Manufacturer: Titan Rod Vaults
Product:  Titan Rod Vault
Retail Price:  $395.00
Tester:  Scott McCaslin
Rating:  4 out of 5
Area Tested:  Highways and back roads in Colorado & Wyoming
What they Say: The Titan Rod Vault is made of high quality aluminum. It is a product that will last for years to come. The Titan Rod Vault mounts easily to most vehicle roof racks and has an optional locking clamp system which secures it to most vehicle racks. There is an additional lock which secures the rods and reels in the reel housing unit. The Titan Rod Vault will accommodate rods up to 10 feet long. The tubes are lined with a non-abrasive nylon and the reel housing unit is manufactured with dividers so that the reels will not rub against each other. Standard colors are silver with black accents. Custom painting and wrapping is available through our partners
What we say: This is a serious rod rack that is built to last. It has two locking systems, one to lock the Vault to the roof rack and one to lock the access door to the rods. I love the ability to keep rods rigged and ready to fish. Within a few seconds after pulling up at your local fishing spot you can be fishing.  In the month that I have had the rod Vault installed, I have had over a dozen people stop me in stores, parking lots and gas stations to ask about the Vault. This is clearly one of the hottest new items in the fly fishing industry for 2010.  The feedback I have been getting from total strangers has been totally positive.   I washed my Tahoe at the self serve car wash a few days ago and I am happy to report that the inside of the Vault was dry as well as my fly rods. Water tight so far. I keep three rods in my Vault. I have a 6 weight carp rod, a 5 weight nymph rod and a 4 weight dry fly rod all at the ready.
Pros:
•    Having rods rigged & ready to fish while being protected from the elements.
•    Knowing that the Vault and my fly rods are safely locked lets me sleep at night.
•    Having multiple rods rigged for different fishing conditions is a real time saver.
•     No need to stick your rods out a window or under your windshield wiper when you move fishing spots.
•    The Vault and especially the reel box are extremely well put together. So far no leaks in the rain, snow or car wash.
•    A universal mounting kit allows the Vault to be installed on most vehicle racks. The mounting kit works well with my Thule rack on my Chevy Tahoe.
•    The Vault has plenty of space for stickers.

Cons:
•    The Vault did not come with installation instructions. It took close to an hour to install on my Tahoe.  I have learned that instructions will be included with the Vault in the future. If I were to install a second Vault (which I might) I would imagine that the installation time would be cut in about half.
•    You will NOT be able to run your vehicle through an automatic car wash with the Titan Rod Vault installed. Don’t even think about trying it.
•    I have noticed a fair amount of wind noise since installing my Thule rack and the Vault.  I am going to buy a fairing to see if this takes care of the noise problem.

Where Available:
 In Denver Trout’s Flyfishing /www.troutsflyfishing.com

For more information on the web here is the link  to Titan rod Vaults www.bodeoutfitters.com