Amazing footage. It’s a good challenge, for sure, but handled well by those Subaru drivers! They handled the terrain with the best of them. Well done indeed!!
Interesting decision to put the car with all the extra lights in the back of the convoy haha. I wouldn't want to be the vehicle in front of them. Looks like a fun trip! The winching looked stressful but like a smart way to get through it.
I’m super impressed and the Wilderness models did great. However, to all viewers watching, I still do not recommend any Subarus try Hurricane Creek without someone with a winch. I went last fall and we had to winch out an older built out Sequioa. There is a high probability of disabling 2 wheels and that is the Achilles heel of even the best AWD system, like Subarus .
Agreed about HC, especially given how that last little hill is getting now. But some of us have a rear auto locker installed now so the diagonal wheel spin issue is a thing of the past.
I have been looking to upgrade from my '22 Honda Pilot 4WD (which I assume could not do this) to something more capable off road and look to be exploring more of the NC mountains. Initially was looking at a '23 Chevy Colorado Trail Boss or Jeep Gladiator, but now not so sure either pickup is going to fit us (2 people, sometime 3, and 2 large dogs). Although I am drawn to a Wrangler Unlimited, it seems like a Subaru Outback Wilderness will probably give us what we need and be a much better choice as a daily driver and would offer better fuel economy. It was good to see how well it performed on this trail, so I appreciate your sharing it. How much easier a time of it would the Wrangler Unlimited have on this trail?
A wrangler of any kind would have very few problems of any kind on this trail. If you get one with open diffs, then you might need to pump the brakes on one obstacle in order to get over it.
I have a Wrangler unlimited and can confirm what was said above. I've done Hurricane Creek, easy peasy. There's one rock obstacle I spun my tires on (big rock obstacle) but other than that it made Hurricane Creek feel like a county maintained gravel road. And that was before I regeared.
You must wanting to have validation for that…l..unfortunately the facts prove you otherwise. Granted, it’s all in how you service and take care of any car, Subarus have one of the better cvts out there. Do some research of the miles they have well beyond what you think. I bet you won’t 🤔😉
They look pretty low subis through hurricane creek in the wet. Id say theyre pretty decent. Most people wouldnt have made it very far after the houses in these cars.
