I live on an Indian reservation and it gets very muddy because they can’t pave any roads to protect the environment. Doesn’t make sense but I have to get vehicles that are able to drive in the mud. Even if I want to get my favorite car, you have to stick to gas guzzler trucks and jeeps that can drive in the clay.
Yeah, clay is the worst! Those wrangler tires that come on the power wagon are the worst ever. Oh! If you drive a pickup, maybe add some sandbags to the rear of the bed. Adding some weight back there can really improve traction. Some bed liners even have a place to slide in a 2x6 vertically to keep the sand backs against the tailgate.
Running 37 inch tires compared to the 33 inch tires will only get 2 inches of clearance more. Yes it may have been enough then but when the tires are not designed for that mud and to clear their own treads out better. You're more in a pickle because of that also. The stock tire tread design is trying to be too many things at once for the average consumer of this truck.
Good narration. No music, no intro. Good mix of vehicles, there's plenty of Jeep and Raptor material out there, that's not a bad thing, just nice to see other things out there wheeling.
Tires and their width even with the same tread pattern makes a lot of difference. I grew up driving on roads like this. By the time In graduated from high school, I had driven 130,000 miles. (170 miles round trip to school every day). We drove from Piñon NM area to Artesia NM. I found really tall skinny mud tires were perfect for mud and snow until it became very deep. I eventually switched to 38x13.5x18 aggressive mud tires. These were great except for wet or icy roads
Yeah try having 2’ deep ditches on both sides with a slight slope to each side. Mud not only soft but as slick as butter. And trying to drive a 45k lb truck through it. You won’t enjoy off-roading anymore
I actually just got a super cheap $20 tent from Amazon. I'll carry the tent because it could be useful, but I really got it because the folding tent poles will be great for checking depths. If you don't lock the last section into place, it will dangle downward and you can use the rest of the pole to reach out and check the depth of the middle of wide mud puddles. It would be useful for the larger vehicles with two sections dangling downward. Then it collapses pretty small to ride on the passenger's rubber floormat.
I have a question for Subaru owners… We live in north central WA state up in the mountains. I’m too dang old to go hunting anymore, but I Love to go fishing. A few places I go for fishing are up roads that I can only get to by using my older Ranger XLT super cab 4X4, with a limited slip rear differential. My question is this ; Should I install a rear locker for my Forester Touring?
I don't think so because x-mode works reallllly well. Do you still have the stock tires? You can fit a much taller and wider 245/65R17 or a 245/55R18 tire in there for more ground clearance and traction. Add some skids and maybe a lift and remember to activate x-mode and you can go really far.
@@MatthewHeiskell I switched the tires to Falken Wildpeaks. I plan on lifting it 1-2 inches and adding skid plates to the front, transmission and rear differential, but I’m having trouble finding a reputable company to purchase from. I also plan on installing an additional engine and transmission coolers. I’ve added a K&N intake and a Borla exhaust from the head to the tailpipe for increased hp, torque and mpg. During the winter months we have to put our Outback, Forester into X mode and our older (2011) Ranger 4X4 into 4WD just to get up our private road and into our garage, as we average 4-5 feet of snow every winter. Since it’s a private road off of a county road,( which is the last road to get plowed), we have to plow and maintain our private road. All in All, who would you recommend for the lift and the skid plates? I appreciate any information and knowledge that you can give me.
Thanks! I got those LED lights from Amazon. amzn.to/3FN5esa I connected all 6 lights together in parallel. The negative is grounded to the frame. I connected a fuse tap to the positive wire and inserted it in the auxiliary slot in the fuse box. When the car is on, the lights are on. Mounting was pretty easy thanks to the rubber grommets that come with the lights. I just had to drill 1/2" holes for the lights then do some simple wiring.
Hello Griffin, my Forester is a 5th gen. All 5th gens have a CVT. After adding a transmission cooler, it has been performing very well off road. I’ve never had a Forester with a 4EAT, but I’ve heard that they are solid. The first CVTs that Subaru used were not very good, that gave the CVT a bad reputation. The current/newer CVTs hold up well when a transmission cooler is added. The new wilderness Forester now comes with a transmission cooler for this exact reason. Many people praise manual transmissions too.
