Introduction
Who does not like going on trips for
biking, trekking, skiing, swimming in the rivers, rafting, camping, surfing, touring,
kayaking etc. Doing all these activities with a gang of members say friends and
family makes it more memorable. All that worries you is some extra space in
your automobile to carry your needed accessories. We cannot rethink of buying a
new car for space constraint problem; rather need to think of an alternative
idea. Placing the luggage and items in a cargo box makes it easy during the
trips. Spacing solution for the items to be placed in the vehicle is provided
by Thule, by introducing its cargo boxes and baskets products. One such cargo
basket is Thule Atlantis 1600 Black Pebble Cargo Box.
Design and
appearance of the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
The box is designed aerodynamically to
minimize the pressure against the wind. The design is such that it can be
fitted on to any kind of vehicles. It has a sleek body finish giving stylish
look. The front end of the body is slimmed down to minimize the cross wind
drags and noise due to winds. The appearance of the box looks compact and
small, but the cargo box provides large space enough to hold many items. The
black colour of the box makes it classier to use.
The design also provided dual side
opening of the box making it more accessible to both driver and co-passenger. The lids are rigid foe easy handling. Also design
includes the provision of secure locking system.
Dimension of
the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
The dimension of the box is 74 inches
in length, 36 inches in width and 16.3 inches in width. It weighs about 42
pounds. The volume of the box is 16 cubic feet. The inside of the box is very
much spacious to carry like 6 pairs of skis, 4 snowboards along with the
luggage.
Installation
of the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
This box is well known for its tool free
easy installation. This cargo box can be mounted on any kind of factory bars,
well suited for SUVs. Installation and uninstallation of the box from your car
roof top is done very quickly. It can be attached to the car’s roof top in less
than five minutes. A knob controller is provided in the box that takes no much
effort for the two armed pincer mechanism. It has four of this kind knobs
provided at the bottom of the box. There colon tracks present such that it can
be moved to match the roof rack configuration of the car. The grip between the
box and the roof rack is strong enough to count on in this knob/ clamp
mechanism.
Security of
the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
Everyone wants their items to be
safely locked up while travelling not worrying much about it. For this purpose the
box makes use of secure lock technology, which the most convenient system for
the box. This provides utmost security system ever needed to the cargo box
carrying the items. The box acts safe
and secure even from the climatic conditions. A set of two keys are provided to
this box
Features the
Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
·
The
box is fabulously designed as a streamlined shape to improve the fuel
efficiency and travel is made at faster pace
·
Also
the sleek body minimizes the wind drag and enforces easy driving
·
The
dual side opening mechanism of the box makes it effortless to load and unload
the items from and to the box.
·
Ergonomic
oversized lock knob is featured in the cargo box. The grasp of the knob is user
friendly, such it can be operated even while wearing gloves
·
Black
pebble finish makes it more stylish, giving an appealing look
·
The
installation of the roof top box is tool free. The process is quick done in
very less time.
·
The
cargo box is big enough to carry about 6- 8 pairs of skis, 3-4 snowboards and
bags of luggage.
·
It
can carry up to 110 pounds of weighing luggage.
·
The
box can sit on Thule rack system, round bars, factory racks; hence it is
suitable for any car.
·
Box
has locking system to secure the items
Accessories
the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
The box when purchased comes with two ties
down straps, two lock keys and one user manual. Other accessories if required
needs to be purchased. One such accessory is Thule 544 Lock Cylinders for Car
Racks (4-Pack).
Thule lock cylinders car racks product
has four rugged locks of cylinders. This product can be used to lock all the
thule products. It is featured to provide security to the accessories and roof
racks of thule. This lock has lifetime warranty even against the defects. The
installation of this product is very much easy and quick. They lock very well,
as they come with extra cylinders. The problem with this product is if it is
not locked properly, one push opens the lock giving way to the thieves.
Pros and cons
the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
The box is very much advantageous for
its amazing features. The pros are
·
The
thule cargo box Looks stylish
·
Aerodynamic
body results in minimal wind drag and increases the fuel efficiency even with
the box
·
The
sleek body minimise the wind noise too
·
The
box has clever scissor mechanism to fix on any kind of roof rack bars.
·
Cargo
box Can fit in all desired items as the volumetric size is large
·
Secure
lock system makes the items safe inside the thule cargo box
·
The
key cannot be removed from the box unless it is locked properly making it more
safe
·
The
box requires no tools for installation and removal
·
Knobs
are provided to install and uninstall making the entire process quick
·
The
lid of the cargo box is stiff making it easy to open with single hand of the
user.
·
Loading
and unloading of items are very east as the box can be opened from either sides
·
The
box comes with a manual guide making it easy for the users
·
The
lock system of the box has two keys
The box has few disadvantages. The
cons are:
·
Going
for Thule Atlantis 1600 Black Pebble Cargo Box means you get the box in black
colour, as it does not match with your automobile if it is of silver finish.
·
The
black shade absorbs more heat resulting in damaging any delicate item placed
inside of the box
·
Since
the key cannot be removed unless it is locked, this feature is sometimes
annoying to people who hang this key along with car key bunch
·
Same
key provided with the locking system of the box cannot be used with other thule
products
·
The
weight inside the box needs to be disturbed evenly for proper balance of the
box on the roof top of the automobile as the front of the body is slim.
·
This
Thule Atlantis 1600 Black Pebble Cargo Box comes with limited warranty. When
the box is passed over to someone else, the warranty is terminated. The new
owner needs to purchase a new warranty for the box
·
The
warranty does not include for scratches, wear and tear, and cosmetic rust.
·
The
box length is approximately 178 cm hence the ski length must not exceed this
length.
·
No
additional accessories are provided along with the Thule cargo box. Everything
needs to be purchased which makes the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box expensive.
Summary of
the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
Many a times we would have dropped the
idea of going on trips due to no extra free space in the car, but now there is
no such issues as this amazing product makes our trips very much successful. The
Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box as good customer reviews. Many have said that it
did not consume much fuel even with fast driving, strong cross winds, in
varying road kinds. The box stands fine even in rains, heavy storms hence it is
worth the money. Few customers have wanted more volumetric space as long ski
boards cannot fit in this Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box
No one can stop you from going to
trips as the Thule Atlantis 1600 Cargo Box provides the extra space needed. No
need to bother the travelling weather as the box provides safety and security. By
the use of this cargo box, much space is freed inside the car, giving more
space to freely travel inside the car. Lonely trips do not carry many memories back with us,
trips and adventures are exciting only when travelled with our group of friends
or complete family. Just because there is no cargo space in our car cannot
leave anyone back at home. Thule has made our trips happy as it has given
amazing products enabling us to have safe and secure trips.
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