Allows
you to use 2 hands, you don't have to hold on to keep from falling
Does not
affect height clearance of your vehicle
Does make
the vehicle longer by 16" or 22"
You may
have to move your license plate
Does not
change the handling of the vehicle, the vehicle is designed to carry
a load on the hitch
In the
airstream, costing you gas mileage
Way up
there. Short people, the kids have to climb
Unless
you climb on top of the vehicle you still can not see what is the bottom
of the box
Most of
the time you are holding on with one hand and feeling around with the
other
A roof
top rack is too tall to get into some garages
You don't
need a longer parking space
Will
not have to move your license plate
The roof
rack load makes the center gravity of the vehicle higher which may change
the handling of the vehicle
THE
HITCH BOX COMPARED TO A PLASTIC CARGO BOX
The
Hitch Box
A
Typical Cargo Box
The Hitch
Box is .125" thick marine grade aluminum
The strength
of the materials in the hitch box makes it much more secure from thieves
There is a two point latching system with a single
key to operate both latches
Inside
it is almost 10 cubic feet of secure dry storage capacity. On the lid
is almost 10 square feet of area for your sandy beach chairs or other
items you don't want in the vehicle
You don't
have to do anything to the Hitch Box to open the tailgate
Most cargo
boxes are plastic
The plastic
cargo boxes can be broken into easily
Plastic
cargo boxes have a single lock
Most cargo
boxes can not carry nearly as much in them and you can not carry anything
on them
You have
to get plastic cargo boxes out of the way to open the tailgate