15 Best Waterproof Rooftop Cargo Bag (2023 Updated)

Really big luggage bag. Fits (2) camping chairs, (2) sleeping bags, (2) sleeping pads, (1) 3 person tent, (2) medium camping pillows, (1) regular pillow, a medium weight blanket, (2) fully packed 35L back packs and still had plenty of room in the bag.

It also rained during the weekend of our camping trip and the bag stayed dry on the inside with no leaks. This bag fit inside my Rhino Rack Xtray Pro Large with a little wiggle room. Don’t really know the durability of it yet, but it seems really well made.

Our family has been on the road for ten days using this luggage bag. We already had the Rhino Rack platform and found that this bag fit perfectly. We own a few Rhino Rack accessories and have been using 2 additional straps to hold it down, but it probably would be fine without these straps.

Zippers and seams are very sturdy. We haven’t experienced any wet weather yet, but I have no doubt the bag will be weather-tight.

We look forward to using our bag on our next trip. we bought the Rhino Rack Luggage Bag for the back of our truck. We bring a lot of supplies on vacation and wanted to be able to keep more items in the truck bed.

The bag looks well made and easy to pack. We were also surprised by how quickly it shipped and arrived.

Very well built. Travelling on dirt roads in the Pilbara and nothing inside was touched by dust. Clips and zips are heavy duty.

Just used this bag for the first time. I was able to easily fit luggage for 4 with room to spare. The material and zipper appear to be really good quality. I love the built in straps. They make securing the bag to the rack very easy.

The only reason why I gave it 4 stars as opposed to 5 is that adjusting the length and tightening the straps could be easier.

Bought this to store luggage in for a 1400 mile round trip. I was able to store 4 22″ wheeler’s and additional duffel bags in the middle. The 22″ luggage acted as a solid and structured core that gave the carrier and boxy look as pictured in the add.

If you fill with duffel bags, sleeping bags, etc it will collapse securely around the articles. which is ok. I had a friend follow us on the trip and he said the bag (on my luggage carrier) looked fantastic.

Kept everything dry and secure.

Excellent quality bag, used this once already in the bed of a truck for vacation. I wish it had better design, some kind of handles or loops to rachet strap it in the bed. Didn’t get rained on to test it’s water proof ability but seems like it would keep your luggage dry in the event.

Happy overall, decent size I was able to fit 2 large duffle bags and 2 suitcases.

Great bag- quality made, easy to set up, and large! Only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because I wish the carrier bag had a hard bottom. We ended up taking the hard bottom out of an older bag and moving it to use in this bag and that worked perfectly.

I am a rural mail carrier for the USPS & drive a 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. I bought this thinking it would give me more room for loading parcels to be delivered. It did but it was incredibly difficult to open and close.

The heavy-duty cover on the zipper was really a pain to lift up and fold down. The day I decided to test it was rainy as well. It was impossible to keep the rain out of it when retrieving anything and as it was emptied it sagged which affected my back-up sensors.

It was also impossible to open the rear hatch so I had to get other parcels via the passenger doors. It was too big for my vehicle also. I had a lot of difficulty getting the super long straps adjusted and the hooks for hooking it to the vehicle slid off easily, even when the bag was loaded (I don’t have cargo rails on the top of my vehicle).

I had a super hard time getting my license plate back out of the plate pocket. it needs to be just a smidge bigger. It’s a very well made product and would be great for a very long trip with multiple people.

It’s very heavy so I don’t recommend it for one person to use. The cable lock that came with it would be easy to snip open with wire cutters so items aren’t really that secure with it on there so it should probably be locked up inside the vehicle or hotel room.

I am returning it because it just isn’t a good fit for the application I had in mind. Minus one star for the plate holder, minus one star for the cable lock.

We have a Mazda 5 with no roof rack. We purchased this for a family road trip to hold our duffle bags so our dog could sit in the back seat. The first bag we got had a broken zipper. The second was missing a clip to hook the bag onto the trunk.

Once these issues were fixed (thanks REI customer service!) we were very happy with the bag. It did take two adults about two hours to figure out all the straps and get it sized the first time. For subsequent uses it was much quicker to attach to the car since all the straps were the right length.

We were still able to see out the back window and couldn’t even tell it was on while driving which was really nice. Hopefully now that we have a complete product it will last a while, we’ve only used it 4 times so far.

I purchased this to use during a family road trip and it was a nightmare from the moment I purchased it all the way through the trip. This was relatively easy to set up and get into position on my SUV and reasonably easy to fill.

But, after that things went downhill. It was nearly impossible to access things from the unit while on the road. And forget trying to get into the back of the SUV at all. It just got in the way and had to be removed before the back of the vehicle could be accessed at all.

