I put the Outback on last Friday morning and it sat in the rain for two days with no leakage. Which is already better than my old box. The grips are foam but the mount kit has wingnuts, a big backing plate and soft rubber gaskets. The seat cushion bottom is held on by a Velcro strap and the gas can strap seems is easy to tighten up and holds tension on the can. The gas can pocket also fits two 6-pack freezer coolers.


The latches on this one are just a 1/8" bungee that grabs a hook molded into the lid. I imagine they’ll stretch out over time but still better than the crap push button lock latch that Kimpex uses on other trunks (the Dry Ride display model at the dealer had one side broken already). I found some arctic cat snowmobile hood straps that will be a good replacement.

I don’t know if it was supposed to be but the base is about 1/4" thick. Having had the flimsy base ripped out on previous trunks this made me happy. I cut the grab handle off of my rear rack so I could position the box as far aft as I wanted. I also cut about 2" of seat bottom foam out so it can sit farther rearward. I like to be able to use as much of my own seat as possible. Also made in Canada which is a plus. I bolted some 6" long bungees to the insides of the box to serve as handles when I have smaller riders.