Works great to hold the kayaks in. I do recommend going to Walmart and spending 10 to 20 bucks for some new ratchet straps as the hooks on these yellow ones that come with the set up are very short so it didn’t make me feel super secure about using those, but the rest of the set up works great! The amount of time it took was maybe an hour to install all four holders a-top my other two crossbars I purchased. You do need two cross bars if you plan to install these on a 2018 crosstrek, or alike car.We haven’t had any issues with any of the pieces breaking or falling apart, and we have used them for solidly for two years already. We live in PacNw, so two years is really two summers (3-4 months each, 6-8 months of consistent use). I also have not lost any of the screws as we drive down the road, so all good things!Again, I do recommend going to Walmart and getting ratchet straps that have a longer, wider hook. I have not a lot of confidence in the supplied shorter yellow hooks that come with this purchase, not to say they will not work for you. We did use the yellow straps once and went up into the mountains and they held fine, but I feel way more confident, having the elongated hooks walmart sells that hook perfectly around each mount bar.Definitely recommend this purchase.-easy install (takes a little time though with all the nuts and bolts)-holds up well-long lasting-my kayaks are each 50lbs, both fit on these like a dream-every piece (minus straps) makes securing your kayaks A BREEZE