Ski Roof Box Review

The box opens from both sides with a tapered tail to provide excellent tailgate clearance.

Ski roof box review.

The roofbox is back with one aim. While this may seem silly for many of us having a ski roof rack on a taller vehicle such as an suv or truck may mean that vertically challenged individuals among us cannot reach their skis. Make sure that a roof rack is a good fit for your vehicle and your abilities because a roof rack isn t always the best solution. The sportrack horizon cargo box is a cheap roof box for those who need high quality.

Soft boxes can also be locked and are relatively tough but don t offer any where near the deterrence of a hard box. The closing locking mechanism is a bit awkward at first but end of the day is still perfectly usable. A box can take some fiddling to get on your car s roof but once it s up there it s easy to use requiring no tying of ropes or cinching of straps to keep your stuff from flying away. No sponsored athletes no we took 3 runs at a ski test.

Brands send us the sticks and we spend a solid chunk of our own seasons shredding them. No bullshit in depth ski reviews by ski bums for ski bums. Box comes with sks locks an intuitive push button latch to securely close the lid and internal lid stiffeners that bolster the box s overall strength and makes easy to open and close the lid. Overall a great roof box for skis mixed use in the summer camping or whatever.

The thule force roof box features a winning combination of value and space while still offering key conveniences important to every user. Reviewed in the united states on march 11 2016 this thule ski box was surprisingly easy to install on the top of my suv and comes with a very sleek aerodynamic design and a shiny black lacquer. It may take a minute to figure out but the actual process is simple. The roof box has a large interior capacity and utilizes utilizes aeroskin technology that results in a durable and the aerodynamic shape.

In addition it s easy to install thanks to the easy snap mounting hardware.