KAIRAY Hitch Mount Cargo Carrier (ADVANCED PLAN)

I like this thing more than I expected. It's about as sturdy as you'd want it to be, because any more and it would be too heavy to move around and install/remove, any less and it would be too light duty. The instructions were worthless, but it was easy to assemble. There is some spring/bolt thingy that I have NO idea how it could possibly have a function, but it seemed to be an extra anyway, because everything else necessary to put it together and install was there. It doesn't come with a hitch pin, though, just a bolt that you have to use tools to tighten. So if you want it to be a bit easier to install, buy a separate hitch pin. To make it less wobbly, it has this bent plate that tightens against the bottom of your receiver tube, and that DOES require an 18mm wrench to tighten/loosen every time you install/remove this cargo carrier, so just know that if you want to remove it when you get to your location, take an 18mm wrench with you. You could probably drive without the tension plate installed, but it will definitely wiggle around more. I love that the gate sides fold up so it's as flat as possible when storing. The bag is quite large. It fills the entire thing, plus sticks out the top about a foot. I easily put 6 large sleeping bags, 4 thick "Therma-Rest" style sleeping pads, two cots, 3 adult pairs of boots, and a small backpack, and I had still had some room at the top where I could have put more small items. With our 2015 Toyota Highlander, you can still open the rear lift hatch with the cargo carrier installed. If it's super overloaded, the door might hit the cargo you loaded unless you keep it to the backside, but with a medium load it's not a problem. However, my friend's Yukon could NOT open the rear lift hatch with the carrier installed, let alone with cargo, so it depends on your vehicle's shape, I guess. We also own a rooftop cargo carrier. This has been so much easier to install, load, and use than the rooftop carrier, and as an added bonus, it doesn't seem to affect gas mileage at all. And double bonus, the hard-shell rooftop carrier is limited to what fits with it still being able to close. This hitch carrier can be loaded as much as you can strap onto it, so if you need just a bit more room and have enough straps or rope, knock yourself out. In conclusion, yes, this thing was GREAT for the price. I love it.

I booked a 9 day cruise for a family of 5 (including a 2 year old and a 10 year old) so I packed a lot (4 large suitcases and 5 carry ons). It wasn’t until a week before we left that we realized that all the suitcases wouldn’t fit in the trunk. I immediately panicked. I found this hitch mount and bought it. The installation was pretty easy for my husband to put together. The waterproof bag that comes with it was thick, very large, and durable. We were able to easily fit all our suitcases. It held up great on the 1.5 hour ride to the cruise port. You can fold it up when you’re not using it. This was a great value for the price!

We need to carry more stuff than will fit inside our SUV when we travel between our winter home in Florida and our summer home in New York. The carrier is very sturdy but not very heavy, and the bag that comes with it and sits on the carrier is large and has a waterproof seal. It holds three good-sized totes plus some large duffel bags. It is cheaper to buy this than renting a small U-Haul trailer twice a year and makes driving much easier. However, it will obscure your license plate, so for long trips you may want to move the license plate to the back of the carrier. It appears to have a powder-coated finish, so I don't think rust will be a problem. It comes with almost everything you need to tie down the bag onto the carrier, but you will need a hitch pin to secure the carrier into your hitch receiver, and I would suggest a locking hitch pin which we already had since we use the SUV to tow either a small pop-up trailer or our 16 foot pontoon boat and trailer.

This is an excellent product and has served me well for two family vacations. It was easy to assemble and attach to our Pathfinder SUV and holds lots of luggage, etc. in a waterproof bag. A problem arose when one of the spring clips that hold the sides together fell apart and the spring rolled off and was lost while checking into a hotel. If you carry some kind of strong wire to help hold the sides together you're in good shape. Also take plenty of bungee cords to secure the bag as the straps that come with the bag are useless.

It was easy to install and held up very well. Took it on a trip to the mountains and didnt have any issues, didnt wobble or make any noise in our 9 hour drive. Only issue I had, of my own making, I went over a large bump too fast and the straps fell off. The bag was waterproof and resilient. Went through rain and snow, everything stayed dry.

This hitch mount is everything we expected and more . Our trip is coming right up and this will make things so much easier!

Our family unexpectedly grew last year, we are not ready to buy a new car yet. We bought this Save some space in the SUV. It worked perfectly! The bag protected all of our stuff from the driving rain, we were able to put all of our suitcases, plus some extra things on the rack. Directions were slightly tricky, but it installed perfectly!

Bought this back in January 2026 while prepping for our Spring Break road trip getting to our cruise. It is now March 2026, well past the return date. We finally made it from Houston to Miami (20 hour road trip), only to find that all our clothes were soaked. Somehow water got through the “100% waterproof case” ~ so now here we are doing laundry (AGAIN) and repacking at a hotel before embarkation tomorrow morning. This is completely unacceptable. Additionally, two weeks ago when we started building the rack, we realized that the holes did not align and that we needed to have some parts shaved to make everything fit. PLEASE do not waste your money on this!! Wayyyy too expensive to have to correct the parts + NOT waterproof. Incredibly disappointed. (family of 6)