All the putting it on and taking it off quickly wore thin. The added bulk at the back made it quite difficult to park, including the fact that it blocked the backup camera completely. The unit was well made and sturdy and did stand up to the entire two week trip, including rain and long distances on the highway.

While this did safely hold the items we had stored in it for the entire trip I really cannot recommend it due to the multiple tradeoffs involved.

The bag is well made and will most likely Keep you items dry. Two things I wish they would improve on. The bag has no internal support system, don’t expect it to look like the picture. It does not stand up on its own which makes it difficult to load your items into.

The other strange thing is the top zipper does not go all the way around the top so you can not lay the top flap open because it only pulls back all the way on the left side. Very odd design. The strap system is ok but my exhaust fumes melted two of them on the first trip and they are gone.

We were worried about rain and carrying luggage with the cover we go with our carrier. We were out of town and found an Auto Zone with the bag in San Antonio, The first store didn’t have the bag but they were able to locate a bag only a mile down the road at another Auto Zone store.

Very appreciated their helpfulness in finding another bag. Nothing to do with Auto Zone but after the fact of using the bag I found out the bag is not waterproof. It’s splash resistant which something to worry about at a later time.

Really couldn’t visualize the space in this until I got it out. You can haul a lots of luggage and bags. We just recently went to Florida and drove thru rain on way and I was worried when we got to hotel there would be water in the bag.

NOT A SINGLE DROP OF WATER!! Only reason I didn’t give a 5 star was because I wished it had handles on the sides.

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I have purchased many items from Discount Ramps and this one is AMAZING!!!! Bought it for a vacation and the day we left to drive 6 hours, it rained the entire drive. This bag kept all our clothing and other items inside DRY no water at all made it into the bag.

We use this in a trailer hitch cargo rack and finding a 49 inch bag seemed very hard to locate. But I will recommend this to anyone. Just remember if you use this in a trailer hitch rack to make sure your rack is not directly in front of your exhaust I have heard of others doing so and melting the bag from the hot exhaust my rack has an angle in it that has it sitting above the exhaust tail pipe.

Some friends and I wanted to go skiing for the weekend, but couldn’t fit the equipment in the car AND four people. With a roof rack system running at least $500, and my apartment lifestyle hampering the storage of a hard shell case, I was hoping for an economical solution to my first world problem.

I got it in spades. This bag fit easily on top of my Subaru Crosstrek (which is about the length of a 4-door sedan) and still fit two snowboards and two sets of skis with poles, plus plenty of room for some small bags.

I read all the reviews about the bag holding up in torrential downpours, but since I live in California and we are having the drought of the century , I wasn’t worried. Well, Murphey’s Law, the weekend we had planned to go it rained cats and dogs.

The bag was not totally waterproof on the way up, but we attributed that to the fact that we attached the bag and THEN packed it with gear. Super awkward and difficult. I don’t think it was closed as efficiently as it could have been.

On the way home, we packed it in the living room and then carried it out to the car. Easy for two people, probably impossible for one. Not a drop of water inside after 5 hours of driving through the rain! The bag stayed secured to my roof rails the whole time both ways, and the only small down side was a little flapping noise of the ends of the straps.

Maybe for future trips, I can figure out how to secure every last inch of the straps, but it’s low on my priority list. This bag was overall awesome!.

This cargo bag is just what we were looking for. Material is thick and durable. Zippers are sturdy and well protected under the large flap. Zipper pulls are big with holes large enough to put a lock through to deter unwanted entry.

Love that the bag expands taller for added space if needed. The 6 tie straps are fairly strong, but we still put an extra ratchet strap around the bag for that little extra insurance. Internal zippered pockets are nice, but are mesh and not meant for heavy or sharp objects.

Would like to see the pockets come in two different sizes. Overall, a great product. Would recommend this product.

Shipping was very fast. The roof rack was packaged well with no damage on arrival. I also got the 24″ extension and the wind fairing. Assembly was fast and easy. One of the wind fairing holder clips snapped while putting it together, and Discount Ramps shipped an entire new wind fairing with parts to resolve it.

The roof rack seems like great quality for the price and is very sturdy. The u-bolts do stick up way too far when attached to my roof. The wingnuts are a bit of a pain to hand-tighten but not terrible.

I bought new nuts and washers and plan to chop the bolts down so they don’t stick about the bottom of the rack. Very pleased with my purchase!.

I did a lot of research before I decided on this roof rack. I was looking for a rack that could haul a lot of our camping gear while fitting the wide roof rails on my Jeep Commander. This one fit the bill.

I also opted to purchase the fairing and the 24″ extension basket. I’ve had the vehicle up to 75 MPH and their is no noticeable increase in wind noise with the fairing. The packages arrived promptly and there was no damage.

