Car Back Carrier Tips | Rightline Gear

How To Maximize Cargo Space and Fuel Efficiency

Written by RightlineG on January 2, 2015. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. 4 Comments

When a vehicle is designed to be fuel efficient, one of the first trade-offs is decreased cargo space. Adding a car top cargo carrier increases your cargo space, but it also lowers your vehicle’s gas mileage. Our suggestion for maximizing cargo carrying space while maintaining your fuel efficiency...

Will The Cargo Saddlebag Work On Crossovers With Sloping Rear Hatches?

Written by RightlineG on December 30, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. 2 Comments

Some of the newer models of crossovers have rear windows and hatches with a greater slope than that of a minivan or SUV. Our customers have asked if our Cargo Saddlebag will work on these type of vehicles using the roof rack attachment method. After looking at many models of crossover, we settled...

Which Rightline Gear Cargo Carrier is Right For My Minivan?

Written by RightlineG on December 22, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips, Car Top Carrier Tips. 6 Comments

All minivans on the market today have sliding doors, which makes this question a little more complex than it normally would be. With a Roof Rack If your minivan has a Roof Rack, you can attach any one of our Rightline Gear Car Top Carriers as shown in our Carrier Fit Guide. The carrier’s straps...

The Cargo Saddlebag And SUV Fairings

Written by RightlineG on December 5, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. 2 Comments

The spoiler, or fairing, on the rear of your SUV is the fin that sticks out at the top of your back window. Sometimes the fairing will hold a third brake light. The side straps of the Rightline Gear Cargo Saddlebag will rest on the fairing when attached with or without a roof rack. Several of our...

Cargo Saddlebag Model Change 2012

Written by RightlineG on December 4, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. 1 Comment

In October 2012, Rightline Gear introduced a new model Cargo Saddlebag with several major design improvements. Because the product number, 100B90, remained the same for the new model, many of our retailers’ websites kept customer reviews that were given for the old model. These reviews do not...

Will The Cargo Saddlebag Damage My Vehicle?

Written by RightlineG on December 4, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. Leave a Comment

Our in-house testing and many years of customer feedback have shown that when the top straps and the belt strap, the bottom straps, or both, are attached as our set up guide directs, the Cargo Saddlebag cannot move. Once the bag is secure and cannot move, there is no chance for the bag to rub back...

Cargo Saddlebag Pole Frame Coming Out of Pole Pockets?

Written by RightlineG on November 11, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. Leave a Comment

As part of our continual effort to improve our products based on customer feedback, we redesigned our Cargo Saddlebag in September 2012. One major design change was to replace the hard plastic insert in the bottom of the carrier with a metal pole frame that would provide better structure and support. ...

Cargo Saddlebag Bottom Pole Frame Difficult to Assemble?

Written by RightlineG on November 10, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. Leave a Comment

As part of our Mission Statement, we at Rightline Gear strive to have “A self awareness and transparency in areas that we need to grow.” Transparency includes sharing with you the areas where we have made mistakes and the measures we have taken to correct them. Below are a couple of issues...

Cargo Saddlebag Cross Pole Too Long?

Written by RightlineG on October 8, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. 2 Comments

The new version of our Cargo Saddlebag was released in October 2012. It features a bottom pole frame that replaced the hard plastic sheet in the previous model. We are sorry to say that in our first production run, the cross pole / junction assembly was fabricated 1.5″ too long on a few units. ...

Cargo Saddlebag Pole Frame Push Buttons Hard To Depress?

Written by RightlineG on July 10, 2014. Posted in Car Back Carrier Tips. Leave a Comment

In our initial production of the Cargo Saddlebag, some of the push buttons that lock in the bottom pole frame connection were reported broken. Our QC department checked into the issue and found that it was possible for the buttons to break at their hinge. Solution: After our initial production, the...