Big Bend Black Gap Road In A Subaru Forester 

Maaan I have the same subaru but with everything stock and we brought it up to Cinammon Pass in Colorado without having to take away 1 bar of gas. Such a great vehicle!

That Subaru performed great and the gas savings are pretty cool too! 🎥🎬👍🏽

Color me impressed with the Forrester. Nice job on all the mixed terrain. Also nice to see a test of those Falken's. Nice vid!

My Toro AWD mower will take that trail like walking in the clouds. Just kidding. Great video Raza. Echale ganas.

Nice work. I was thinking about replacing my old SG Foz with a ute but you've convinced me that an SJ is what I need.

A year ago I volunteered during a massive forest fire that happened near my city, I took my Forester there, it was about a 3 hour drive into the woods to reach the camp site of the firefighters and volunteers. Trails were not tough but it was mostly loose gravel, steep hills and the ocassional rocky section, my forester took it like a champ. Some 4x4 tacomas were having a rough time climbing up some of those hills.

I have those falkens on my crosstrek and they are surprisingly good in mud too. Uphill climb on a atv trail with all the mud from fresh snowmelt and not a problem.

Great video. I just got a 2013 forester recently. I drove a 03 tacoma but had to let it go. So nice to know the forester can tackle some trails with a 2" lift and tires.

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We spent a week in Big Bend in October. We have a '02 Rodeo 4x4 5 speed w/ 3" lift and 33s. A Hyundai Palisade AWD was in our group and they managed Black Gap road surprisingly well. Others were in Yotas or Jeeps. The local wood we bought in Terlingua was damn difficult to burn, but we managed. Fun trip overall.

Cool video! Awesome spotter.

Amazing video!!! Thanks for sharing it!! We had an amazing time hanging out! Looking forward to next adventure 😎

Very capable vehicle indeed but 14:20 on the video had me lmao...great adventure video bro and may peace be the journey as always!

Good stuff bro. The Subaru is very impressive

Can’t wait to take my lr3 there, seen the Subaru doing that trail with no problem I feel more confident with my lr3

Great content my guy! Not the hardest trail but def the one with the best scenery. Cant wait for the next video.

man love Seeing the snow caps out there!!!! Wish I would have gotten out there when it they really got snow!

Great video y'all! Can't wait for the next one. I might have to take there a friend that just got a new 4 runner and still learning four wheeling.

Awesome video! I was actually thinking of planning a camping trip to big bend but I didn't know about the black Gap Road thanks.

Hey there brother! Great video and I’ve been watching your channel for about a year now and I’m also from Texas I’m actually from San Antonio and I’ve been to Big Bend National Park but never been gone on those type of trails because I’ve always gone by myself and for being a green horn myself I would like to go with a group that has experience and if I get stuck the group can put me out 😁 I would like to meet up with guys one of these days and go on a trial ride if possible! This is Big Boy Frank from Texas peace out ✌️

Good stuff! Not only can an Outback go through the Outback!

That looks like a ton of fun, I have a 2016 Forester but no X mode looking back I wish I would’ve gone for that before purchasing. Impressive video. Why can’t I find any vids with crvs and rav4s on these off road trails??

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15:20 and that right there is the difference in AWD and 4WD. In a situation like that an AWD power will always go to axle with least resistance. There didn’t look to be much articulation there either.

Right on man ✊🏻

Japanese-made 4x4s are the best!

Great video!! I am considering Forester at the moment and loved your detailed video!! I was wondering how much horsepower your subaru has? Since with XT Forester discontinued in 2018, all trims are 182 hp now!

Awesome vid mate. I’ve got a 2020 Foz Sport 2” Ironman and Toyo OC III’s still on the 18 inch wheel 225 60 18. They are not the 10 ply LT’s that all the rangers recommend. Also have a full size spare (plug kit and pump too). Are these Toyo’s strong enough for the sharp rocks at 20-23 psi? Thanks!

with no suspension at all?? impressive!

Love it! What kit did you use for the 2" lift? Any other suspension mods to your car?

Its a pity the Forester is a heavy hybrid model in the UK now.

¡Muy buen video! I was at BB in late 2015 and hope to go back some time soon. I didn't do Black Gap, though, just Old Ore and River Rd. It's encouraging that the white stock 2014+ GX with running boards was able to do it. Do you happen to know what tire size they're running?

I have a 15' forester premium with no X-mode. Do you think a tire upgrade would of done the job? Wondering because I really want to overland but don't want another vehicle or payment. Thanks.

I have a 2WD 3rd gen 4Runner on 32” falcon wildpeaks. Do you think that this trail would be possible?

tks for video, how about CVT is still well ? any issue?

What’ are the mod to your subie? And what size of wheel and tire combo?

Any skid plates? Stock suspension?

On the subie, did you disconnect swaybar? Also which lift did u go with?

I'm an off road newbie. I have a 2017 OB. Do you think standard tires would work for any of these trails? Also, have you ever tried River Road trail in BBNP?

is the subaru lifted ? .

observation: What is it with Subaru owners? Thinking it is an H1 Hummer or UNIMOG. Always posting lame-a$$ videos of how tough it is . . crossing 3” water or not-really challenging-proves-nothing-off-road groomed trails. Or worse “we got 3” snow”. “Gotta make a Subaru video!” I’ve noticed Subaru owners seem to be the first to stock up groceries if the weatherman calls for 3” snow. Which is good really cause the rest of us don’t have to see them for 3-4 days hunkered in. Or stuck in a snow bank like any other passenger car . . because that’s all they really are. Same ground clearance and 4WD drive like hundreds of other common cars. I think the next time I see a shopping cart with a 40ct toilet paper I’ll ask if they drive a Subaru and if bad weather is predicted.