However, our paddleboard carrier, Kayak carrier, and locking tie downs are all Thule as I preferred the designs over Yakima. I would also buy a Yakima bike rack over a Thule based on features and design. Personally, all things equal, I would buy the Yakima box over the Thule - design is just a little nicer I think. But again, its the difference between an A and an A+. Again I also prefer the Yakima locking/handle system. The Thule mounting system is *slightly* better (ease of use) but the Yak has a couple of cool features like the tie downs. On other nice feature here in California, is that it is a legal way to transport firearms in a car without a locking trunk.Ĭlick to expand.Agreed. Beware that the 7 foot clearance may keep you out of some parking garages. So it’s not too much of an inconvenience.
#Will rocketbox 16 fit 2017 subaru outback install
But I’m able to carry it out to the driveway, holding it overhead, and install it myself. If I had to do it over, I’d probably opt for a lower profile box so I could drive into my garage with the box on top. I waited for the REI annual sale to buy it at a big discount, and drove away with it on top of my car. It’s also a good place to mount the Subaru loyalty emblem adhesive badges. No problem with the door height as others mentioned. It’s a long box but it is mounted so the rear hatch just clears. It won’t fit in our new home’s garage without scraping the top. I bought the Thule Hyper XL - top of the line ski sized box and mounted it on my Outback Touring. Any advice or real world experience would be much appreciated!Ĭonsider how tall your garage clearance is. From researching here I would do Thule or Yakima and we are REI members so I would probably purchase through them. I was thinking a 16 cu foot should be adequate. That being said is there anyone in a similar situation that can comment on what size to get. Ideally if it could fit a stroller that would be nice too. Our usual things include a small suitcase a 1 larger duffel bag 1 smaller duffel and maybe some misc bags or a storage crate to carry other items. We travel fairly light and I want to keep the trunk mostly open for the dog. That being said I cant decide what size is good fit. We travel a decent amount so it would probably spend most of its time on top of the car and very little time off of it if any. I was looking into cargo boxes for the roof and it seems like it is probably the best solution for us. The door wouldn't need to be full-length, just long enough to point skis into the nose and swing them in.Due to a growing family we are trying to figure out traveling solutions while being able to keep the Outback as our main travel vehicle. I'm sure that hurts the structural integrity of the box, but it would make it much easier to load and would simplify the locking/lifting mechanisms. I don't care which side just make it a big cavity with a swing up door. If I were to redesign this box, keeping the general shape and dimensions, I would try to make it a side-loader. The cost to repair all of that is $30-40 after shipping. Then the rear name plate broke (this is the mounting plate for the same lid support). Our rear lid support went all wonky one summer in the hot sun and it deformed. The latching and support mechanisms take up a good bit of room. Sometimes cargo inside the box interferes with the latching mechanism, but you get pretty good at working through those snags. Throw the box on the car, pull down on the clamps, slide the box back onto the rails, and then 20 turns for each clamp and we are good to go. It's takes me less than five minutes to pull the Rocketbox on or off. For something as long as the Rocketbox 14 (which can fit most snow skis), this is a good value, all-around roof storage solution for the Outback. If you slide the Rocketbox all the way forward, the rear hatch can open without hitting the box. This box fits the 5th generation of Subaru Outback (2015- ) with the integrated roof racks very well.
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