Total waste of money.

Very surprised and disappointed in Thule for this product. Normally their products are well made and constructed. Unfortunately this pad appears to be an afterthought. The straps (as many have mentioned) are attached in a very flimsy manner, and in fact are attached such that they can’t help but separate. A linear pull on the straps or mat delaminates them because they are stitched backwards to the direction of force. An obvious design flaw. Furthermore, the mat lacks any heft at all to hold it down on the angled surface of the vehicle...it’s so light the force of gravity does not even overcome the memory curve you get if you keep it rolled up. Funny though - if you look at the product picture you can see the upward curve of the mat lol. Save yourself some money and go to Kmart, buy TWO bath mats with rubber backings and drape one over your vehicle, and place the other under the back end of your kayak to prevent scrapes as you angle it up onto your racks. You will pay 1/2 of the 40 bucks you would be shelling out for this mat and can use them to throw all of your wet gear on in the back of your vehicle when you’re done. First thoroughly negative review I’ve ever posted on amazon, makes me nervous about other Thule products now...and they always had me as a cheerleader in their corner.

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