You will however need to know and follow specific necessary procedures for adequately securing the items on the roof rack.
How to use a roof rack for luggage.
Many boxes include locks to secure your belongings.
On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.
For instance if you have a roof mounted cargo box rated at 150 lbs roof rack crossbars rated at 200 lbs and a roof rated at 100 lbs then you cannot load more than 100 lbs.
Typically your vehicle roof will be the limiting factor.
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Learn how to safely secure items to your car s roof racks.
What types of tie downs work best.
Note that your luggage may slide around a bit inside the box but it will be kept safe and dry for the ride.
In this video we explain how to pro.
With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars.
You can quickly secure these items on the roof rack using either ropes or car roof rack straps and using roof rack straps though is better as it provides better security and keeps the luggage safe.
Open the cargo box lid place your luggage inside and close the lid.
Just mount the roof box to your crossbars via the included attachment system.