Subaru Adventure! Bend to Alvord Overland Expedition 

There was definitely something about the Subaru! Thanks George!

Thank you for watching, and for the kind words!

Agreed!

TireRack can shave a tire down to match. That is if you have enough time to wait.

I owned Subarus for over 20 years. I've lost count of how many full sets of tires I've purchased after damaging just one. 😆

Still waiting for that phone call... :-)

I now know, you don't mess with Owyhee mud. 😆 Happy New Year!

I learned that the hard way in SW Idaho a few months ago. 😆

Black Rhino Boxer 15 x 7 BFGoodrich T/A KO2 215/75R15

I've never driven a rig like that, and never pulled a trailer, so I really have no point of reference to answer that. It's been a few years since this trip, but to my recollection, 52:40 and 58:52 were the most challenging bits as they were steep with large rocks (and obviously a little trickier with snow on them, though that can be avoided by timing the trip differently). I believe Jason has driven the entire route - in segments at different times - in his old Ford 250 pulling a teardrop. That's scattered over multiple videos but this one covers one of those rocky climbs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IoyvfWlnC9w.htmlsi=4HDhYNb8-kRXB4tW

@@softroadingthewest Perfect! Its hefty trailer and I think Ill do what you mentioned, try it in segments like Jason or scope it out with the subie. Thanks again- looking forward to bingeing in your videos.

No, this is a 2012, before X-mode was added to the Forester. Frankly though, based on my experience with this car and my friends' experience with newer X-mode equipped Foresters, I would still opt for this model if I were to do it again. The 4EAT transmission is super reliable and the traction control programming in this era of Subaru is excellent, almost always coping perfectly with diagonal wheel lift despite the open diffs.

It was an issue with something provided by one of Jason's sponsors, which is why I didn't go into it. I believe they very quickly remedied the issue so I wanted to leave it to Jason to decide how he wanted to cover this.

Oh no this stuff is MUCH easier to drive than normal sand. I haven't looked at it with a microscope or anything, but I feel like those tiny fragments of sharp, jagged pumice tend to interlock, unlike river or ocean sand formed by erosion, rounded granules that are effectively like marbles. I've driven both beach/coastal dunes sand and river sand, and this stuff was way way grippier. I have zero experience driving a RWD with limited slip diff so I cannot begin to speculate on how that would go. My instinct is that even with limited slip, rear drive only is asking for trouble. I would recommend hitting the dunes with a buddy with 4WD and a recovery rope. :-) Let me know how it goes!

I should add...I have friends with 4WD rigs who have gotten stuck out there. Even though this sand is (IMO) relatively grippy, it's still super easy to come over some little rise and bury your nose in an unexpected gully, and find yourself stuck in a way that traction boards cannot remedy. 🙂

@@softroadingthewest ok, so it's a smart idea to go with a buddy or two just in case, thanks for the info. I am curious now iff chains would help or make it worse

Up that tip amount high enough and I can be anything you want, big boy.

@@softroadingthewest My kids don't need to eat this week let's see where this goes.

@@MattCookOregon Yesss...might finally be able to get that big screen TV after all

Thank you for taking the time to provide constructive criticism, much appreciated. I'll check out your channel for tips on how to be more successful. Thanks!