Man, that looks like it was a lot of fun! I finally got some mud on my forester this past weekend myself. Not quite as bad as you, but it was nothing but some good old red clay mud in NC lol was like driving on ice! Made one friend slide into a rock and take out his rocker panel and almost made me slide into a tree to get onto the bypass to avoid the rock!
Dang! Sounds like you had quite the adventure too! Clay is even slicker than mud. Glad to hear that you avoided damage, hope your friend's vehicle is repairable.
@@Justin-hz8bhoh man, this is an old comment, I'm pretty sure I was talking about Uwharrie, but over in Western NC, there's Hurricane Creek off of 40 by the Tennessee border, also the Brown Mountain OHV park by Collettsville, not quite as fun as Uwharrie, but still decent enough.
Thanks to you I've done first "mod" to my Forester. All it took is some scratches on my fingers. I took out the lumbar support from my seat :) On a serious note, these are some serious roads. Cool to see Sobie with pickups and Wranglers :)
Hahaha I prefer the look of the Forester, but I'd get a Outback Wilderness. It has a larger engine, larger tires, and a little more ground clearance than the Forester Wilderness.
Hey man, looks like you might be local to Dayton? I just picked up a lifted Crosstrek a while back and would love to get out in trail with you sometimes since I'm a complete noob.
Hello Micheal, congrats on your Crosstrek! That’s a great choice! Yes, I live in Dayton. I’d definitely invite you out on a trail, but I don’t know of any local trails. It’s just a lot of private farmland around here. Check out MtnRoo Midwest on FB though. They do local trail rides, but I’ve personally never been on one. They are a great resource though. Check them out 👍
@@MatthewHeiskell I'll have to check them out. Yeah, I wish there were local trails around us. I hope to get down to DBBB to explore soon, looks like a great place to spend time.
@@SimAntiks_YT Spaas Creek is my favorite. There is free primitive camping at the start of the trail. Super fun trail. Very progressive. You can turn around at any time. Here is a Google Maps link to the start of the trail. Gravel roads lead you to a few campsite. goo.gl/maps/JAGNAd4aT6LfK67p7
For over 10 years, I have been watching the Russians uploading these types of videos. I highly recommend them!
All this could be done with a front wheel drive easily! Let's see some mud and water that is around 30 inches deep
No fwd Is doing this lmao
Bro please explain 💀
Nice mix of vehicles and I liked you explaining the differences in their features and abilites.
Many thanks! 😄
Love seeing you get out there man. 🙂
Thanks Bruce! We had a blast recording a lot more footage that I'm still editing.
I live on an Indian reservation and it gets very muddy because they can’t pave any roads to protect the environment. Doesn’t make sense but I have to get vehicles that are able to drive in the mud. Even if I want to get my favorite car, you have to stick to gas guzzler trucks and jeeps that can drive in the clay.
Yeah, clay is the worst! Those wrangler tires that come on the power wagon are the worst ever. Oh! If you drive a pickup, maybe add some sandbags to the rear of the bed. Adding some weight back there can really improve traction. Some bed liners even have a place to slide in a 2x6 vertically to keep the sand backs against the tailgate.
Running 37 inch tires compared to the 33 inch tires will only get 2 inches of clearance more. Yes it may have been enough then but when the tires are not designed for that mud and to clear their own treads out better. You're more in a pickle because of that also. The stock tire tread design is trying to be too many things at once for the average consumer of this truck.
Yeah, I agree, getting his diffs up 2" would have been all the difference.
As a Forester owner with OCD about the car staying clean and new, this gives me anxiety haha!
Need better mud grip tires. Goodyear duratrac tires sucks
You’re absolutely right!
2nd 4low left foot down and you would've made it do you know how to drive bud
Left foot down? Hold the clutch in?! Haha, I know what you meant. It was my friend driving his truck. He was “diffed out” if you know what that means.
Good narration. No music, no intro. Good mix of vehicles, there's plenty of Jeep and Raptor material out there, that's not a bad thing, just nice to see other things out there wheeling.
