Range Rover Sport luggage space

[Kent Border Kenny]

Packing for a summer holiday with the two children, the boot on my new Sport turns out not to be as capacious as I’d hoped. We’ll fit in what we need, but it’ll be a real squeeze, and next year, if we need a bike or a scooter, we’ll struggle.

What’s the best route to a bit more space, will it just be the standard choice of a set of roof bars and a big Thule box, or are there any clever other routes to fitting a bit more in?

I’ve taken the divider out, so I can put the suitcases upright, and it doesn’t seem able to fit in the boot other than getting right in the way of everything. Is that right, so do you need to leave it at home instead?

[camel_landy]

When you get back, have a good look at what you took and work out:

• What you used all the time
• What you used occasionally
• What you didn't use

You'll probably find you could have gotten away with taking half the stuff.

M

[LaserTam]

Maybe don't use suitcases, not big ones at least. Learnt from packing my old TVR, several smaller soft bags ensured the space was used more efficiently. Even in my Discovery, some stuff is packed in small soft bags to ensure it fits - and thats with a roof box too - but I have had 6 people in there though

[Kent Border Kenny]

LaserTam said:

Maybe don't use suitcases, not big ones at least. Learnt from packing my old TVR, several smaller soft bags ensured the space was used more efficiently. Even in my Discovery, some stuff is packed in small soft bags to ensure it fits - and thats with a roof box too - but I have had 6 people in there though

I was actually thinking of going the other way, and using a couple of full-size suitcases that I could stand up on-end, so making use of the height of the boot, rather than needing to stack things.

At the moment it doesn’t feel all that much bigger than the boot in my old RS4 saloon, but it must be, surely?

[GT03ROB]

camel_landy said:

When you get back, have a good look at what you took and work out:

• What you used all the time
• What you used occasionally
• What you didn't use

You'll probably find you could have gotten away with taking half the stuff.

M

This is probably the best answer....go for a 1 week beach holiday.... and I have about 12kgs of checked baggage, wife has 28kgs...… I now deliberately hide the big bags & give her smaller ones.

[Osinjak]

Buy a FFRR? The Sports aren't that big or at least perhaps not as big as you might think they are. We are only two plus dog and by the time we've packed our there is stuff all over the back seats which interferes with my OCD. Frau suggested a roof box but me no like so I countered her kind offer with an FFRR but she thinks it really is too big. She has a point I guess but epically comfortable and of course a bit bigger in the boot.

[Carbon Sasquatch]

Do you have a tow bar ?

The Thule (or similar) rear mounted boxes work well and are much easier to load than a roof box. The trade off is that it may well block the tailgate once loaded.....

[camel_landy]

GT03ROB said:

camel_landy said:

When you get back, have a good look at what you took and work out:

• What you used all the time
• What you used occasionally
• What you didn't use

You'll probably find you could have gotten away with taking half the stuff.

M

This is probably the best answer....go for a 1 week beach holiday.... and I have about 12kgs of checked baggage, wife has 28kgs...… I now deliberately hide the big bags & give her smaller ones.

FWIW - I use duffel bags and each member of the family has their own. They can take whatever they want but whatever they take, it ALL has to fit into the duffel.

https://www.thenorthface.co.uk/shop/en-gb/tnf-gb/b...

M

[Kent Border Kenny]

Carbon Sasquatch said:

Do you have a tow bar ?

The Thule (or similar) rear mounted boxes work well and are much easier to load than a roof box. The trade off is that it may well block the tailgate once loaded.....

I don’t, and want to look into how easy one is to fit. Do the cars all come equipped for one already?

[Carbon Sasquatch]

Kent Border Kenny said:

I don’t, and want to look into how easy one is to fit. Do the cars all come equipped for one already?

They are straightforward to fit (except the electric deployable) but not what I would call easy & definitely not cheap.

[Kent Border Kenny]

Well, we struggled, and had more in the cabin than I’d have liked, and as everyone pointed out, I could have taken half as much and been fine.

[QuickQuack]

Tow bars are not that difficult to fit if you're mechanically minded, and not too expensive either if you want someone else to fit it for you. Detachable ones are a doddle to snap on and off once fitted, you can just leave them on permanently if you want (some are lockable to prevent theft) and a tow bar is much more versatile. Bike racks are easier to put on a tow bar, and the bikes are much easier to load on the bike rack. Same with tow bar mounted luggage boxes. In fact, some come with multiple attachments so that you can swap between a luggage box or a bike rack without tools. Not only that, but 99% of decent tow bar mounted racks and boxes tilt allowing you to open your boot and tailgate, even split tailgates of the FFRR. Plus you can tow if you ever needed to. Just make sure you specify vehicle specific loom and not a cheap universal one.