Stowaway owners, does anyone leave it on their car once at the destination? Any harm in leaving it connected for a week?
1289396
I just got back from a 2 week vacation in Florida, I left the Stowaway on my Suburban for 10 days. No issues to report. We emptied the luggage from it when we got to our hotel, but always had something in it and it was left attached to the vehicle.
1289397
Our's is always attached. We've not had any issues with it being in the way or anyone trying to get into it during an absence. Hope that helps!
1289398
We left our Stowaway on our van for 3 weeks while on a long road trip with no problem.
1289399
There is no limit to how long you can leave the Stowaway on your trailer hitch.
1289400
I always leave it on, way too heavy to put on and off over and over. Never had an issue as I lock the hitch and the container both.
289507
I personally leave it on the base all the time except when I'm using it in the house or garage. I do remove it to use in other areas besides the car and it works great. i'm buying another one for the wife.
2098669
You should not plan on leaving it on the car. The vacuum will eventually dissipate and the rack will come loose. It it also subject to theft.
18842
I try not to leave it on when I am doing road rides. However I haven't had an issue with it after 2-3 90+ mile weeks
336832
I've left it on my car for weeks at a time. The only reason I take it off is because I was worried about someone stealing it. But on my car I can still open the trunk with the rack attached
224047
Extremely. I keep it in the trunk of my Saturn that I use to commute to work in...just in case I get "sick" and have to leave work early.
862626
The product has a sensor that will connect automatically upon re-entering the car. The device will say "attempting to connect" when you open the door or unlock the door to get in. Then - it will connect and say "connected". The device will go to 'sleep' after leaving the car. The only thing to watch for that if your car is very close to where you are with the phone - it will stay connected within a certain range...but you can always turn Bluetooth off on your phone.
2166622
Yes you can leave it on, just have to make sure you remove it when you rinse your gear off. Also it is easy to loose them I have lost mine as it does come off easy and depending on the area your in it may not be that easy to find. Have fun thats what it's all about :)
360117
Yes, if it's plugged into a continuous power port and you leave it on. One way I can tell if it stayed on is when I try to unlock the car with my remote. You have to be right next to the car to unlock it. I would steal it if I broke into your car. So I don't know if keeping it on would do you any good. It's a good monitor of what goes on around your car.
2177335
I had to take my car to a nearby garage and get them to unhook it for me, which they did quite graciously. I've watched two people unplug it - they both lay on their backs so they could see under the dash, then pressed the "sweet spot" to release the device. I think it helped that they were both young guys - I'm a middle aged woman and when I tried reaching around the device from the front, I just couldn't exert enough strength in the right spot to release the doggone thing.
592037
Depends on how many hours you're talking about. I've left mine in the front of my car for 1-2 hours and my stuff was still cool but I use a thicker gel pack and put it in the center compartment only. The ones it comes with are pretty thin so I wouldn't trust leaving it in a trunk for an extended period of time.
433759
Not to worry. I leave mine pluged in all the time. It comes on as soon as I turn on the key. While driving it works great. When I turn off the car I just press the off button when it shows up on my GPS unit to turn off the power. It is a great USB cable. I wish it were a bit shorter due to the mount location of my GPS in my car. When I had it on the dash the length of the cable was perfect up there. With my Mountek the GPS is now right above my plug.
1288029
No, I think you have to keep it plugged in. I always unplug it when I leave the car. Kind of annoying
544349
I leave mine in the car all the time. In the glove box, on the console under my hat on just on the floor. (driver side out of view.
1289192
Well, I have no complaints...I leave the transmitter plugged it as it's the only thing I use in my car's ciggarette lighter port. I supposed if I had to switch it out for say, a cell phone charger or something, I might have torn the transmitter up by now.
1154565
Is it ok to store in the vehicle? I read the manual and it says never to let it freeze and store at room temperature.
2065562
We generally detach it, and carry the cart on while gate checking the car seat. We did forget to detach it on one flight, and it survived in tact. I only wonder if leaving it attached when gate checking would eventually damage the cart. Hope that helps. We love this product!