![]() ![]() ![]() They fully intended for you to muscle and beat the lid down with a good smack to get it to close. If these don’t line up, you’ll never see your key again. It has three latches on the inside of the box and they need to line-up perfectly with three catchers. It’s a pain to close and it’s not because I eschew assembly instructions. It took me an entire weekend to piece the million little pieces into a fully-functioning Rocketbox for the Copper Harbor trip. I might consider the possibility of actually reading the directions after I realized I put it together backwards or inside out, but even that’s a long shot. I say mostly because I’m in the habit of winging it. Oh, now there’s a subject oozing with controversy. If I had Yakima crossbars that were wider, I could get an extra kayak or an extra bike on top.Īssembly. All this cargo capacity, and there is still room on the crossbars for a kayak or a bike. Even with all our kayaking gear in it, there was still room for a few more items. Its lean, sleek design holds an amazing amount of stuff. I had had apocalyptic visions of the Rocketbox popping open and stewing several thousand dollars worth of kayaking gear along the highway but that never came to fruition. On the open road, it made noise, but it was only audible when the moonroof was open. It fits perfectly on my factory-installed Subaru roof bars and does not interfere with opening the rear hatch once it’s on. Putting it on and taking it off is easy because it’s so light. Guess I’ll let the Mythbusters crew explain that one.Īnyway. Yes, it’s aerodynamic, but it’s still a thing on the top of the car and the laws of physics state that any thing on the top of the car will create drag and cause gas mileage to plunge. I checked my math a number of times because every calculation showed that the Rocketbox had no impact on the Subie’s gas mileage. ![]() Upstairs, in the Rocketbox, were two sets of drysuits, PFDs, spray skirts and kayak paddles. Inside the Subie, we packed bike gear, a toolbox full of bike tools and supplies, a big ice chest and clothes for two people for five days. If you have further questions please contact us here, or by phone at 88 during business hours.Packing, for once, was actually less of a chore because we had extra room.Īn Ibis Mojo and a Pivot 5.7 were attached to the hitch-mounted bike rack. Click hereto see how to make the measurements, or refer to the attached PDF. If you are concerned with possibility of hatch contact there are a few simple measurements you can take to determine if there may be any interference with the cargo box when your hatch is open. Hatch contact is a concern for many users, this is not considered when we call a box as fit, as it doesn't impact the safe attachment of the box to the cross bars. To see if if any of our boxes are options for your vehicle's factory rack please check Fit My Car and enter your vehicle information. Crossbar spread (distance from the front to the rear bar) is too narrow or too wide.If the crossbars are curved, gaps between the bottom and the top may occur which can cause the box to fly open on the road.The crossbars (or mounting points) may sag or incur damage from the weight of the box and your gear.The crossbars may be too low to the roof for our mounting hardware to clear which may cause some scratching.Our cargo boxes will fit most factory cross bars, fitting the bar is only part of the equation. There are several reasons why we may not recommend using a cargo box with your factory crossbars. ![]()
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