Brief History

The concept of Piggy Pack first began in August of 1995.  David Schaefer, our original owner, and a bunch of his buddies were packing for a trip.  The five drivers all had Sports Utility Vehicles with tons of gear roped, taped, and bungeed to the luggage racks.

During the drive, David watched the gear stowed on the luggage racks whip precariously in the wind.  He thought of the large bike bag he had recently purchased.  It was designed to pack a bicycle on an airplane and it was huge.  Wouldn't it have been a lot easier to pack the bike bag full with everyone's gear and then tie it on the luggage rack?  Then the light bulb came on...HEY, why not build a bag especially designed for luggage racks....?  David then started noticing all the empty luggage racks on cars and SUV's as they drove by. 

Why were all of these luggage racks empty?  The answer: because they are hard to use.  You can't just throw something up there and relax, expecting it to stay on while driving down the road.  Bolting a roof top box up there isn't always the answer either.  Boxes ruin the vehicle's good looks, make parking garages impossible, are a constant source of wind drag and whistling, and kill your gas mileage.

An easy to install car top carrier bag - That was the answer!

From there, the original Piggy Pack was born - a play on the word piggyback.  Pig because it was big and fat, and Pack since it was like a backpack, only for the car.

Piggy Pack eventually evolved into PackRight, which is now part of RightlineGear.  PackRight has received several patents for their unique and innovative designs, the newest one being for the Cargo Saddlebag - US Patent No. 7, 475, 799.  The product originally called Piggy Pack (the Classic Car Top Carrier) is now being made by the thousands.

Piggy Pack still operates on the web till this day, providing PackRight car top carriers at a great price with fantastic service. Our goal is to help you have a vacation, trip, or moving experience that you will remember for the rest of your life.

Thanks for your patronage,

Piggy Pack Staff

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