Just another "look at how much cargo you can haul" picture. It wasn't even completely stuffed, but it was pushing it weight-wise. $1.37 a bag at Home Depot for you bargain hunters ("through Sunday, limited quantities").

 

That's impressive, about how much did that weigh?

 

haha look at the rear-wheel clearance diff in the pics! Should post on the lowered thread:
24 bags of mulch - approx 2" drop!

 

Awesome!!! Did you know how many bags would fit or did you just shoot the works on the limited quantity and hope for the best?

PS. If you are on facebook, you post these pics on the Fit fan page. I'm sure people would enjoy seeing them.

http://www.facebook.com/hondafit?ref=ts

 

lol nice drop... in the rear at least

 

I second that ?

 

I see 28 bags.

 

I've carried stacks of mulch in my van before (traded for the Fit under cash-for-clunkers) so I felt pretty sure the Fit could handle four stacks seven bags tall, just by eyeballing the space. Based on weighing two random bags, I estimate the mulch weighed between 750 and 840 lbs, plus me at 160, so I was a little over the Fit's max load for all occupants plus cargo of 850 lbs (page 209 of the manual). I took it very easy on the way home which was all smooth roads and 40 mph speed limits.

The guy at Home Depot who helped load said it was the most impressive small-car big-load hauling job he'd seen yet.

 

Cool! I need mulch but not that much. Good to know just in case though.

 

I tend to take full advantage of my cars carrying capabilities. This load went 840 miles from Ohio to Maine last year. It was the Escort's last long distance run before the Fit became the new car for long trips.

P.S. - I also like to secure my loads very well, inside and out. The third leg on the ladder is supported by a trailer hitch.

 

I've been doing a lot of this type of hauling with the Fit lately, too: some mulch but also compost and greensand and expanded shale (basically bags of tiny rocks). The rear definitely sags when loaded up like that, but it does just fine for short, careful trips. The Fit's versatility is nothing short of amazing.

 

How does the cargo area look after hauling a load like that? Does the panel over the spare tire get deformed? I was afraid to grab a couple bags of concrete for fear of concaving the thing.

 

Awesome dude, way to use your Fit! I have had similar loads back there going camping etc. Would love to get the Monroe shocks some day, would really encourage me to push it further. Go Fit!!!

 

It's cool to see what the Fit is capable of but if it's a short distance then why not make more than one trip?

I just know that I wouldn't load mine up like that until it's been around a lot longer (long enough to become a beater) but that's just me.

 

The panel seems to hold up just fine. I don't know how much it deformed under the load, but it's un-deformed now with the load removed. Just make sure your spare tire is in the well because it supports the panel (I hope Honda gave Canadian Fits a comparable support because they don't have a spare).

 

Real men don't ask directions and don't make more than one trip, even if either of those seem like the sensible thing to do.

 

If those had been bags of manure, could we accurately say that your Fit is full of sh*t?


Flea

 

Woohoo... Thanks Wolf, b/c of this post, I finished off my son's Play area at 1/2 the price I had expected.

~SB

PS. we took the Ridgeline - Not sure if I could have fit 16 bags, my son in his car seat, and my wife all in the FIT... safely.

 

I know this post is old, but I was looking to see how big of a shrub/tree or mulch can it carry.

That's pretty amazing, but why aren't you just going to a real landscaping shop and asking for a bulk delivery?

Here in Cleveland we have many within miles of each other, you purchase by the yard. I think I calculated it as 1/8th the price of mulch at home depot.

I also use them for gardening soil, although I use miracle grow soil on top - I use theirs just to build up the ground.

-ELmO

 

This mulch came to $18.50 per yard in the bag, for cypress mulch. If you can find me a place that will deliver cypress mulch for that price, let alone 1/8th of that, I'll be their fan for life.

Seriously, we generally find the bags come out cheaper when you factor in that most bulk places charge delivery for smaller loads. And the bags are convenient because we can store them behind the house out of sight until they're used up.

And, back to talking about Fits, this car continues to deliver when it comes to hauling stuff. The latest was a trip East with the car stuffed with home renovation supplies and tools, and it still got 38 highway MPG!