Anyone use a soft sided cargo carrier for a car?

[indimom]

We are tent camping at the Ft. in July. We are driving down in our 2010 Impala. It has a decent trunk and we've camped using the car before, but its a tight drive. Very tight. We usually end up with quite a bit of "stuff" around our feet and between the kids in the backseat.
And this is a much longer drive. Like 8X longer!

DH and I were thinking about purchasing a soft-sided cargo carrier, but we've never used one before.
Anyone have suggestions on a good quality brand. We are hoping to get the ones that sit on a no-slip pad to protect the car and keep the bag from shifting because our car does not have a roof rack.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[my3princes]

We used one a few years ago. We were very suprised that it didn't leak at all. Luggage was perfectly safe and dry. We purchased it at Walmart though I don't remember the brand.

 

[indimom]

We used one a few years ago. We were very suprised that it didn't leak at all. Luggage was perfectly safe and dry. We purchased it at Walmart though I don't remember the brand.

Thank you, I'll see what Walmart has. I bet they don't carry too many brands. So it will be a start to our search. I'm glad to hear yours didn't leak, I was a little worried about that. That and preventing scratches on the car.

 

[retired and happy]

One daughter used one from Mobile to North Dakota...or was it South Dakota? Another daughter uses a rack that fits into her trailer hitch. Neither has had any problems with damage to the vehicle or the contents.

 

[JanL]

I use one but have a roof rack to attach it to. I also wrap all items in either large zip locked bags with handles or large black lawn & leaf garbage bags first...which was a good thing the time I packed so I could leave from work, then on the way to work stopped for a car wash. Half way thru the rinse cycle I remembered the soft cargo carrier on top. It came out very clean and soggy. The wrapped items remained dry.

 

[angelmom27]

We have one that we use. But we have a mini van and it ties down to the luggage rack. We really like it and it great extra room in the van for other things.

 

[indimom]

Sounds like everyone has been pretty happy with theres. I'll keep looking and will gladly take any suggestions you may have.