I've been wanting one of these for years. I snapped two fly rods inside my 4Runner on one hot day this summer so I decided to pony up the money to get the 4-Banger so it won't happen again. So glad I did. Installation took about an hour. It would have been less had I purchased the ratchet offered by RiverSmith. (Do yourself a HUGE favor and buy the ratchet).

I mounted this to my 4Runner which has after-market cross bars. The 4-Banger sat on top solidly for a 5,000 mile road trip out west to Yellowstone and back East at highway speeds. No rocking, bouncing, or wind noise.

The 4-Banger was indispensable on our trip. We fished 10 days running all over the park. It was so nice to have the rods already rigged up and ready to go each time we stopped - a tremendous time saver which resulted in more fishing time. I should have bought this years ago.

I highly recommend this product. It's well made and I'm very pleased with the workmanship and durability after the long trip. (Did I mention you should get the ratchet to ease installation?). Given the workmanship this should hold up for years and years. My sons will probably fight over it after I'm gone.

It's a great product but be careful with a swing door rod vault. I didn't know/read about the warning from others and learned the hard way by losing 2 rods on the highway. Be sure to add a strap/bungee that goes across and behind reel seat and reel to prevent any loss if you forget to shut the door. Very expensive lesson.

If I could give it 4.5 stars, I would. Just a couple things that kept me from giving it 5 stars. The quality and construction are impeccable. Sturdy and highly protective of my pricey fly equipment. Great instructions (for a change) and simple assembly and installation. However, couple minor nits. First, the brackets seem to be a little cheap (plastic) given the great quality of the rest of the unit. I expected something a little sturdier in that respect. Second, the brackets are a smooth plastic and when attached to my smooth, steel Gobi rack crossbars, I feared that they could slip over time. I fixed this by applying a layer of 3M outdoor double sided tape to the crossbar where the bracket would attach and peeled off the backing before placing the bracket on it. This gave the bracket something to grab and produced a very sturdy connection. Overall, I would highly recommend this product.

4 Fly rods are assmebeled, lines ran and a fly tied on ready to fish fit inside this vault! Keep your fly rods safe!

I bought the River Quiver ahead of a 2 week fishing road trip. I covered 2000 miles, about 500 on gravel, and fished 27 different streams and lakes. There is no doubt I stopped in more places and had more fishing time because I had 4 rods always rigged up for whatever fishing situation I came across. Since then, I find I fish after work or stop on trips more often to fish. How many streams have you crossed for years and always wondered if there were fish down there? I stop now and check.

The River Quiver is a high quality product, rock solid. I never once had to tighten anything in all my bone jarring miles. Wind noise was negligible, but there was a slight whistle between 35 and 50 mph. Others raised questions about heat. I left rods in my River Quiver all summer 24/7, including (probably foolishly) a 70 year old bamboo rod. I just thoroughly examined the finishes and they all look fine including the varnish on the bamboo rod. There are slight rub marks, that could be polished out, on the top of the guide wraps of the tip sections. There is a slight indentation in the cork handle of my bamboo rod where it rested on the lip of the inside plastic sleeve. The cork on the other newer rods are unblemished. I think I will sand the plastic lips a little. There is also enough air circulation that rods dry out after some driving.

Security was a concern of mine, both rods and the River Quiver itself. Don't worry about the River Quiver, it has 8 hex bolts which secure it to the roof rack and they are difficult to remove. Don't plan on putting it on and off for trips, it takes 20 minutes to remove and 30 minutes to put back on. I enjoyed having it on my car all summer, but to others this could be a significant inconvenience. The one low quality piece is the lock. It probably secures the rods as well as you can in a plastic box, but the mechanism is not smooth and I found myself having to jiggle the key around to get the lock to turn.

When I bought this I considered it a luxury item, but now I think it is essential tackle. No one is going to buy this who has not spend the same amount or more on a fly rod. I always ask myself two questions when I buy tackle: will I catch more fish? Will this make my fishing more enjoyable? Yes, on both points. I caught more fish this summer than ever before, because I stopped more to fish and I had more fishing time with my rods already rigged up. It just brings a smile to my face every time I pull a rod out to catch a hatch I just drove by or when I can just slide it back in and go home. I have not seen as large an impact on my fishing enjoyment from any other piece of tackle.