RoofBag Rooftop Cargo Carrier| 100% Waterproof-Premium Triple Seal for Maximum Protection| Made in USA|2 Yr Warranty | for Cars with Side Rails, Cross Bars or Basket| Includes Heavy Duty Straps

To get the color and accessories I desired, I ended up purchasing from the RoofBag website directly, which is why I am not a 'Verified Owner' in this review. I have the 15 CF Gray "Cross Country" version, with rack. I also opted for the lock, mat, and inner duffel bag accessories, and later purchased alternative straps. This review is after almost 3 years of ownership and 8 uses, each use involving significant rain on at least one leg of the journey.Why a soft-top rather than a hard-top? First is, like most, I lack storage space. Hard tops are reportedly much more waterproof, but when I asked around every person who had a hard top carrier at one point or another experienced water intrusion. These two factors lead me to the soft top carrier. Price was not much of a consideration - I intended to use the product 3 or 4 times per year - so performance and longevity was more important than price.A coworker of mine has a "famous brand" well reviewed soft top carrier that he uses when transporting the family to go on cruises. He let me borrow his carrier, and I used it on two trips. I'm lucky, perhaps, so it rained both times. Both times there was water intrusion into the bag. It was also rather painful to install and once closed, took tremendous re-installation effort if you needed to add or remove 'one more thing'. I was sold on the concept of the soft top carrier, but not the one I borrowed.After much searching, RoofBag is what I ended up deciding upon, and I have not once been disappointed. Many trips go through some mountain ranges, and I am guaranteed to hit a good solid driving rainstorm, so I opted for the "Cross Country" version which is said to be completely waterproof. Using a mat is a really good idea, as it increases friction (no sliding of bag) and decreases possible scratching, but a mat is a mat regardless of manufacturer. The RoofBag padlock, being all brass, is also a good idea if you need to leave the vehicle unattended while packed.Immediately I noticed the bag material was FAR superior to the bag I borrowed. The Zipper is waterproof, and the flap that covers the zipper is very secure and tight - in the competitor bad, the zipper was not waterproof and the flap was what made the competitive bag water resistant. By comparison, the Roofbag flap is about 3/4" more coverage, and much tighter to the bag when zippered. The angled strap holders on the top of the bag are pure genius, and the strapping system is what makes the Roofbag system different (see attached image). For the straps for roof racks, each of the two straps is three parts - a short one with a female buckle, a long one with a male buckle (adjustable), and a top strap with a female and adjustable male clip. The top strap is meant to be fed through the strap guides before you put the empty bag on the roof. This system makes it easy to unclip the end of the bag to access the contents after it is loaded. My car has the "Side Rails" configuration, but my wife has the "Cross Bars Close Together" configuration. We have successfully used it with both cars, despite my doubts it would have been possible at all on my wife's vehicle.The inner duffel accessory is nice, but we only once used it as intended. We primarily transport camping gear (tent, shade shelter, chairs, air mattresses, sleeping bags, pillows, and clothing) in the carrier, which come in odd shapes and is therefore fit into the bag like a jigsaw puzzle. I later purchased an extra set of straps so it could be used on yet another vehicle configuration "just in case". The best review statement I can give is from my wife this morning as we were about to fold up the bag from our last trip: "Lets fold it on the grass, not the driveway, so we don't accidentally abrade it. I want this to last forever"

We took a 1 week trip from Idaho back to Wisconsin. We encountered no rain on the trip, thankfully. We hauled the luggage of two of our college-age kids in it as the joined us out west just for the ride back home. We loaded up the top with the luggage they wouldn't need during our trip, so we did not regularly open and close the bag.We did check it each day and each stop to be sure it was secure. We had no issues with the straps and it staying attached securely to our roof rails and crossbar. We had only the rear crossbar mounted as the bag was larger than the space between the crossbars. We picked the rear crossbar as the one to leave mounted in case the straps weren't able to hold the bag without a load shift rearward while driving at 80 mph in Montana and other states out West. After using the bag, we are confident that the bag would not have had a problem with load shifting.We did use a non-skid mat under the bag to 1) protect the roof from scuffs and scratches while mounting the bag, removing the bag, as well as putting luggage in and out of the bag, and 2) to prevent the bag from slipping or sliding while driving. The mat we used worked very well.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024QF4GI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1About half-way through the week, the bag started getting small holes. We had brought a roll of Gorilla Tape with us and patched the holes. Each stop we made, we checked it for more holes and wear. There were not large gaping holes, but if it had rained, the water would have definitely gotten into the bag.By the time we arrived home, the bag had several holes and shows significant wear.It was a very expensive bag for a one week trip. We bought this one based on the excellent reviews. But had we known it would not even hold up for the week, we'd have bought a cheaper bag for a one-time use.If we were to do this again, here's what we would have done. We would have also purchased a small tarp with grommets and used secondary straps to secure the tarp tightly over the bag. This way, an inexpensive tarp would get the holes, not the bag. ....or so we hope it would work this way.In summary:1) We were very pleased with how secure the bag started and remained all through a week long trip driving at 80mph.2) We were disappointed that the bag got holes in it and needed repair along the way to prevent the holes from getting larger.3) If we had to do this again, we would use a small tarp over the bag to protect it.I am giving the bag a 2 star rating for the security of the bag, but not more than that due to the holes worn in the bag so quickly.

Dang impressive. Traveled from Canada's cold to Tucson, Arizona where it was well over 100 degrees and included a very harsh summer desert sand storm with gusts of 50 mph. Some genius put the zipper in back under a sturdy flap so no dust or other things (like wind blown rain from the Rockies) or bird droppings or insect smooshed exoskeletons could get in or stick in the zipper teeth.The bag has a cinch belt system that was secure with no flapping and held steady going 80 mph in freeways through crazy interstate traffic in Salt Lake City. I kept track of my mileage historically as this is my regular driving route. Whether it was the bag or the wind- the bag may have lowered the miles per gallon by 4 gallons in 1200 miles. Better than expected.The zipper is super duty and has very strong extended pull straps so it is not hard to open. The bag itself is extremely thick tough and rubberized in feel.I bought the small bag for the top of our mini van. It is huge. It held 3 army duffle bags. A sleeping bag. Assorted rolled yoga matts. Gallon water jugs. And had room for dog food. You fill it after it is in place on top of your vehicle. Then zip strap and go. It is lockable. But we didn't lock ours.We did purchase the no slide matt for underneath. Yes it is similar to cupboard liners- but different- and the dimensions are much wider. It was well worth it. We really wanted a hard body roof system but this held more and was a couple hundred dollars cheaper. And now that it has been used we like it much better.