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Yakima Roof Basket Review - 2023 Kia Sorento- Video
Hi, Matt with Etrailer, and today we're talking about the Yakima SkinnyWarrior roof basket on top of our 2023 Kia Sorrento. Now, this would be a great option for you for a few reasons. If you're looking for something that's gonna be better for hauling those longer items, or if you and your family are out on a trip and using all three rows of seating, you're not gonna have a whole lot of cargo space, so putting that extra luggage on top of your vehicle is gonna be the ideal solution for you, especially if your hitch is already being used by other accessories. So let's check it out. So this carrier is gonna have a maximum capacity of carrying up to 165 pounds. It is important you check what your roof and your roof rack are capable of carrying, so you don't overload anything. more
4/23/2024 3:06:42 PM
Flint Hill Goods Roof Cargo Basket Review - 2022 Kia Sorento- Video
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at the Flint Hill Goods Rooftop Cargo Basket on our 2022 Kia Sorento. Adding a rooftop basket to your vehicle is gonna allow you to make use of the negative space on your roof to increase your cargo capacity. If you have the three row model, like the one that we have here, when you have that back row up and you're full of passengers, you don't have much cargo area. So this will allow you to get those bigger, bulkier items out there on the road along with you. Now let's take a closer look at some of the features. Our basket is made of a powder coated steel that's gonna hold up against the elements and help resist corrosion. more
3/5/2024 10:38:41 AM
Curt Roof Mounted Cargo Basket Review - 2022 Kia Sorento- Video
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com and we're taking a look at the rooftop cargo basket from Curt on our 2022 Kia Sorento. Adding a roof basket to your vehicle is gonna help solve the problem of having limited cargo space on the inside. If you have a model Sorento like this one with the third row, if you have that row up, you practically have eliminated all your inside space, so you can make use of the negative space on top of your vehicle by adding a basket. Our basket's made of powder coated stainless steel and that's gonna be a nice medium-sized basket for your bigger bulkier items. Your dimensions are gonna be 42 and 1/2, 37 wide, and it stands about four inches high, as far as your usable space. Now, as far as the distance from the bottom of the, well, sorry, the roof of the vehicle, the lowest point would be your U-bolt and your right at three inches. more
3/5/2024 10:34:37 AM
Yakima SkinnyWarrior Roof Rack Cargo Basket Review - 2022 Kia Sorento- Video
How's it going, neighbors This is Ed here with etrailer.com, and we're taking a look at the SkinnyWarrior from Yakima on our 2022 Kia Sorento. Adding a cargo basket to your vehicle is gonna help solve the problem that people with vehicles like the Sorento encounter as far as having not enough cargo space, especially if you have the third row option like the one that we're looking at. If you have all three rows up, you don't have practically any cargo area, and that's where the SkinnyWarrior would come into play 'cause it allows you to get those bigger, bulkier items on top of your vehicle and make use of your roof without taking up your entire roof rack system. So you can use other things like a kayak carrier or possibly a rooftop bike carrier. The SkinnyWarrior, it's made of steel and it has a weather-resistant powder coat that's gonna help you keep a nice, long life on it and hold up to those rough elements in the real world. As far as the dimensions of this guy, we are at 58-inches long, 23-inches across, and it's 6 1/2 inches tall. more
3/4/2024 12:40:49 PM
Yakima SkinnyWarrior Roof Rack Cargo Basket Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video
Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer, and today, we'll be taking a look at the Yakima SkinnyWarrior Roof Cargo basket here on our 2015 Kia Sorento. So you have your Sorento and you're ready for adventure, but what if you need to carry around a bunch of different accessories, not just cargo As helpful as a cargo basket is, sometimes it takes up all of your roof, but not the Yakima SkinnyWarrior. This is what you would go with if you also wanna carry around a bike rack or a kayak or even a rooftop cargo box. This doesn't take up much room on your roof rack, giving you extra space for those extra things. Now, a basket is more low-profile than a rooftop cargo box, especially when there's no cargo in it. So taking some measurements here, I'm gonna measure from our roof to the top of the basket, it is 10 3/4 inches. more
7/27/2022 11:03:06 AM
Yakima Roof Basket Review - 2016 Kia Sorento- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Kia Sorento, we're gonna be doing a test fit on the Yakima Off Grid Roof Top Cargo Basket with the extension. That part number is Y07138-08. If you wish to have this cargo basket without the usage, then you can purchase that under part number Y07138.Now, the extension is going to add about 18" to the length of your basket, taking it from 44" to 62". The width with the extension and without it is going to be 40".Now, we have four different points where it mounts to our roof top, or to our roof rack, excuse me. We have four rubber coated steel straps that are gonna provide a nice, secure feature to our cargo basket. I'll show you how to install this last one real quick. more
9/18/2018 8:07:26 AM