Many thanks! 😄
Tires and their width even with the same tread pattern makes a lot of difference. I grew up driving on roads like this. By the time In graduated from high school, I had driven 130,000 miles. (170 miles round trip to school every day). We drove from Piñon NM area to Artesia NM.
I found really tall skinny mud tires were perfect for mud and snow until it became very deep. I eventually switched to 38x13.5x18 aggressive mud tires. These were great except for wet or icy roads
Job for a mudflap, great wages, but applicant must be flexible and willing to travel.
Haha that’s funny! 😄
@@MatthewHeiskell 👍
now that's deep😦👀
Haha yeah, and it was the worst kind of clay/mud.
@@MatthewHeiskellwas it really scary crossing it bro😦
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Yeah try having 2’ deep ditches on both sides with a slight slope to each side. Mud not only soft but as slick as butter. And trying to drive a 45k lb truck through it. You won’t enjoy off-roading anymore
Wow! That sounds very challenging.
Mud can make tanks bend on knees😢
Yeah, that kinda mud/clay is the worst. Even with both lockers engaged. But those wranger tires are boo-boo, haha.
I actually carry in my Subaru a broom handle marked at the footmarks and use it to check puddles prior to crossing
I actually just got a super cheap $20 tent from Amazon. I'll carry the tent because it could be useful, but I really got it because the folding tent poles will be great for checking depths. If you don't lock the last section into place, it will dangle downward and you can use the rest of the pole to reach out and check the depth of the middle of wide mud puddles. It would be useful for the larger vehicles with two sections dangling downward. Then it collapses pretty small to ride on the passenger's rubber floormat.
@@MatthewHeiskell very smart! Mine attaches to my roof basket behind my awning so it keeps out of the way
Nice! Roof baskets are so handy for dirty recovery gear too.
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Haha, hell yeah brother!
Rip camera man
Yeah, haha
Really cool video, glad you recorded your fun out there!
The foz did great! Nice video
Hey Austin! Subaru really does a great job managing traction! I'm glad that you enjoyed it too!
people get stuck in the mud on purpose?
Yeah, but that was not the case here, haha
@@MatthewHeiskell so this is what mudding is? ive only heard about it and thought that was with ATVs or something
I have a question for Subaru owners…
We live in north central WA state up in the mountains.
I’m too dang old to go hunting anymore, but I Love to go fishing.
A few places I go for fishing are up roads that I can only get to by using my older Ranger XLT super cab 4X4, with a limited slip rear differential.
My question is this ;
Should I install a rear locker for my Forester Touring?
I don't think so because x-mode works reallllly well. Do you still have the stock tires? You can fit a much taller and wider 245/65R17 or a 245/55R18 tire in there for more ground clearance and traction. Add some skids and maybe a lift and remember to activate x-mode and you can go really far.
@@MatthewHeiskell I switched the tires to Falken Wildpeaks.
I plan on lifting it 1-2 inches and adding skid plates to the front, transmission and rear differential, but I’m having trouble finding a reputable company to purchase from.
I also plan on installing an additional engine and transmission coolers.
I’ve added a K&N intake and a Borla exhaust from the head to the tailpipe for increased hp, torque and mpg.
During the winter months we have to put our Outback, Forester into X mode and our older (2011) Ranger 4X4 into 4WD just to get up our private road and into our garage, as we average 4-5 feet of snow every winter.
Since it’s a private road off of a county road,( which is the last road to get plowed), we have to plow and maintain our private road.
All in All, who would you recommend for the lift and the skid plates?
I appreciate any information and knowledge that you can give me.
Still a pretty normal mud hole and puddle for a genuine woodland off road park 😂
Yeah, the power wagon is a beast but the stock tires are too small. The camera flattens everything, the ruts were so deep that he diffed out.
Get mud tires
Yeah, mud tires would have help him, but the ruts were so deep that he was "Diffing out"
@@MatthewHeiskell what does diffing out mean?
Pretty cool trip you guys had! What are those lights you have in the grill, and how are they mounted??
