Reese Carry Power Cartop Carrier

I bought this for my Rav4. I needed the flexibility to collapse it when not in use so I still had enough clearance to pull into my garage. I did the installation myself in about 30 minutes. The hard part was getting the vehicle's roof rack aligned with the holes in the carrier. The carrier shell is designed to fit very snug once the internal frame is erected. This makes it a bit tough to expand into shape the first few times. The trick is to use the provided bracing bars as leverage when you expand the unit into shape. I used it to carry lighter items that would compress and fit in it well. Heavy clothing, folding chairs, carry-on luggage etc. all fit in there nicely. It seemed like I could keep stuffing it more and more. The bottom of the carrier never touched the car's roof like others have written. I think that has more to do with the vehicle's roof-rack than the carrier. It made a huge difference in the amount of room I had inside the vehicle. I drove through many rain storms and my cargo always stayed dry. Just recently, I noticed severe tears on the exterior shell and I have contacted Reese about getting it replaced under warranty. Still waiting their response. According to their website, all their products are warrantied for at least one year. If it wasn't for the shell tearing, I would have given it five stars. It does exactly what I need it for. I just won't keep it on my vehicle for extended periods any longer. It is kind of a pain to have to remove when not using but I don't trust the liner to hold up to normal wear and tear. I only had the carrier on my vehicle for about five months. http://www.reeseprod.com/warranty-information

The rain proof car top cargo carrier arrived a day earlier than it said do that was great . Assemble was complex but went well the instructions were fairly well put together. It looks good on the vehicle and fit the luggage rack rails as needed. The big problem is the amount of water that leaks into the unit. The baggage in the front was soaked and the bottom had water pooled in the bottom. So I would so that the unit is resistant to rain but definetly NOT rain proof as advertise. I was very disappointed in the performance of this car top unit.