Rear cargo box, soft vs hard sided

[kavik]

I am looking to get a rear cargo box for my King Quad. I do not need it to hold a ton of stuff and like the idea of one with a built in seat. I have seen a few soft sided ones that I like. Figure they may hold up better if banged around, or bumped into. But the hard sided ones can be locked and would clean up easier.
Any suggestions?

 

[rknight111]

The biggest issue with soft sided ones is the zipper, once they get all muddy the zipper starts screwing up, next thing you know its a fixture in the garage.

 

[Mike270412]

I've got a hard-sided one with built in seat.This works best for me cause I'm always packin a kid with me,plus I get to pack all the snacks,drinks extra clothes etc. for the whole family.Also protect the machine in case of an endo down a hill.Don't ask me how I know that.

 

[pjquad]

The soft ones come off easy if put on with straps and the zippers if you run a wax candle around the zipper every once in a while seems to work good. The hard ones with the built in seats are just a little harder to dismount if you need to get off in a bit of a hurry. Only an opinion.

 

[kavik]

Thanks. Never thought about the zipper getting clogger with mud. Makes sense.

 

[quadzilla]

Hard ones are usually more water resistant

 

[leonard]

The biggest issue with soft sided ones is the zipper, once they get all muddy the zipper starts screwing up, next thing you know its a fixture in the garage.

Exactly and @ 100-200$ they aren't exactly cheap.

I had soft bags both of them are now in the garbage due to zippers.

 

[whoDEANie]

I like the soft bags because they are so easy to remove when your washing or repairing. Ogio makes a nice bags for both the front and rear. They have a lifetime warranty and have buckles instead of zippers. They're pretty water resistant too (as long as you don't go in deaper than the lid of the bag).

 

[teeroy]

I tried the soft bags at first, zippers were the issue and they too went into the trash. like pjquad mentioned, I was unsure about the large rear hard boxes in the event of a situation where I had to bail off, so I put a hard box meant for the front rack onto the rear.

 

[putang59]

I have had a few instances where the rear hard cargo box has saved the bike from rolling over backwards. and seen a few times where a hard box would of saved the bike from going over backwards and anytime they go over backwards they get expensive. I would go with the hard shell

 

[carter.c]

i have a hard shell one that is made for the front stuck on my back rack, i like it because it is not in the way too much if you have to bail, but in the event that you cant bail it creates a area of open space where the quad doesnt hit the ground

 

[sumx54]

don't go with Zippers been down this road before and I too donated $150 worth of useless crap to the Dumpster.