Curt Roof Basket Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento we're doing a test fit of the Curt roof-mounted cargo basket. This is 41 1/2 inches long by 37 inches wide by four inches deep and has a 150 pound weight capacity. You do want to double check your vehicle's owner's manual to make sure it can withstand that much weight. The part number for this is C18115. We already have three of our four mounts secured down. We've got our spacer here at our back mount. more
1/17/2017 8:04:06 AM
Rhino Rack Roof Basket Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video
Today in our 2015 Kia Sorento we're doing a test fit on the rhino wrack roof mounted cargo basket. This basket is 47 inches long by 35 inches wide and has a 165 pound weight capacity. That part number is RMCB. We already have three of our four mounts in place but first we're going to show you how we secure that and we'll go over a few features. We already two of our brackets in place. We have our plastic one that's going to go between the bars of our cargo basket and our cross bar. more
1/17/2017 8:03:56 AM
Thule Roof Cargo Carrier Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Canyon Roof Top Mounted Cargo Basket. This cargo basket is going to be Part #TH859, measuring 49 inches long, 40 inches wide, and have a depth of 6 inches. With its sturdy steel construction, it's going to offer a 150 pound weight capacity. As you can see, we've already got the two front feet in place with the brackets around our crossbars, as well as the driver's side rear. Now I'm going to show you how to place on the last one. One thing I do want to talk about is that before you get it set up on your vehicle, adjust your metal brackets and your feet here to fit your crossbar spread center to center of whatever that is. Our crossbar spread here is 27 1/2 inches, so we've spaced these out from the center cut out circle here to the circle on the front one, 27 1/2 inches. more
8/8/2015 9:24:11 AM
SportRack Roof Cargo Carrier Review - 2015 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2015 KIA Sorento, We're going to be doing a test fit of the sport rack Vista rooftop mounted cargo basket. Part number SR9035. This basket is going to measure 44" long, 39 1/8th inches wide, have a depth of 6' and with it's sturdy steel construction it's going to offer a 110 lb weight capacity. Also, giving you the option of making it longer if you desire by getting the addition and extension piece. If you look down on the bottom your going to see two of the feet already in place on the front, as well as the rear passenger side. Before you place your basket up here, it's always good to make sure you have your spacers in place. That's going to be these plastic pieces that are going to go in between your basket and your cross bar system. more
8/8/2015 9:23:22 AM
Thule MOAB Roof Top Cargo Basket Review - 2013 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2013 Kia Sorrento well be test fitting part number TH690, the Thule Moab rooftop cargo basket. Now to begin our test fit our vehicle is already equipped with the Thule roof rack system so well simply place our basket on top of our crossbars making sure that the clamps line up directly over the top of both crossbars. If need be you can move the clamps as well as the crossbars in order to accommodate the roof basket. Now with our basket placed on top of the roof well make sure that its centered with the vehicle. Where well then take the clamps, make sure they go underneath the crossbars and secure them on the other side with the bolt and wing nut. Well do this in all four corners of our basket securing our basket to the roof of the vehicle. more
12/27/2012 9:59:12 AM
Yakima LoadWarrior Roof Cargo Basket Review - 2013 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2013 Kia Sorento, well be test fitting the Yakima Load Warrior Roof Rack Cargo Basket, part number Y07070. To being our test fit, well first set the cargo basket on top of the crossbars and position it center on the crossbars. Once the basket has been centered onto the crossbars, you can then swing the brackets underneath the crossbars and secure them with the wingnut. Once all the brackets have been tightened down, youre ready to load it up. That completes todays test fit of the Yakima Load Warrior Roof Rack Cargo Basket, part number Y07070 on our 2013 Kia Sorento. . more
12/26/2012 3:12:59 PM
Rola Roof Cargo Basket Installation - 2012 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2012 Kia Sorento, well be test fitting the ROLA Roof-Mounted Cargo Basket part number 59504. Now with our vehicle already equipped with a roof rack system, well simply set the cargo basket on top of the crossbars and well need to make sure that the plastic inserts for the basket are evenly separated. We can then use the clamps included with the basket to secure it to vehicle. With all our clamps tight, our basket is secured and were ready to go ahead and load it up. And that completes the test fit of the ROLA Roof-Mounted Cargo Basket part number 59504 on our 2012 Kia Sorento. more
7/25/2012 1:05:12 PM
Thule MOAB Roof Top Cargo Basket Review - 2006 Kia Sorento- Video
Today we are going to do a test fit of Thule MOAB Roof Top Cargo Carrier on our 2006 Kia Sorento, part number th690. This roof basket has a crossbar spread of 16 to 28. With the feet on our basket already setup with the crossbars on our vehicle, we will go ahead and slip it on and see what it looks like. Alright once we get our roof basket on top of the vehicle, I like to center it up so that it is aesthetically pleasing. Now we can go ahead and install our clamps. When tightening down the wing nuts of your clamps you just want to make sure that front to back they are tightened down evenly. more
12/7/2011 10:36:58 AM
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