Green Valley Sherpack 158002 Folding Roof Box

The item arrived at the expected time well packaged.The roof bag looks and feels sturdy. It is easy to fit, however I believe that it is useful to practise the fitting and removal when time allows as positioning of the roof bars and the bag might take some time when first done.The bag has metal bars in the bottom to keep the bag solid. Once installed the whole top part opens via zip lock giving plenty of space for packing. The package contains the inernal straps so that content of the bag can be tied down inside the bag. The bag outside has straps to make it tight once loaded. How water proof, I had no chance to test yet.As some people commented, the fitting bolts do not look very reassuring. However, my ones have not snapped, I still prepared a set of alternative bolts ready in case that happens. Otherwise fitting does not require any tool.Once taken off, it can be easiliy folded into the case included. The case has carrying straps.This is a great solution for people who do not have the space for storing a rigid roof box or for ones who would only use it occasionally.

For the price you pay, this is a decent quality roof box. The box itself holds a large amount of stuff, and has proven itself very waterproof on long wet car journeys between Scotland and England over Christmas. The base of the box is well supported by struts, the zips seem fairly robust and unlikely to stick, and the whole thing folds down to a nice size for storage.Unfortunately the attachment brackets are not quite as good. They are very fiddly to attach to your roof bars, requiring you to hold washers in place whilst screwing the upside-down nut upwards onto the bolt. Also there is nothing holding the brackets in the runners until the roof box is fitted, so they are prone to sliding out and falling onto your roof/the ground whilst the box is being taken out from storage and/or moved into position. They could be very easy to lose if you are not extra-careful to keep an eye on them.Also - as noted by another reviewer - the brackets and bolts did have noticeable surface rust on after the very first (very wet) journey, so I've had to spray them with WD40 before storing them. That said, once fitted, they do the job of holding the box firmly to the roof rack for your journey.I'd happily recommend this to someone looking to use this for occasional journeys - as long as you don't find yourself going through the hassle of putting it on and off too frequently, then it's good value for money.

A brilliant buy, since I have downsized in cars and fitted roof bars; I needed a roof box for a short break away with the family.It was so easy to set up and load and was sufficiently water resistant for the journey. The space and weight capacity are great and the best feature is that the whole thing simply rolls up and can be stored in the car until the return trip, and of course saves on storage between uses in the home or garage.Compared with the cost if rigid boxes, this is amazing value and for fairly infrequent usage a must have over a rigid box.

The roof box itself was great - good quality, better than I expected and did a really good job. so long as you only pack stuff in it that is ok getting a little damp then you'll be fine.however, the part of the product that is very disappointing is the brackets that are used to attach the roof box to the roof bars. These rusted significantly after only 1 (wet) journey and I'm likely to have to replace them before my next significant journey.I wanted to contact the seller directly about this, but couldn't see any way to do so through amazon or via the green valley website.Personally, I'd be happy to pay a little more upfront if this meant the brackets would be of a higher quality.shame.

This product on the whole has proved useful, reliable (ish) and relatively good value for money. I didn't find it as difficult to fit as some, yes is can be a little fiddly but nothing more. Think it was done within 10 mins. Easily stored, much cheaper than a box unit and does fit most of what you need to carry. I think it looks good too.My moan is that the waterproof lining inside has cracked and split on its first trip out and therefore rendered the whole bag useless against the elements. If I am honest I can't tell if its how I packed it or if the product has just failed but it is disappointing that its failed so soon as I like the product.

Be warned, This needs a minimum distance of 500mm and a maximum of 700mm between the roof bars, My standard size car (with pre positioned roof rack holes) is 810mm so it doesn't fit. At the time I purchased it was nowhere in the product description about the fitting size requirements, However it was in the instruction manual when I unwrapped the bag. My one star review is to help flag up this issue as I now have the trouble of returning it.The bag itself looks like a 5* product (except for the mounting, it needs to be longer) for the price it looked very well made and it looked durable. Good design which easily folds down into its bag for storage very easily, It looked to me like the U bracket had been upgraded so would not rust as per previous reviews.I would have been more then happy using it, had it fit!I have now bought a Thule Ranger 90 which fits on my bars but it's more than twice the price, when you compare the products side by side you can see why the Thule is priced so much higher it's a very well thought out product right down to the design of the velcro on the straps to stop them flapping in the wind. however for my needs (occasional camper) the Sherpack would have been ideal and a lot lighter on the wallet.