Accessibility: Roof bags are not as accessible once fitted and filled as roof boxes. Roof boxes open easily from one or both sides, whereas roof bags need to be unclipped and unzipped. The HandiHoldall is manufactured using very tough material with a USP that it can be easily folded for storage. I was genuinely astonished at how much went in there. Once you’ve put in everything you need, you thread the straps through the handles on the HandiHoldall 400 before passing it through the loops on top of the bag. Finally, you pass the strap through the clasps and pull as tight as you can. My Thoughts So when you come to change your car to a newer model, the chances are that the roof bars and the fitting kits fitted on your existing vehicle will not fit the newer one. Even if it’s the same make and model. So in garages and sheds around the country dust settles on roof bars that are no longer required and an investment sits there wasted.

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