Whether you’re on an overland expedition with your buddies, or traveling to grandma’s with your wife and kids, a roof rack will provide you with extra cargo space to bring everything with you. They’re also occasionally useful in daily life, especially if you need to bring oversized cargo from the local hardware or appliance store. Since several RAV4 trims already come with roof rails, it’s convenient and relatively inexpensive to install a roof rack on one.
You can also pick different roof rack types to fit your needs: There’s the simple bar, which is two to three bars where you can place your long and large cargo like bikes and kayaks. There’s the roof basket, which can hold your bags, cooler boxes, tents, and other smaller cargo, but must be secured with rope or a cargo net. And there’s the roof box, which limits the volume and shape of the stuff you can put on your roof, but they are protected from the elements, and the roof box itself is usually streamlined to reduce noise and fuel consumption.
Whatever lifestyle you have, you’ll find these three items the most useful RAV4 cargo accessories you can get. They’ll keep your car’s interior in good shape, and let you move as much stuff as you like, no matter what time it is.
