Nice. I was leaning towards the Kuat, but they're pretty much out of stock everywhere. I just ordered the Thule with fat straps. Everything should arrive just in time for our road trip on Friday.
How is the Thule working out for you? I noted that listed weight capacity is 60 lbs for both it and the Kuat. Have you had any issues there? Stripping my GSD S00 down to bare bones, I'm at 64 lbs.