If you could get it on the roof of your cobalt, why can't you get it on the roof of your Patriot? I have one, and they're not THAT big....I know yours sits an inch higher than mine, because I have an '08....but you can find roofracks for it fairly easily. I got a used pair that were a few months old for $50, and they're the mopar version. Failing that, a couple 2x4s strapped down to the handy tie-down spots on your roof rails should work....they did for me before I had the roof racks....and I popped 2 canoes on the roof with'em.