MAXXHAULMaxxHaul 70209 Soft Shell Cargo Carrier Bag for Hitch Mount Cargo Rack - Heavy Duty and Water Resistant 47 inch 20 inch x 20 inch Black with Tie Down Straps

Worked great at keeping everything dry

I purchased this for a trip from NY to IL and back for our baby shower. We stuffed this thing completely full with gifts and some luggage on a hitch carrier. All the provided straps were more than sufficient.On our return trip, we hit rain which transitioned to a bad ice storm in the midwest. In the Cleveland/Buffalo area, we hit lake effect snow. This kept all of our belongs 100% dry and safe. It still looks brand new almost a year later.This was surprisingly good quality.

I used the MaxxHaul 70209 carrier bag with the MaxxHaul 70107 Hitch Mount Compact Cargo Carrier - 53" x 19-1/2" (Perfect fit); I also used the Cocoweb Chrome C-Lock Heavy Duty Locking 5/8" Inch Hitch Pin with Weather Guard Protection(A little extra cost but 2 of them means you don't come back and find your cargo carrier gone after a restful night in a hotel far from home); a Reese hitch extender/lift and two stabilizers(one on the hitch extender and one on the cargo carrier hitch attachment. I used the Winnerwell Anti Rattle Hitch Tightener for 1.25" and 2" Hitches on the extender and the Towever 84701 Super Corrosion Resistant Trailer Hitchs Tightener Stabilizer Cross Clamp No Wobble on the cargo carrier.)I had 7 different hotel rooms stays over the course of the trip.Didn't want to deal with the deafening wind noise from car topping the carrier bag and it's my understanding that the wind resistance also decreased the overall miles per gallon. (I'm all about comfort and cost savings if I can find the right nexus of them together.)Traveled well over 3000 miles across the country to Yellowstone in the middle of August.Encountered light Rain in Denver for about 45 mins and heavy rain in Oklahoma for about an hour. (The bag had a little water and dirt residue on top from the road, car and rain but everything inside remained completely dry.)Unpacked and repacked each hotel stay 4 medium suitcases, 2 sleeping bags 3 pillows (Heaviest/widest bags to the bottom laying flat provides more stability and stacking two by two suitcases laying flat helps the shaping of the carrier bag.)Straps included are plenty long. Once top ones are connected to the bag they don't need to be taken out. Easy adjustment between top and bottom by lifting buckle. Easy removal from carrier by lifting buckle so feeder cable slides through. Lift zip flap, unzip and lay cover back. No need for an additional ratchet strap or anything.The extender with lift allows the carrier bag to not be exposed to your exhaust tubes and also allows you to lift your rear door if using with a SUV hitch.I found it easier and more attractive to simply have the bag face the vehicle. The blank black side then faces rearward so you're not a traveling advertisement for MaxxHaul.(Though I like their product I simply do not like being a walking/driving billboard). The zipper opens facing the vehicle rather than the rear but with the cargo carrier on the extender hitch you have enough room to sit in your SUV and peak into bag/bags without everyone behind you seeing what you are looking for. (Not being weird but if I'm looking for my charging cable in my suitcase really quickly I don't want everyone seeing all my colored undies :-))There is one thing I had to work on and a suggestion I would make to the manufacturer to make their product pretty nigh perfect. Once cinched down tight the straps tend to trail too long to the ground. Top and bottom buckle are related as far as strap length but even the best placement still meant some straps trailed. I folded them up and tied them back onto the strap using some rubber covered bending wire but some simple velcro straps at the end can easily solve this issue. This kept them snug while on the move and prevented strap flapping in the wind.Great overall set of products that helped make the trip more enjoyable by allowing the kids to stretch their legs a bit more in the cabin and reduce incidents between younger siblings.

Solid weatherproof bag that fits our hitch carrier perfectly. I built a simple frame using 2x2 lumber to give it structure while loading—makes packing easier and helps with securing everything down.

This cargo carrier bag is really good. The vinyl fabric is thick and will take some abuse before it ever tears. The Zippers are big and sturdy and lots of straps are included. I'd buy this again but I think this one will last a long time before I ever need to.

Update: Cleaned all the road grime, salt and dirt of it, looks in great shape. Minor surface scratching (picture make it look a lot worse) on the bottom, no cuts or gouges and no seam damage with the exception of one corner. Even though some thread is showing, it is not torn and does not leak. Immersed the corner to see if showed dampness inside - none. Still very happy with my purchase. Reminder that this last trip was mid winter across the northern states with snow, ice, sand, gravel and salt and the bottom was exposed the entire time. Next trip I’ll cut out a piece of 1/8” fiberboard to protect it better. My bumper rack is just the Harbor Freight one. It looks way worse than the bag.Bottom line: excellent product, highly recommended.Two trips coast to coast, hot and cold, no damage and when hosed off, still looks new. Bought it August 2022, one trip there and back across the south, coast to coast; in October, next trip across the northern states and back in Dec/Jan. Cold down to -1F, lots of road salt, gravel and sand, still no damage. Pretty impressed overall. Zipper has held up completely as have the seams. Frankly, I didn’t expect it to do so well. I am very happy with its performance. The bottom that took the most abuse wiped off clean, no tears, nicks or scratches.The only difficult part is because the zipper is so well protected, it was hard to operate in sub freezing weather, hard to open around the two corners. With that said, I’m happy it was like that, kept the water, snow, dirt and everything else out, even in the rains of the Olympic peninsula in December-torrential.Fit well in my harbor freight bumper mounted rack. The rack looks like hell; the bag looks, and still is, in excellent shape.Comment: I made this review more comprehensive because when I was looking for a bag, reviews were mixed on most of the less expensive bags. I bought this one even though it was not expensive figuring at worst, I could throw it away at the end of the trip and not be out much. It has over 14K miles on it now and still working as advertised. Highly recommend.

So far so good. Works great. Though it’s not guaranteed to be water PROOF , I drove in and out of several rainstorms. Everything inside stayed dry. Very happy with this purchase.

Fits perfectly on my aluminum carrier from Harbor Freight. Kept things dry during a roadtrip with significant rain fall. The zipper is tucked way up under the flap which I believe helps keep things dry. It perfectly fits four 22” carry on suitcases.