And we have more storage....

I mentioned in a previous post that we were going to get a car top carrier for extra storage. Well, we purchased one from Amazon.com. We had to get the mounting bars to put it on car, because "The Box" doesn't have a luggage rack. We also got extra straps to secure it on.

Kent put it together for me (in the living room). It was rather funny... he had to climb INTO the carrier to connect the hinges on the inside. I wish I had been able to get photos of THAT to put here! After it was all together, he connected it to the mounting bars. We took it out and put it on the roof of "The Box". We then tried to connect the straps to the door frame. The straps have metal hooks that connect to the ledge of the door. Guess what??? It doesn't HAVE a ledge!

So... we have put the extra straps to use, securing the bars onto the car. It worked out well except for one slight issue... the straps weren't long enough to secure without going across the roof of the car. The straps, when stretched across the roof, vibrate nicely when driving down the road. The vibration creates a VERY loud humming noise, which is then AMPLIFIED by the body of the car!!

We now need to purchase more straps (longer ones) that can secure the mounting bars by doubling back and not having to stretch across the roof. This should eliminate the lovely strap music and allow me to once again hear my radio.