HandiWorld HandiHoldall Large 330 Litres Soft Roof Box; Foldable Weather Resistant Roof Bag with Solid Base; Navy Blue

I work as a location photographer based in Wales and was offered a last minute assignment in northern Scotland. We combined it with a holiday break so the car was loaded with camera gear, family and a dog! The only solution for our baggage was a roof box or holdall. Roof box was expensive so I took a risk and opted for this holdall. When it arrived it was no bigger than than an old army kit bag. There's a holdall, with four metal rod strengtheners and a carrying bag. I also bought two aluminium roof bars off Amazon.We did loads to test loadings of the holdall in our front room to make sure we got the best luggage configuration. The morning we left it only took about 15 minutes to load up. Nothing to do with the holdall but you need to be fairly dextrous and not afraid to stand on your car seats/sills to get the bag onto the roof and strapped down, but it's not difficult. In the end I used a little three step decorating ladder which made everything a doddle.The critical thing is to make sure that the metal rods over-run the roof bars at the front and back, so the holdall won't slump down onto your precious car roof in transit. I'd also recommend you pack your bags/cases at right angles to the steel supports to ensure maximum weight spread/support.As you can see from the pics I had two large suitcases, two stuffed holdalls and a bag of bedding. Normally this would fill the boot in the Kia Sportage. Everything fitted on the roof easily, and the holdall zipped closed without any issues. There's a neat tough canvas overlap above the zipper that ensures everything is watertight. Make sure you turn it down over the zip.In my case there was enough strap on each of the four main holding straps to be able to wrap it round the roof bar twice. If you can I'd recommend this as it really locks the holdall in place. The other tightening straps were also very useful as pulling these tight really compressed the load and ensured that everything was tight, secure and as aerodynamic as poss. Ensure you tuck any remaining strap length into the mechanisms to prevent wind noise.I've never used a roof holdall before so I took it easy at first but I needn't have worried. By the end of the week's assignment I'd been racing over all sorts of roads and tracks, often at fairly high speeds, and the holdall was solid as a rock. On the motorways there was no wind noise at all, and it didn't really affect the stability of functioning of the car.Coming home it rained like hell all the way back to Wales but when I offloaded there wasn't a drop of water inside the holdall. It packed away really easily in its holdall and takes up very little space in my wardrobe.It's constructed from very robust canvas and the heavy stitching is moulded in. The steel bars are also very strong, as are the straps and buckles.I'd really recommend this product. No negatives at all and the price is really excellent value for money.

We needed something to prevent us going away in 2 cars but didn't want a roof box permanently stuck on the car. This was a brilliant solution. The rods which strengthen the base are carbon fibre, a but like modern tent poles. This gives structure to the bag and stopped it dipping between our roof bars. The capacity amazed us, I thought it might be too small but we didn't manage to fill it. We both thought that actually the capacity was great than a rigid roof box. The zips are sturdy and the ability to fully unzip the top of the bag made it very easy to fill while on the roof. The straps fitted easily around the roof bars and where easy to tighten and it felt very secure and didn't move at all during a 100mile journey which was mostly motorway driving. We didn't encounter rain so didn't test the waterproofing. At the end of the journey it was simple to detach and unpack. We thought it was excellent value for money and one of the best purchases we have made.

The bag itself is great. We ordered it prior to a camping holiday and easily fitted 2 sups in with various other camping items. There are lots of straps to secure it and it didn’t move.Unfortunately it didn’t come with the 2 straps to secure it as suggested in the instructions so I emailed the company to make them aware and they’ve completely ignored it! We had to go and purchase straps separately to make sure we could secure it. The bag is great, customer service not so much.

We’ve had this roof bag for about a month now and have used it for about 1500 miles to Norfolk, Normandie and Cornwall on both a 2012 Vauxhall Meriva (pictured) and 2007 Ford Focus.- The fact it attaches to the bars using the straps is extremely quick and easy. Much more so than our previous roof box.- It packed well and quite flexibly. Our cargo was;1 large tent, 1 camping table, 2 body boards, 1 clothes horse, 2 sleeping bags, 1 double duvet, 2 roll mats, 2 camping chairs, and 2 luggage bags (carry-on size) and some other camping gear.- It stayed waterproof despite it being pelted with rain for over a 3 hour sitting.Couldn’t have gone better as a purchase. The only downside is having to load and unload it in the rain (which seems to be every time I need to do it!), but hardly the bags problem!

This bag is exceptional. It is well made, strong fabric with substantial clips and a very strong zip. We needed it to get my wife’s cross country walker in but it also took all the bedding towels and jumpers with space to spare. The bag comes with floor supports which seem really robust as I was initially concerned about protecting the glass roof It absolutely bucketed down with rain all the way to Holland but everything stayed dry so really cannot fault it. The instructions were a little light on detail but you DO NOT need extra straps as the 4 corner ones wrap around the roof bars to hold it all stable. For total piece of mind I did run some additional straps (light blue in the picture) but it wasn’t really necessary. Cracking value for money though not as aero dynamic as a roof box so did hit the fuel economy and was a little noisy - though nothing unexpected. I may look to make something curved out of cardboard to sit inside the front next time to round it off a bit.I would suggest loading it on the ground as much as possible and then 2 people lifting on and off if you can but I did put it on first and loaded it myself going out.

A great buy,that's just as good or better than a roof box. Easy to attach/detach and very roomy. Just been used for a family holiday to France BUT I did find that after a journey with rain and hot moisture on the ferry, when I eventually got to my destination there was moisture in the base of it. Luckily, my kit was dry, there was no problems on the return journey. I cannot recommend this item enough. Glad I bought it. Fantastic and a super space saver too.