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sunvalleysue

04/1/2011 at 9:14am
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Hi all,

I just wondered if anyone has got one of these or what your opinions are of it.

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Merry

04/1/2011 at 11:29am
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Hi. We have had a roof bag for some years now. It is made from vinyl/rubbery stuff and is extremely useful: strong and totally waterproof, packs down small for storage on site or at home, v easy to use or loan out to friends.

Reading posts on here though it does seem that the quality of roof bags varies enormousely eg some leak like sieves so take care before buying. Hope that helps.

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sunvalleysue

04/1/2011 at 11:53am
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Thanks Merry,

We have looked at the Thule Ranger90 which seems to be about the best in this type of bag,but obviously the most expensive.
I suppose the problem is actually seeing one before ordering online.
As you say quality does vary quite a lot.

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I got one of these from santa last year.

unfortunately i haven't got the roof bars yet !

Will let you know when i get them how good/bad they are. LOL

Merry

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Hi. Well, Thule sounds like a name you could trust! And I can see from the internet that it has taped seams, which sounds like a good sign to me. Ours came from America at a time when the exchange rate was very favourable, so probably not much use to you.

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04/1/2011 at 10:55pm
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We have something called a HIPPO bag which looks similar.

I DO NOT recommend it as it leaks (through the actual bag and not just the seams)

It would be OK if you could use a dry bag inside, I suppose.

Miserly

05/1/2011 at 9:38am
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I have the thule bag,it's ok,a bit fiddly,but waterproof so far. It is the type that uses ubolts like a normal roofbox,I would prefer the type that fits with straps. The Dad's Army comment was the best post this year by the way!

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I like the concept of them Sue. The idea that you can pack it away at the campsite is fab. Like most others I think it is worth making sure they are waterproof. I'd like one myself.

Here's A link to one on ebay thats quite reasonably priced and fully waterproof.

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sunvalleysue

05/1/2011 at 3:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dezzie on 05/1/2011
I like the concept of them Sue. The idea that you can pack it away at the campsite is fab. Like most others I think it is worth making sure they are waterproof. I'd like one myself.

Here's A link to one on ebay thats quite reasonably priced and fully waterproof.

Hi Dezzie,

we use to have a 380L solid Karrite one,but got fed up of finding somewhere to store it.
We just thought a foldaway one would be easier to load as well,as the zip undoes on 3 sides.
We would put all the bedding,soft stuff and a couple of holdalls in it.
We still have the roof bars so we only need a bag.

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robski

05/1/2011 at 4:32pm
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I have the Thule one - bought it last year from Halfords, when they were having a bit of a sale. I have been extremely happy with it and have certainly not had any leaks. With regard to a previous comment about it being fiddly - I think the "U" bolts work quite well, and hold it firm on my roofbars.

I hope you find what you are after.

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Miserly

05/1/2011 at 7:30pm
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I use mine on my camper,which is why I would prefer straps,the u bolts that came with the bag were the easy clamp type and very good,but too fat to use on the camplet. The fiddly thing I find is packing the thing so as to get a good shape,then struggling to zip it up. A box is much easier for this. All in all ,used on the car,with the original clamps,they are ok,but they do have to come off when empty.

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Basket Boy

07/1/2011 at 8:11am
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We have had a Carnopy Roof Sack (large 1110mm x 800mm x 300mm) for the past 2 years.

It's been excellent, good strong zip around 3 sides and no leaks so far - even in a 4 hour journey with torrential rain all the way!

Look here

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Quote: Originally posted by sunvalleysue on 04/1/2011
Hi all,

I just wondered if anyone has got one of these or what your opinions are of it.

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I've got one of these that I attached to my Rack-in-a-sack bars.

My wife called it a large Christmas pudding and refused to allow me to put it on the roof again

Believe me, once packed it looks nothing like the picture, it has lumps and bumps all over the place and is a bu**er fix to the roof.

Mine is now in the loft, probably awaiting my next Ebay sales venture.

sunvalleysue

07/1/2011 at 2:09pm
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Thanks for the link Basket Boy,that looks good.Can you confirm the height,it says 300mm on their website,but on this website it says 450mm,expandable to 500mm

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# Quick Assembly - Assembled in just minutes
# Large Size - 1110mm x 800mm x 450mm (Expandable to 550mm)
# Medium Size - 900mm x 600mm x 400mm (Expandable to 500mm)
# 100% Waterproof & 100% Dustproof
# UV Treated, 1200 Oxford Woven Material
# High Quality YKK Zips & Velcro Zip Covers
# Unique and Innovative Clamp Fix to Roof Bars
# Easy to handle, stores away in a small Duff bag
# Steel sections create a solid base

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Basket Boy

07/1/2011 at 6:08pm
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Hi Sunvalleysue, I've just returned from the darkest corners of the garage and can report that the version I have is 300mm.

Maybe the dimensions have been changed since I bought mine, but the link in my earlier post is from the Carnopy website.

Carnopy has a contact email (info at carnopy.co.uk) , so probably worth checking with them.

If its now bigger - great!!

sunvalleysue

07/1/2011 at 6:47pm
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Thanks for taking the trouble to check it for me Basket Boy,much appreciated.

I will fire an email off to them for verification.

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