thule box

We've made it a tradition to ski on Easter for most of the past 10+ years, so found ourselves a little out of sorts this weekend. Took a little stroll down memory lane, and realized most of our biggest ski weekend frustrations can be blamed on one piece of equipment. I'm curious if any of you...

I can tell you Yakima does not. I bought their "Carbonite " box for the Atlas, fortunately I got it at REI. The first one showed up cracked right out of the box. I got that replaced, and was pleased how light it was, but it did seem pretty flimsy. This week we had a windy day. Driving in...

Pretty much when I started skiing 3 years ago, I got a ski roof-box for the car (aka Pugmobile). It made sense at the time because we would normally fit four people in the car, plus the skis, baggage, etc. However, for the last couple years, it went unused because it's mostly two of us heading...

I finally broke down and traded in the Silverado for an Outback, so I am in the market for a rocket box. Is there really any difference in quality between the Thule and Yakima boxes? Reviews? Experiences? Random thoughts?