I'm looking for a small, narrow roof cargo box for a compact car. I travel with a kayak on the roof so the box needs to be 24" wide or less. Four feet long would be adequate. I have square Thule bars. Any ideas?
I run a 30inch wide 7ft long Thule box. On 54in bars I can run two Mt bikes with it. To haul my canoe and box side by side I use my 66in bars. I could probably cut them down to 60, but I also use them to car top my sailboat occasionally and need the 66 length.
I think if I ran a tipped J style kayak rack next to the 30 in wide box the 54's would be plenty.
That box has been on a 01 Jetta sedan, 01 Legacy GT, 93 Land Cruiser, 2010 outback and 05 Sequoia. The long narrow boxes are awesome. Best money I've ever spent on car accessories
I'd be interested in this too. I have 60" Yakima bars and a 31" wide fishing kayak. I have a trailer for the kayak but it be nice to not have to tow the trailer sometimes.
It really needs to be less than 24". When hauling two 24" kayaks I have to place the exterior bolt of the kayak cradle outside the rack foot---that's how small my car is. I don't want to do that. I haven't found any hardshell boxes that narrow, so I'm thinking some kind of 100% waterproof cargo bag. I don't have a roof basket, just the two square Thule bars.
Yep - that or the Skybox 12, which is what I have. I can fit it and a 24" wide basket rack side by side on my car. Be sure to plan for a few inches clearance between to be able to open the skybox.
Picked up a Yakima Space Booster which is about 23" wide and 80 something inches long this week off CL. Have to sell the racks but in the end should be in in it for no more than $100.