What Makes PackRight Car Top Carriers From Rightline Gear The Best?

Rightline Gear's Specialty Is Car Top Carriers

Since their first carrier design in 1995, PackRight has been improving designs and evaluating customer feedback.  Most other car top carriers are manufactured by companies that mainly make other products. They make a car top carrier as an after thought, just to expand their line.  PackRight is the technical authority on car top carriers and is responsible for many of the innovative features found on their products and in the industry today. We thought that you might like to see a few of them in detail below.

Hydrotuff Material For All Cargo Bags 

Hydrotuff is a proprietary PVC backed 600D polyester.  It is a thick durable material, resistant to cuts, and will not tear.  Simply the best choice for car top bags, both functionally and aesthetically.  Hydrotuff is completely waterproof and UV treated so that the color and the material will not breakdown with continued exposure to the sun. It will keep its properties in the Arizona desert heat and on the Alaskan frozen tundra.

Car Top Bags Are Waterproof - Not Weather Resistant

With the addition of the Waterproof Liner, all PackRight Cargo Bags are completely waterproof. PackRight uses the fold and bend closure with the Classic Car Top Carrier, just like white water rafting bags. They use the unique ZipRight Zipper system with the Sport Car Top Carrier Models. These features keep water out. It is remotely possible that a few droplets of water may seep through the stitching of a bag, but with the liner, no water ever touches your gear.  At Lakeland Gear, we test the carriers that we offer and they work.

The Sport Car Top Carrier's ZipRight Zipper System

The Sport Carriers feature the innovative ZipRight zipper system, a urethane coated zipper located on the protective flap to keep rain out. Other carriers feature a conventional zipper located at the junction of the protective flap and the bag-right where the wind forcefully drives a large amount of rain water. ZipRight’s  “in the flap technology” solves the age old problem of water coming into the carrier through the zipper.

The Classic Car Top Carrier's Fold and Bend Closure
The Classic Car Top Carrier's single piece construction and fold and bend closure make it one of the most simple and water tight carriers that you will find. Car top carriers that are not packed full will flap in the wind, creating road noise, working their way loose, and possibly damaging their material. The Classic’s size adjusting closure does away with all of these issues. Its patented design (US Patent 6,257,470) closes like a white water rafting bag to keep water out.

Cargo Bags Use Nylon Strapping

The StrapRight Strap Sets and Car Clip Strap Sets provided with the PackRight Car Top Carriers are top notch.  The straps are fashioned from nylon webbing, not polypropylene webbing like those used on cheaply made carriers. They are even treated with a waterproof coating to prevent water from wicking through them when used in the strap-through-the-vehicle configuration.  The straps are not sewn into the carrier so they won't tear off in the middle of a trip. 

You Can Choose Your Car Top Carrier Accessories

Why not just include 'everything' with each carrier?  PackRight wants to keep the price down so you only pay for what you need.  The Waterproof Liner is available for those that want 110% assurance that their gear will be dry under any circumstances.  The Car Clip Strap Set attaches all of the PackRight Luggage Carriers to vehicles without roof racks.  Non-Skid Roof Protection Pads are available to protect your roof from sharp-edged items inside your cargo bag while also preventing it from moving an inch.  The Security Cable Lock acts as a great theft deterrent during your next pit stop.  At LakelandGear, we don't ask you to pay for products that you don't need, we respect your knowledge and judgment.

Quality Cargo Bag Manufacturing

PackRight pays attention to thread and needle size to make a strong seam that keeps the water out.  If you hold cheap carriers up to a light, you will see gaping needle holes and can even see threads or shadows through the thin material.  PackRight's quality control program ensures that you receive a cargo carrier that was made exactly the same way that it was designed.  With Car Top Carriers just like many other products - "you get what you pay for".  PackRight Carriers are very reasonable in cost and you will be extremely happy for years to come when you are still using your same bag over and over.