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01/2/2014 at 8:34pm
Location: Middlesbrough UK.
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I always take mine off for a few reasons.
Like some above I have Thule roof bars which are brilliant, I leave them still attached and take the entire thing off within a minute, it's so easy.
I also have a Outwell Vermont XL with it's massive porch area, it has loads of space for my roof box and still enough for my Kayak.
The main reason I take it off is I have an X5 which is very high, add on top of that the roof box and I've had problems getting into car parks with height bars on the entrance.
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26/2/2014 at 10:19am
Location: Bedfordshire
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Quote: Originally posted by Donnod123 on 26/1/2014
Seems I'm a little strange.
I do indeed remove the roof box from the car, it's a multi reason for doing this.
A) I don't have to worry about height restrictions when in an area I don't know ( drive an MPV )
B) saves a bit of fuel
C) I place this outside of the tent, it's fully waterproof and lockable so gives some storage "we can all get at" , all I do is use one or two dog corkscrew ground anchors.
You are not that strange,I always take mine off. Most car park barriers are 2 metres or less.
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26/2/2014 at 10:58am
Location: Hampshire
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Had roof box kept it on. But only took 3 trips in the car for a week away. We walked the 40 mins with pushchair over the golf course and sand dunes while the surfers took the car (£4 to park).
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28/2/2014 at 11:29am
Location: Middlesbrough UK.
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I really fancy a boatbox which is a really good excuse for taking it off, my current box isn't that old but next time around I'm thinking of getting one.
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/boatbox-boat-box-roof-box-p216824
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28/2/2014 at 2:18pm
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we always leave ours on, but we have to pay attention to height restrictions when parking up somewhere...
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28/3/2015 at 6:08pm
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We always used to leave ours on, but now we have a higher car we will not be able to park in height restricted car parks this year, so we may have to consider taking it off and leaving in tent (we do have the advantage of a quick release system where you turn a wheel and it clamps to roofbars) We also use it for all our empty tent bags as I do like a tidy tent.
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28/3/2015 at 6:15pm
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We've taken ours off & put it at the back of the pitch with tent bags etc in it. But this has only been on 2 week trips to France at a site with marked pitches. Not sure I'd risk it in the more random environment of a UK camping field.
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17/4/2015 at 5:08pm
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NuCampers, are there numbers around the front of the locks? If so, these are the code numbers and keys can be ordered for them. Try local locksmiths or ebay.
Halfords sell replacement U bolts, but they're more expensive than your box.
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26/4/2015 at 11:04am
Location: North Dorset
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I am a remover.
It's a 2 minute job to unscrew the roof bars and then lift the box off and place it behind the tent. It then makes a handy storage space for the bags and covers from the various chairs, tables cupboard etc.
We can then spend the week driving round without looking like tourists and putting up with the wind whistle, fuel penalty and car park anxiety.
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26/4/2015 at 11:53am
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I must admit leaving the RoofBox on was a bit of a pain last July for our fortnight at Frejus.
Many of the open air car parks had a 1.8m Height Barrier, even though at 1.97m for the car with RoofBox, we mostly got into the car parks, but there was a couple of underground car parks were I did not want to risk it.
So this year the RoofBox will be comming of when we get to the campsite.
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26/4/2015 at 11:46pm
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We've travelled all over France and England and have never thought of taking the roof box off? Only when it comes to parking do we have to watch for height restrictions, but never really a problem. Unless you're travelling thousands of miles, fuel consumption is fairly insignificant.
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