Great product, but two minor dissapointments - Thule Trail XT - Large

For perspective, this is the only roof basket with which I have experience. In addition, I purchased this product in preparation for a trip to Colorado in August. Since I am writing this review in June, it has not yet been properly tested by means of a long journey loaded with cargo. So keep these things in mind while reading my review.

I purchased this product after several weeks of rooftop basket research. Ultimately, I chose this product because of its sleek design and versatility. The ability to also mount my Thule kayak rack, (and other Thule products if I prefer) to the top of the basket via the T tracks was important to me. It is light weight and fairly easy to mount and remove from my vehicle. Once mounted, it is very secure. For storage, I mounted mine to my garage ceiling for easier vehicle mounting and removal. The instructions were fairly straightforward. It's basically a series of step by step pictures, but a set of written instructions to accompany the pictures would have expedited the assembly process. My only complaints thus far, and they are fairly minor, are the following:

1. I hear a slight (but not overwhelming) whistling noise at highway speeds. This noise might be related to issue 2. It might also be something innate to all roof baskets.

2. The black plastic corner joining pieces do not fit as snugly to the top curved aluminum bars as I would have expected from a Thule product. The result is about an eighth of an inch gap, which I suspect might be causing the whistling noise. A product at this price point should fit together more snugly in my opinion.

Other than those two minor issues, the product appears to be exactly as advertised, and I would recommend this product with confidence.

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.