Automobile roof cargo mounting device

A vehicle roof-top carrier comprising:

• a tear-resistant fabric having leading and trailing edges, wherein all edges of the fabric have rolled and sewn seams;
• first a strap attached to an exterior side of the fabric and having a first connector at one end, the first strap configured to wrap around a cargo load and connect to a second connector attached to the interior side of the fabric;
• a second strap looped around the cargo load in direction opposite to that of the first strap and attached to interior side of the fabric and having a third connector at one end, the second strap configured to wrap around the cargo load and connect to fourth connect attached to the exterior side of the fabric, wherein the cargo load is a tree;
• a strip of non-slip material included on the exterior side of the fabric perpendicular to the leading and trailing edges in a center of the fabric;
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• third and fourth straps configured to pass through a plurality of loops in the exterior side of the fabric such that the loops are at a vertical apex when the cargo load is wrapped in the fabric, a first loop at a predetermined first distance from the leading edge to provide a downward force on the non-slip strip against a countervailing aerodynamic force sufficient to prevent slippage when the roof-top carrier is mounted on a traveling vehicle.

A method comprising:

• wrapping a cargo load in a fabric;
• looping a first strap around the cargo load in a first direction and attaching a first connector at an end of the first strap to a second connector attached to an exterior side of the fabric;
• looping a second strap around the cargo load in a second direction opposite of the first direction and attaching a third connector at an end of the second strap to a fourth connector attached to an interior side of the fabric;
• mounting the loaded fabric on a vehicle such that a non-slip strip on the exterior side of the fabric contacts a roof of a vehicle;
• looping a third strap around a first plurality of loops on the exterior side of the fabric such that the first plurality of loops are at a vertical apex when the cargo load is wrapped in the fabric, the third strap passing through a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
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• looping a fourth strap around a second plurality of loops on the exterior side of the fabric such that the second plurality of loops are at a vertical apex when the cargo load is wrapped in the fabric, the fourth strap passing through the passenger compartment of the vehicle, wherein tensions in the third and fourth straps provide a downward force on the non-slip strip against a countervailing aerodynamic force sufficient to prevent slippage when the vehicle is traveling.