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Originally Posted by Jim314
We have the Thule 16 cu ft which I think is identical to the Sport Time 200. We used it to camp in our 2004 V70 (2 adults and 3 dogs). Nothing smaller would do with the V70.
We have since gotten a 2007 XC90 3.2 FWD, but have not tried the box on the XC90. I think you will need a step ladder to access any roof box on the XC90. We have camped with our dogs for 2 or 3 night trips with the XC90 and get all our stuff inside the XC90. At night we sleep in the XC90 with the dogs and move our gear to the front seats and outside. However, we pack light.
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I was wrong on which Thule roofbox we have--it may be 16 cu ft or even 19 cu ft, and it is long, looks like an Atlantis series with a silver top and darker base. We got it at a local dealer 5 years ago. I think it is one size down from the largest Altantis available at the time (largest 21 cu ft or 590 L?). IIRC the dealer didn't have the largest in stock and we were leaving the next day.
This box was perfectly proportioned for our 2004 V70, but I've never tried it on the XC90. I'm 5'10" and I can get things in and out on the V70, but my 5'3" wife struggles. It would be impossible for her to access it on the XC90.
I have a trailer hitch on the V70, but not on the XC90. If one were doing any extended camping with kids and gear it seems to me that a light sport trailer of 40 cu ft to 80 cu ft would be much better. Of course, towing a trailer increases the trouble and the risk. It has got to greatly limit options for emergency manoevering. See
http://www.letsgoaero.com/Products.asp?Pcat=3. I do occasionally tow a light utility trailer to haul construction materials and trash, but have not done so on long camping trips.
It seems to me that if one had a US style receiver hitch that one of the rear cargo boxes would be a great combination of convenience and low aerodynamic resistance. See the 20 cu ft rear carrier:
http://www.letsgoaero.com/Products.asp?Pcat=2 or the much larger
34 cu ft model which might fit on an XC90.