overlanding-type outings. I try to carry everything I need and nothing I don't need. I try to be as independent and self-sufficient as possible. That being said, check out the capacity on this and other case solutions from overlanding companies. They offer 100-150 liter and it will cost you $300-$500. This is 18 cubic feet. Do the math. That's over 500 liters and it is substantially less expensive ! ! If/when I destroy this one, I'll definitely buy another one.I did take 1 star away for the following few things: When the lid is not latched down, it seems a little flimsy. That's not really confidence-inspiring. The latching system leaves a lot to be desired. One of the latches randomly refuses to turn when the key is inserted. Ya just gotta keep trying and eventually it will open. The lid propping system could be better. It's just two aluminum bars. Pressurized shocks would be nice. I'd pay an extra $50 for that. And lastly, there is no water resistant/proof gasket on either the body of the carrier or on the lid. For $20 you can add that yourself if it's a big deal to you. I wouldn't carry any sensitive electronics up there, especially in a rain storm.What I do carry is a huge tent and awning, two sets of poles, and all the other accessories that go along with that. I carry an axe, a couple camp chairs. The volume of space you get is truly amazing. You won't have the structural rigidity you get from a Pelican or OVS case, but if I roll my 4Runner, the lease of my worries will be whether I crushed my tent.

I drove a GMC Yukon XL for 16 years, finally downsized to a GMC Acadia. The only doubt I had was camping; we packed the Yukon to the gills, how would we fit the gear into the Acadia? According to the stats, the Acadia has 18 cu. ft. less cargo space than the Yukon - so the Jeggs was the perfect solution!I bought the crossbars for the Acadia from the dealer, not bad, about $150 for the pair. They are adjustable, but I set them bigger than the instructions said, I drilled holes in the outer dents (You'll see what I mean), which I think gave me 32" between the bar centers.I was a bit concerned about how I'd get it on the roof, especially since I'm 68. But it really was a snap to slide the bottom half up onto the rails from one side of the car. I was a bit concerned about scratching the paint, so I put a blanket around the roof rails, but it turned out not to be an issue. I stood on the back door frames to install and tighten the C-clamps that hold the box to the rails, but I'm tall. Someone shorter may need a small step stool.Having succeeded there, I slid the top onto the bottom the same way. I had the locks open (bars sticking down), then one side at a time I lifted the top to pull the bars into the slots on the bottom. Then I closed the locks on the drivers side. I'll admit the locks are a little fussy, but if you take your time and jiggle the key gently, it will go in and turn the bars. With the bars locked on the driver's side, I lifted up the lid on the passenger side, and used the front and back struts to hold it open. Cool!We went on a camping trip, and I fit 4 sleeping bags, two umbrella chairs, some blankets, a rug for inside the tent in the box, closed the lid and locked the other two latches. I put the key on the key ring with my car keys so I wouldn't go crazy looking for it. I could have stuffed more in the box, but was cautious on the maiden voyage. The latch on the front is easy to forget to latch, but you will hear it tapping the box and figure out what the noise is.It really is amazing, but your just can't tell it's up there! The car drove as normal as can be. They give you a little sticker for your windshield that has a picture of a car with a box hitting a tree, with a caption "Look Up!" Have to admit, I thought of going to the car wash, and then remembered that sticker!Being lazy about unloading after a trip, I left the box with all the stuff on the roof for about a week, and really didn't notice it. When I finally unloaded it, I reversed the process I used to put the two halves on the car, no problem at all. I set the lid on a table in the garage, then nested the bottom inside the lid, and left the hardware in the bottom half. I threw all the sleeping bags and blankets on top, no wasted garage space!One thing I suggest for Jeggs, is they might make their listings for this side-open box and the rear-open box more obvious, maybe have the rear-open box listing say in big letters "side open box also available", and vice-versa. I almost bought the rear open box, then realized I couldn't load it from the rear! Luckily I looked further down my original search list and found this side open box, which was actually a few bucks cheaper.I saw there were some negative reviews, but I would ignore them if I were you, especially knowing what I know now. You can spend more on boxes from other manufacturers, but you won't find one that is better. Easy to mount and remove, very sturdy and very roomy. Also a good price! You can't ask for anything more.