Thanks! I got those LED lights from Amazon. amzn.to/3FN5esa I connected all 6 lights together in parallel. The negative is grounded to the frame. I connected a fuse tap to the positive wire and inserted it in the auxiliary slot in the fuse box. When the car is on, the lights are on. Mounting was pretty easy thanks to the rubber grommets that come with the lights. I just had to drill 1/2" holes for the lights then do some simple wiring.
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Wow. Those boards are really handy. Need to get me a set. Great vid. Thanks.
Get these! They come with a nice carry bag. amzn.to/3BAJrRI
I think you are correct. Definitely need 37” tires on the power wagon
KC lights doth not a wheeler make. The tires got absolutely caked, you’re right
Lo que necesjta es un conductor.
Enjoyed your video!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😄
Hey I am new to Subarus. Is this a 3rd gen with the 4EAT trans or a 4th gen with the CVT. Does it matter when going offroad? Thank you! Sick Forester!
Hello Griffin, my Forester is a 5th gen. All 5th gens have a CVT. After adding a transmission cooler, it has been performing very well off road. I’ve never had a Forester with a 4EAT, but I’ve heard that they are solid. The first CVTs that Subaru used were not very good, that gave the CVT a bad reputation. The current/newer CVTs hold up well when a transmission cooler is added. The new wilderness Forester now comes with a transmission cooler for this exact reason. Many people praise manual transmissions too.
Man, that looks like it was a lot of fun! I finally got some mud on my forester this past weekend myself. Not quite as bad as you, but it was nothing but some good old red clay mud in NC lol was like driving on ice! Made one friend slide into a rock and take out his rocker panel and almost made me slide into a tree to get onto the bypass to avoid the rock!
Dang! Sounds like you had quite the adventure too! Clay is even slicker than mud. Glad to hear that you avoided damage, hope your friend's vehicle is repairable.
@@MatthewHeiskell and yea! Though that might be the hardest trail I do in mine, too many large rocks for my taste lol
Where at in NC? I'm in wsetern NC and cant find any good spots to test out the 4WD on my new ranger.
@@Justin-hz8bhoh man, this is an old comment, I'm pretty sure I was talking about Uwharrie, but over in Western NC, there's Hurricane Creek off of 40 by the Tennessee border, also the Brown Mountain OHV park by Collettsville, not quite as fun as Uwharrie, but still decent enough.
Thanks to you I've done first "mod" to my Forester.
All it took is some scratches on my fingers.
I took out the lumbar support from my seat :)
On a serious note, these are some serious roads. Cool to see Sobie with pickups and Wranglers :)
That's awesome! It is tricky to get that plastic piece out, but it makes a huge difference.
That's.... quite a lot of mud.
Hey Bill! Yeah haha, and it was actively raining for most of the day. Rubber floor mats for the win!
@@MatthewHeiskell An alternate solution for the Power Wagon --> replace with the new Forester Wilderness?
Hahaha I prefer the look of the Forester, but I'd get a Outback Wilderness. It has a larger engine, larger tires, and a little more ground clearance than the Forester Wilderness.
Hey man, looks like you might be local to Dayton? I just picked up a lifted Crosstrek a while back and would love to get out in trail with you sometimes since I'm a complete noob.
Hello Micheal, congrats on your Crosstrek! That’s a great choice! Yes, I live in Dayton. I’d definitely invite you out on a trail, but I don’t know of any local trails. It’s just a lot of private farmland around here. Check out MtnRoo Midwest on FB though. They do local trail rides, but I’ve personally never been on one. They are a great resource though. Check them out 👍
@@MatthewHeiskell I'll have to check them out. Yeah, I wish there were local trails around us. I hope to get down to DBBB to explore soon, looks like a great place to spend time.
@@SimAntiks_YT Spaas Creek is my favorite. There is free primitive camping at the start of the trail. Super fun trail. Very progressive. You can turn around at any time. Here is a Google Maps link to the start of the trail. Gravel roads lead you to a few campsite. goo.gl/maps/JAGNAd4aT6LfK67p7
Did he say 30 inch tires one the subie
Yes, the Subaru has 245/65R17 tires. They are 29.5” tall
Where is subie on this video?((
The white vehicle is my Subaru Forester haha