CARPOD Waterproof Cargo Bag

Great product. Was easy to setup on the back of my chevy van. It adds a bunch of new storage. I also ordered the lid with a chain and lock to be able to lock up my gear in it. Got a big plastic heavy duty tote to put in there. I also ordered a solar backup camera to put on, as it did block my vans built in camera. The only issue is it limits how much I can open the barn doors on the back of my van, but so far I can manage. Otherwise seems well made and secure. Have traveled a few hour trip with it and everything was nice and safe.

This is really nice, haven’t used it yet but love the higher side walls for the extra security. Only issue I had was while putting it together on the nuts is stripped and will be contacting the manufacturer to see if they will send a replacement.

Took me a while to get this set up and finally on to the car, but now that I finally did it will be on and off every week. This is the perfect addition to my Model Y, I was looking to not put garbage, grass clippings, and other junk in the back of the new car. I got it with a tow hitch so this was the perfect solution. I needed a hand getting it assembled and had to purchase a hitch pin but once it's on it works exactly as promised, holds two full garbage cans on grass clippings or whatever else. Folds down nicely was able to mount it to the garage wall. A good purchase for a reasonable price.

Perfect quality

We have now taken this carrier to hold our dog fencing (about 120 lbs. worth) behind our 35' 5th wheel on three trips, each between 3000-4500 miles and it has worked really well. The gate folds down nicely (it would be nice if it dropped straight down) to load and unload and I use a hitch clamp to solidify the hitch so it doesn't sway at all. In addition, we installed tail lights for added safety in low-light situations which we experience most trips at some point. This is a great carrier for a good price and I highly recommend it.

You're going to need a 13mm and a 17mm wrench to assemble this. In fact, you'll need two of each. You have to really crank down the bolts and even then the tray will wobble all over the place as you drive. Every pothole makes a horrendous racket. I wish they had come up with a better solution for pinning the sides together. I just know I'm going to lose those cotterless pins. Something that remained attached to the cage would have been much better. The powder coating is very poor quality. It rubs off very easily. It also obscures the license plate and interferes with the backup camera in the up position. All said, it is priced reasonably and should do the job of getting trash to the dump once a week. Update: It's three years old now and still going strong. It has lasted better than I had expected so up one star!

This is a very deep and lockable cargo carrier for a tow hitch. Better than the car-top carriers because of ease of access. The CarPod can be ordered with the carrier bag and the lockable lid to make the system more impervious to rain and theft. In total the purchases are will worth the cost, but be aware that the side walls of the carrier are made of moderately thick wires. Users are well-advised to avoid standing on the carrier or putting very heavy objects in the carrier because these wires can probably bend, although the supporting crossbars are very sturdy. The depth of the carrier allows a large quantity of goods to be stored in it. We put lots of bedding and pillows in the carrier for our rental condo this summer, freeing up cargo space in our SUV, but if you are a professional contractor looking to load heavy machinery for construction jobs, this is not the carrier for you. This will be a great product for tailgating parties due to ease of access and for cross country road trips.

I have mixed feelings about the product, though not necessarily the fault of any manufacturing or design problem. Plus, I'm pretty sure this is one of the best ones on the market, so it only goes downhill if you choose others. The initial assembly is fairly simple. The sides fold up and are held in place with pins. I added zip ties to keep the pins hooked to the corners when not in use. It's a tad tricky to determine which way the Z-shaped tongue goes in relation to the hitch and to the basket anchoring; you could easily hang it upside down. Attaching it to my trailer hitch takes a good 10 mins each time. You have to hold all 50# of the basket level while sliding it into the hitch then holding it with a cross bolt. It helps to mark (i used a thin paint marker) the optimal insertion point where you can easily push the pin through to hold it. the black paint, as others have noted, scratches or rusts easily and quickly, so over time this could be a problem. The square tube that slides into the hitch also is prone to rust and scratches. I spent 5 bucks and added more red reflective tape for safety. My biggest gripe involves the limitations of having something hanging off your hitch. My Subaru Outback can only have a "tongue weight" of around 270# total. A normal trailer could weigh a ton or more, but that weight is distributed onto the tires. Anything too heavy hanging off your car probably will snap the hitch off the frame. So in my case, a 270# max minus 50# of basket means my cargo cannot exceed 200#. At 40# per damp bag of yard mulch, that's no more than 5 bags yet the volume of the basket probably could hold 8 bags. Again, not necessarily a product defect but a problem with devices of this nature hanging off the car. Oh, and if you have a camera that protects you from backing into something, it will see the basket and slam on the brakes as you back up; disable the camera while using. In the end, I'm having second thoughts and think that maybe i should have bought a small, short trailer instead. Though it would present driveway storage issues, i would have a significantly higher cargo weight and volume limit with something balancing the load on tires instead of hanging off the car frame and hitch. This product is generally well built, but the difficulty in installing or removing it quickly discourage frequent use and make me wonder if i didn't really want a small trailer as i initially thought.