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For me, it was whipping a 1995 Ford Windstar minivan around some muddy, snowy backroads. Helluva' janky ride with the middle and rear seats out, like 200lbs less... :grin:

The Ottawa Valley one has full GPS maps on graveltravel.ca - would recommend that since you have to cross paved roads and go down them a bit to find the next trailhead, which isn't always very obvious. Are you in the US? Going from the States up through Quebec, checking out some logging roads...

Thank you! Allergies don't make for the easiest lifestyle, but overlanding lends itself well to making travel with allergies a whole lot more enjoyable. As a kid, traveling a lot with my family; hotels and eating out made vacations more stressful than they were relaxing. Then we got a RV and...

Dietary restrictions is one of the things that led me to overlanding, actually. I have some pretty nasty allergies; the life-threatening kind. Anaphylactic (deadly) to peanuts, nuts, shellfish, some fish, and kiwi. Sensitivities to a lot of tropical fruits. Staying in hotels, eating at...

If we're posting rig pics... I'll join in on the fun! . . . Rear bumper trimmed and no longer a scoop for mud, snow, and roadsalt... Not sure what to do about the front bumper cover? I think getting rid of the fog light housing and then moving the fogs inwards or onto a brush bar of some sort?

Where are you putting your secondary battery? Locate it close to that perhaps? If you don't know yet, under the hood is always good, it's just a PITA to run a bunch of 10ga. wire or whatever through the firewall grommet. Under the steering wheel would also do. I have my MPPT solar charger there...

IDK about others, but I mounted my secondary fuse panel on top of the cover for the OEM fuse panel in the engine bay. Just be sure to keep your wires a bit loose so you can actually remove the OEM cover still. ;) Another good option is above the driverside shock tower or in the spare tire well.

Any subie owners here who tow off-road? I'm looking to fab my own trailer (it's by far the cheapest option for me - and the most fun)! :grinning: It'll do double duty as an overland trailer and utility trailer, since I do a lot of river cleanups and community gardening stuff. Just wondering...

For me I always doubted it and thought of selling, then was pleasantly surprised - shocked actually - at some of the stuff it could go through. Namely, skipping across mud that would bog heavier vehicles. Something we have a lot of around here. I'm at the point now where I'd be driving through...

If you're thinking of taking it out, a little bit of lift goes a long way in these Subies! Though granted, the WRX starts off pretty low as it is.

Welcomem @JD_moto ! :)

Welcome to the club @boxtoutside !

To my knowledge, the turbos fare pretty well. I haven't heard of any big cons with taking them out back, versus naturally aspirated, anyways. Perhaps it's a matter of statistics: People who drive chose to own XT turbos, and chose to drive them hard, may do so on the track, where they're really...

Well, just know you've got the perfect bug-out rig to head for the hills and escape the horde of angry Costco customers who can't find any more toilet paper! :laughing: The global warming thing is pretty awful though... I'm in my 20's here, I worry about what the world is going to look like...

Nothing special, just one of those cameras that doubles as a rear view mirror. Bought on Amazon. I've heard that some dealerships disconnect the cameras, but they've never done that to mine... probably because they can't find it. :-P

Seems like the Canadian government is getting rid of more of their LSVW stock; basically, Iveco VM90's rebadged as Western Star trucks. They're medium-size 4x4 trucks, road legal and titleable, and about the size of an ambulance. I've heard from friends in the service that they they don't have a...

I don't have nearly as much experience overlanding as many here do, but I have plenty of experience RV'ing with my family as a kid and into my teens, and I think the same "rule" rings true in either case. The further you get from those easy to reach spots, the less litter you're going to find...

Not quite a CFX series, but still a Dometic compressor fridge (CC40) which I love - it's served me well: Favourite thing in the Subaru, aside from the Subie itself!

All very interesting. I might do the same. Easy to test if you've got a piece of sold copper wire to poke into the fuse holder, and a SPST switch in the middle. You're saying the switch should be opened (as if the fuse were blown) while the Subaru is running, you do what you need to, to get...

I'm positive the fuse/relay option works for at least some Subarus. Just can't remember if it's our generation, or even the OB and not others. I don't love the CVT, but I don't really have any complaints with mine. Late model (2016+ seem to be reliable and not plagued with the problems of...