The most critical problem is that the plastic buckles failed and the canoe fell from the ceiling

One year in almost to the day, was lifting my canoe back up and one of the plastic buckles connecting two straps busted sending that half of the canoe crashing to the floor

Plastic buckle snapped after a years use allowing kayak to fall on to vehicle and damage roof

Obviously there was a major defect in the plastic buckle

I personally do not have any plastic buckles to break in my kit

On the good side - they have eliminated the plastic buckle - the instructions even admit that idea in the past didn't work out

Was very happy to see no plastic buckles to fail.

Dangerous product!I was hoisting my boat up when one of the cheap plastic buckles just snapped

I examined the failed strap, and could see that the plastic buckle (that connects the two strap halves) had broken, so the strap separated from the buckle, causing the kayak to fall

This is a great p product, easy to install and really easy to use.

works as it was advertised

Only 4 stars as the company shouldn't include any lag screws and should require the purchaser to buy the appropriate rated screws for mounting as the included screws for my application were too short and some were very poor quality as they broke.

This thing is as great as it is simple.

A little tricky to orient and run the rope but works as it should.

Notes: It MUST be attached through the ceiling to a strong beam(s), so accurately locating that beam is essential

n’t break the lock

Works well holds ascend fs128t with gear no problem!