Best Cargo Box for CX-5

[DrKraut]

I am planning on purchasing a cargo box for my CX-5 so I can carry all my camping gear and passengers. Anyone have any experience with the Thule Force XL on factory crossbars (already installed)? Is the XL too long for the CX-5 or should I go with an L? Also, since the roof is sloped, it looks like the box would have a slight upward angle on the factory bars, do you believe this will be a problem? Is there a way to level the box on the bars?

Finally, does anyone have any pics? I would like to see what other installs look like.

Thanks,
DrK

 

[rrrsma]

Not sure if you decided already with the purchase but here are some pics with my Thule Force L. Box is great and fits a lot of stuff inside. The back end seems a bit to low/close to the antenna but so far after 2 months of heavy usage nothing bad happened. I used the Dempsey Concept car for inspiration. http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mazda-cx-5-dempsey-concept/

 

[njtc]

I too was looking at the Thule Force, but not sure how a large would fit vs a XL. Do you have a picture that is just a straight side profile instead of off axis?