I wondered about that, too!

Then I was driving south from Seattle on the freeway and saw a small car ahead of me with a dog tied to the roof rack and then I understood!

I accelerated to get closer to the car/dog. It was an Old English Sheepdog tied to the roof...

Well, it was really a STUFFED animal in the shape of an OES tied to the roof.

Sue

No roof box or trailer, It all fit into cargo and various niches in passneger spaces. Took judiscious packing but it fit.

I do plan on a nice Thule roofboxas we had no room for a tent,etc. Also it would make packing easier and more efficient if we needed to access something quickly.

Lol Susan, that was a cool story!