Roof box

Who currently has one?

i did a quick search on the site but couldnt find any threads

Basically with myself, wife, baby and dog all in the jimny its going to get a little cramped with all the camping gear so obvious choice is a roof box

Id like a little info on size / makes / fitment etc as i have little to no knowledge of this sort of thing


thanks in advance
Z

Why not get a small trailer? Putting stuff in a roofbox on a Jimny isn't like loading a roofbox on a family saloon. Just a tad higher.

we had thought about that but roof box was our choice as the most common places we camp arent very easy to get to in a car never mind with a trailer lol

was more wondering what sort of size people fit?

We have a reasonable size Halfrauds one.The plain design ones were on sale, but they gave us a carbon effect one by accident :laugh:

I have thought about using it on the Jimny, but it'll throw the CofG so high i can't see it being great around corners. This year will be the first year dad uses it on his Freelander 2... so height could definately be an issue there

I'd go with a trailer, they're not that big or difficult to manouver, but I've been and got the license. If you've never driven with a trailer before you may want to check out speed limits etc... and maybe drive it round town a few times to get the hang of it.

most people don't load roof boxs correctly ,they are ment for light stuff only
on a jimny this could be very bad news raising the cog
i was looking at one to mount on the back door

I had a roof box fitted when the Jim was bought. It's even a quality one (found it online for about 700 EUR), was quite surprised. It fits on two roof bars across the factory rails and locks in place with a small "special" key, so it can't be stolen.

Quite a bit noisy on the road, increased fuel consumption by about 1 liter/100 km and couldn't fit in most underground parkings due to the added height :laugh: took it off and removed the rear seats (which might not be an option to you; maybe only remove one seat in the back and pack lightly ?

the speed/cornering/mpg and parking arent a problem, they're all things we knew

vaxxi - what sort of size was your box? 350L?

adamatdraycott - same questions bud, any ideas what size yours is?

this wont have heavy stuff in it, we have had them in the past just not sure on the size for the Jimny


thanks for all the advice guys

You'll need to keep clear of the Multi Storey carparks
And the Wildlife park!! :laugh: :laugh:

zaine wrote: vaxxi - what sort of size was your box? 350L?

Hapro Roady 350 - 300 liter, methinks. Still looked big on top of the Jimny watch out for the max load, it's 30 kg I believe (limitation of the roof rails, not the box itself). Here's some pics from when I had it fitted:

zaine wrote: adamatdraycott - same questions bud, any ideas what size yours is?

Ours is a 470L one... so mid range
I fill it with kites... like real kites, kitesurfing kites :laugh:

Have you thought about a box mounted on a towbar rack? Not actually towing... so none of the trouble with speed and they are actually high enough to use when on some tame greenlanes
Could be very expensive with a towbar, rack and bag

www.fasteronline.co.uk/product_info.php?...se&utm_campaign=base

I have a high end rack from Thule... and its great for the kite buggy and bikes!

Have a read of this on 4x4 community.
www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showthread.php?t=37396

Thule pacific 100
www.tesco.com/direct/thule-pacific-100-3...X-868CFY8PfAodsjEGXQ
You will only need a trailer if had a soft top like me.



Hope this helps.
DIRTYDOGZ