I did a full week camping in my PRHT - boot bag on, bike rack over the top, and could still operate the roof.
No damage to boot lid or bumper from either the rack or the boot bag.
Yes - got some funny looks, and the steering/headlights were, shall we say interesting
There was only me in it when fully loaded - there and back - so would have been under the Kerb weight.
If the new owner of a '62 plate PHTR in Sport Nav in dark grey, last 3 letters DFD reads this, now you know why you’ve got 7 pin electrics in that cubby…
Mazda pickup. More goes on when I have the bootrack on. I don’t like having style bars but they are good for supporting longer load such as bonnets, beds, 8x4 sheets etc.
Off to the Algarve end of August- Rosslare to Bilbao, Santiago, Porto, Coimbra, Lisbon, Lagos, Tavira, etc. Will he using a Revo-Rack……fits to boot lid with 3 suction cups…… no scratches!!!
We went camping around France for 3 weeks with my wife in a full body cast and all our camping gear (in an Elise) - soft bags and stuffing things besides and behind seats meant we had loads of space and brought back 18 bottle of wine on the ferry…
So you can do it if you pack carefully. On that, remember that you can buy things if you need them, and that you can wash things so don’t need all clean gear.
One helpful tip is that whenever you come back from a trip, separate your kit into three piles - stuff you used, stuff you would have used if the weather had been very different, and stuff you didn’t use. Leave the 3rd pile at home, and most of the second pile, next time you go. The do the same again - after a bit, you’ll have a lightweight set of core kit you need and can fit it into any vehicle or adventure.
ps where are you - I have taken a boot rack off my new to me NA and whilst I’ll hang on to it, you’re welcome to borrow it if you can collect or pay for postage. No damage to paintwork, except it’s been on since delivery I think and so the pain around it is quite faded. Am in Shropshire - more details on PM if needed
Thank you everyone for the advice you gave regarding the extra luggage space! We went with the Bootbag and really pleased with it!! Didn’t use it on the way down to Cornwall, but needless to say we did on the way back! Great success! Even gained some extra horse power!
I use the roof storage area when on a big trip where we take loads of stuff. Ive never "accidentally" tried to lower the roof due to forgetting. You can get LOADS of stuff on there by part opening the roof/clam and putting soft bags in from outside. Far more secure than a boot rack and doesnt ruin your MPG like a boot rack does. I realise the lack of roof down is an issue but for the odd trip I can live with it!
MX with a Boot Bag and it was useless! Filled with water and I did use it corectly. It was an early version. Recently went over to Germany and used a boot rack and suite case and it was superb. It was the rack that MX5parts sell but I got it SH. I would recommend it.
Yeah always occurred to me when travelling that there’s space for quite a large bag or somesuch in the space freed up by the roof. At the very least you can put coats, scarfs etc there rather than having them
Waste boot space.