Installation was quick and straight forward. The quality of the product’s construction and finish exceeded my expectations.

Got this 2 years ago for a trip to OBX, worked out great, loaded it with gear. A TIP: I used some wire ties to beef up the mounting. The box was broke open and the hardware missing when it came. I called customer service and they overnighted the hardware, never slowed me down, nice job by discountramps.

Using it again next week, same trip.

These bags were just as described as being useful for organizing items for loading in my Thule Motion XXL cargo box. I’ve used them on several road trips, and they worked out perfectly. The quality of the construction seems good – like they will last a long time if not abused or overloaded.

I really like the very wide top opening which makes loading super easy and also easy to see all the bag contents. Zippers worked well without a hitch. I use them for organizing the lightweight, but bulky items of my camping gear (bedding, jackets, camp kitchen supplies that don’t have to be chilled, and all kinds of miscellaneous road trip/camping gear).

The included colored labels are useful, especially since the bags look exactly the same otherwise.

We purchased the Thule Motion XL XT for our 2018 Chevy Traverse. We also purchased the Thule Go Pack set. We are very please with both items. The Motion XT XL is a beautiful item, and is very well made and durable! The Go Packs are large and heavy duty to pack all our cargo in for our travels around the USA.

We are very pleased with both of these purchases! Highly recommend to others!.

We haven’t stepped up to a van yet and this really helps to maximize interior space for our dog and heavy strollers. We have this on a car based wagon so its easy to access but I would invest in a step of some sort if you had it on a higher profile vehicle.

Bags appear to be pretty sturdy and plan on using for other trips as well.

I recently bought this item to replace an old Sears X-Cargo carrier I’ve used for years: one of those white and grey ones with lateral ribs. We recently bought a car whose roof rack system has no way to tie such a carrier down with ratchet straps, so I needed one I could mount directly onto the crossbars.

This one fit the bill and gets good reviews, so that’s what I went with. First of all, size and dimensions. Compared to the old X-Cargo carrier, this one is longer but not as tall. This probably doesn’t matter much if you’re packing loose things in it, or soft-sided bulky items.

But, if you’re packing plastic storage bins or large suitcases up top, then it takes a bit more planning ahead due to the lower clearance. The mounting knobs in the floor might also require some planning ahead, as to how you pack your stuff.

It’s not necessarily better or worse in this regard, it’s just a different learning curve for me. As for weight, it’s about the same, and it’s easy enough to lift up onto the car for someone with at least average upper body strength.

Next, installation. Probably the hardest thing was making sure my car’s crossbars were exactly the right distance apart. After a few tries, I still ended up with them about a half-inch off from ideal, but it still worked just fine that way.

Next time, I’ll just adjust one another half-inch before installation. The brackets and bolts appear to be of good quality. One of the holes in mine wasn’t quite big enough to let the bolt pass through, so I just used my drill to widen it a tiny bit, and that did the trick nicely.

Installing this carrier to the crossbars was SUPER easy. Just pop the U-bolts through from underneath, put the metal brackets on, then put the knobs/nuts on. Incredibly simple and secure. One of the keyholes does stick a bit for me (I’ve read others say the same).

I think the latch just tends to catch on something, so giving the lip a gentle squeeze and not getting violent with the thing does the trick. Now for opening and closing it. There are four locks/latches, two on each side.

This means you can open the carrier from either side, which makes loading it quite more convenient than my old X-Cargo carrier. The latches are what hold the top on, and they seem to be adequately secure.

Before the carrier arrived, I was worried about not having a good way to ratchet-strap the thing together but, once I had it, I quickly realized there’s no need for such additional measures. Between the four latches and the front-side clasp (which is of good quality too, by the way), the top shell is quite secure against the bottom, so fear not.

Inside, the braces are easy enough for propping it open, although sometimes one likes to pop off the nub while you’re bracing the other side. The braces are sturdy, so I don’t have to worry about them bending or coming detached.

Short of some sort of pneumatic system, this is probably the most I could ask for. And now for what everyone really wonders: does it keep the rain out? Well, let me tell you, I really gave it a good test on this trip.

We took a 1500-mile camping vacation, from Wichita (KS) to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in far west Texas. On the return trip, we endured head- and cross-winds of a sustained 20-35 mph for more than 150 miles.

Part of that included blowing dirt and dust so bad that visibility was no better than in a winter whiteout. A lot of it was driving through a major front with heavy rain. It was so windy that one stretch of highway in New Mexico was completely covered in tumbleweed up to our car’s grill for close to a mile (literally couldn’t see the pavement).

