Roof Top Cargo Boxes

[Mark D'Aleva]

I'm in the market for a roof top cargo box for my 2011 Pilot. Went to EMS over the weekend to look at the Thule boxes. The salesman there told me that most all of the boxes conflict prevent the rear hatch from opening completely.
Has anyone had a different experience? Suggested model #'s.

Thanks All!

[northerncrown]

A little searching revealed this:

Thule cargo box



Also, I have a Thule Weekender that I've used on both of my Pilots (2004, 2011), no pictures though. Looks like this:

Amazon.com: Thule Excursion Box: Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com: Thule Excursion Box: Sports & Outdoors

[Mark D'Aleva]

Thanks so much. This is helpful!

[Toshweir27]

I have a Yakima Skybox 16 for my pilot. we just did a 2400 mile roadtrip with it and love it. It does not interfere with my tailgate at all. But I am not sure if you have an '09+ Pilot. My '08 has no interferences. It seems that on the '09+ pilots the roof rails are set back farther and cannot be moved as far forward due to where they are placed on the roof and their shorter length as they can be on the earlier generation pilot's. It's one of my concerns for replacing our '08 with an '11 or upcoming '12 model.

here is a link to the Yakima Skyboxes:

Yakima Shop Cargo Skybox Series

Here is a link to show you how to check interferences on your Pilot:

http://www.yakima.com/download/Yakim...terference.pdf

Here is a link to a great retailer with a boatload of info and resources:

Rack Attack - Thule Rack, Yakima Rack : bike, ski, kayak, snowboard, cargo

[Mark D'Aleva]

Excellent! Thanks. My Pilot is a 2011. I'll be checking measurements this weekend!

Thanks again.