Do I have to have cross bars for this bag to work?
365513
No. On my sedan, we were able to secure it with just the straps that are provided (it's designed to do this): they just wrap around the roof of the car through the doors, then you close the do9rs over the straps. When the bag is full, it can be a close fit for the straps, but they do reach. Also, if it's raining while you travel, the straps will absorb water and drip where they bend at the door. I stuffed some paper towels in there and that helped.
365514
I believe mine came with plastic hooks to hook onto the door frame, then you just close the doors to lock everything into place. I've only ever used the cross bars so I'm not sure how well they work.
365515
No it should be fine without attaching the straps to horizontal crossbars. In my own experience I have crossbars so I did attach it to them. However, it fits very securely to the sidebars on my luggage rack. I really have had a great experience with this car top carrier. Good luck.
365516
You do not need crossbars for the bag to work on your vehicle. You may attach it by running the straps through the body of your car and then up over the top of the bag using the D-rings on the side of the bag as guides for the straps. If you do not want the straps running over your head in the car then you may wish to purchase the Rightline Gear Car Clips (#100600). They permit you to attach the straps to the door molding of your vehicle.
1237087
Seems unlikely that the bag will be too long. The issue will be not having the cross bars and securing the bag front to back. The bag is pliable and could be conformed to fit a smaller area.
70720
You might check their website. I had cross bars on my roof rack and they mounted no problem.
1993159
My bag has two straps on on each side of the bag when open. I carry my bag and purse over my shoulder to work every day. The straps are not adjustable and won't go cross body but they are long enough. I find the vertical vs horizontal design easier to carry.
70335
I dont see why not i had to buy cross bars for my truck bc i didnt have any on the roof
1295393
I don't believe so. Mine is the same way but does not interfere with the bag
1353049
If the chair has two push handles like the one in the picture, the bag will work. If the chair has just a bar, it will not work.
579798
No. I own a T-Bag that works great without a rack/sissy bar, but this bag really needs a sissy bar to keep it from sliding back during normal freeway riding. Great little bag, just needs a rack + sissy bar to get it from point A to point B.
2190840
No, your box spring will lay across the 3 cross bars. I have a split box spring and it lays perpendicular to the 3 bars. Cheers!
1351213
The front clamp on the carrier is fixed. The rear clamp slides forward and backward. So yes, it will fit different crossbar configurations.
297166
Yes, is possible to use the straps only with cross bars, but of course you have to tight hard and pay attentiont that the unit´s botton is not rubberized.
1114000
We used it on a Dodge Journey, which had the rack on top with the cross-bars, so I would say "yes". Purchase it early and test it b4 you are planning to leave. Always have an extra ratchet strap just for added security. I have mine from last year all cleaned and stored in the box. Ready for whenever I need it again.
772068
When we went on our last vacation, I was borrowing my father-in-laws Thule soft luggage bag that rides on top of the vehicle. I thought you needed crossbars for that, but you don't, it only attaches to the roof rails. You only need the crossbars for the hard rigid luggage containers. That is the only thing I can see them for.
1942882
Yes, you need to sleep on one side or the other because of the bar. It works ok for me since the other side is for cloths bag, shoes etc.
642663
If you have standard factory cross bars you should not have ny problem. We love our racks and are currently using them to transport our kayaks all over Canada on our 4 Runner
808942
Car came with roof rack but without cross bars. My guess is that it's a dealer only item and you probably want thenm to install it also.
1078090
I'm sure that would work. You have the bag sitting between the two cross bars on your luggage rage. I understand there is a pad you can purchase to protect the roof of you vehicle. The issue I had with that is how you strap things down. I could be wrong but I thought one of the solutions has you tie the sides together by running them inside the vehicle, which I was against. Instead, I purchase a basket carrier which attaches to the cross bars and placed the bag inside the basket. Very secure, all of the tie down straps are outside and even in a cross wind, I have not experienced any handling issues. Plus, the basket sits up about 4" above the rood of the vehicle which allows wind to pass under the bag as well as over it. Hope this helps.