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Roof box

  • zaine
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09 May 2012 13:01 #39719 by zaine
Roof box was created by zaine
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 :P


thanks in advance
Z

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09 May 2012 13:17 #39720 by wanderinstar
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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.

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09 May 2012 13:21 #39721 by zaine
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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?

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09 May 2012 13:28 #39722 by adamatdraycott
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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 ;)

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09 May 2012 13:32 #39723 by Trillian
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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.

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09 May 2012 14:07 #39730 by reaper
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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

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