When we unpacked upon arriving back home, there was a small amount of red dust sprinkled around (thank you, Cochran County, TX) and maybe a quarter-cup of water in the very bottom of the carrier. Considering the weather we drove through, including such a long stretch of heavy rain, this thing far exceeded my expectations.

The weather was so bad that the vinyl sticker on the windward side didn’t survive the trip, but I had zero worries about the contents of the carrier itself. I’m quite happy with the results. Of course, I always put a tarp down on the bottom of a cargo carrier, with some overhang to fold up around the bottom of the contents—and you should too—and I’ll continue to do so.

But that’s not because this thing doesn’t keep the rain out: it’s just because that’s commonsense. If you’re worried that such an affordable cargo carrier must be a flimsy piece of junk that will leave your luggage soaked or strewn across the highway, then don’t be.

This is a great carrier.

I recently used this carrier to move halfway across the country. It fit many items and left us with plenty of room inside the car. We drove through snow and rain and it did not let any water in. Installation was fairly easy.

We had to drill new holes for it to align perfectly on my roof, but it was not difficult. The carrier stayed secure throughout our journey and actually reduced the wind noise from just having the cross bars on alone.

I was able to remove the lid and secure it alone, though it would be easier with a second person. I highly recommend this carrier!.

I bought this for our 2021 Toyota RAV4 and assembly was easy and straight forward. The instruction pamphlet was perfect. The cross bars on the RAV4 are fixed and don’t match up with e the factory-drilled holes in which to fit the U-bolts that secures the carrier to them.

I carefully measured and drilled some additional holes to make everything fit perfectly. This extends the mounting distance only a couple of inches. If you are worried about the bottom drooping a little, then lay a piece of 1/8″ plywood in the bottom of the carrier.

The carrier is well constructed and very sturdy and the price beats the fashionable-named carriers by at least a factor of three!!.

I packed a little less than 50kg (110 lbs) of stuff in this bag and had plenty of room to spare. Unfortunately, the seams of carrying handles on each end ripped loose and one of the d-rings on the carrying strap popped out.

This bag is NOT made for heavy cargo.

We bought for a trip and packed it as soon as we got it. Within the first tiny use the stitches on one set of handles came off. It stitches came out in a few spots. We are currently on our trip and if this continues will need to find a new bag for our trip home.

I flight back and forward from Mexico to the US. I hate that a regular luggage weights up to 15 pounds of the 50 that you are allowed to carry without getting extra charges, this ones are so light and we’ll made that let me get advantage of every pound, the price is nice also, couldn’t find a better deal and I’ve looking for thins for over a year because my mom took my old ones so I needed new ones, the old ones are 10 years old and still good as new.

Hope this ones keep the same.

I received a “Cargo Smart” to review. The “Cargo Smart” is a great durable product that can transport quite a bit. I like that there is plenty of room. The dimensions are 54” L x 21” W x 20” H. The adjustable straps really make it easy and fast to attach to the cargo platform.

The material is durable, waterproof and easy to fold when finished using. I have already used the product on two different road trips. I definitely recommend purchasing one because it gets the job done whether your camping or going on a road trip.

I received the rainproof 13 cu ft soft sided hitch mount cargo carrier. I love this cargo carrier. It is big enough for my whole families belongings for week long trips to the beach. It is also water proof which is a huge pro when it comes It cargo carriers.

OVERALL I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THIS CARGO CARRIER AMD WOULD HIGHLH RECOMMEND TO ANYONE WHO LOVES TO TRAVEL !!!! The installation was easy peasy. I would love to purchase any accessories that he’ll make this product even better!.

Wow! I was surprised how heavy duty this bag is. I’ve only used it once and it’s fits so much stuff. I can’t wait to use this bag for road trips or camping. I have 2 small children and there is almost no room in the vehicle when we are traveling.

We had no issues setting up the bag and the straps were durable. I also loved the thicknesses of the bag especially because it was raining and my stuff did not get wet. I would recommend this bag for camping, skiing or any road trip.

CargoSmart Hitch mount bag Installation and set-up were fairly easy and straight forward. its just tightening and adjusting really. This came folded in a compact box. which makes storing it away when not in use easy.

It’s easy to wash as we did get ours dirty from off reading. We wound up storing all of our camping accessories in this for easy access. it does keep everything dry and in place if tightened correctly.

Purchased this to take extra baggage from KY to FL. Rained the whole way and nothing got wet. Only issue I had and needs a disclaimer in the instructions is, keep it away from your exhaust. Those racks hang off the rear of your vehicle and most are close to the exhaust outlet.

It destroyed one end of the bag and some of the items inside. I ended up folding the damaged part under and tying off with a bungee cord. Made it both ways but the bag is damaged and can’t be fully used any more.

1 trip and done. Just use caution when placing on a cargo carrier.