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Consensus on Subaruforester.org seems to be the automatics have the edge off road, unless you have a low range (which is available elsewhere in the world, and maybe on some older American cars). With a light touch on the throttle you can go very slowly over obstacles, with no clutch burning...

I just returned from a 47-day, 11346 mile, trip from WV to the Dempster Highway, Top of the World, Denali, Cassier and the Stewart-Hyder area in my 2009 Forester, and want to report a couple of good things to know. I bought Hankook Optimo H727's (described as a touring tire) two years ago, and...

Thanks, pcjeeper and redthies, for your comments. Etrailer has several hitch carriers for class I +/or II hitches, and at least one, a Draw Tight model,is welded. But based on comments here and on SubaruForester.org, I'm going to rethink my packing list and try really hard to make do with a...

Thanks, pcjeeper, This is exactly the information I wanted to know. I have a class II Curt, but I haven't installed it yet. I could return it for a class III. I got it from etrailer, which has both.

Rick, Unfortunately a bullet proof rig like yours won't do for me. The Forester has a 200 pound weight limit on the hitch. Right now, I'm thinking I'd be putting lighter weight stuff (tent, tarp, poles, gas can?) out back and spare tire(s) up top (which has a 150 pond weight limit). It's the...

My 2009 Forester doesn't have enough space for all the stuff I need for a 6 week camping trip from WV to the Dempster Highway and Denali, so I'm trying to learn whether a hitch-mounted carrier can take the strain of the 920 mile round trip gravel Dempster. Or do I need to get a small trailer...

I've been reading various threads this evening about camping and bears, and there have been a lot of questions about whether they work. Please look at my post under the topic "cooking with bears" in the Overland Chef forum if you'd like to know more.

electric fences work I hope this post will get to a lot of the right people. I've just spent a couple of hours reading many of the threads in this forum about bears, because I'm planning to travel from West B.G. Virginia to B.C., the Yukon , NWT and Alaska, and want to know how to keep from...

The Eastern Marine does not have a 13 inch 4 bolt tire/wheel combo, but they do have a painted wheel only listed. And the Northern Tool catalog (or northerntool.com) has a couple of 13 inch tire/wheel combos with a 4x4 bolt pattern, both load range B and C.

I had an '86 Ranger 4X4 with the 2.9 L and manual as my only farm truck from new til 1999. I got about 22mpg here in the mountains, and 27 on the interstate. I sold it with 176000 miles on it, and wish I hadn't - the guy who bought it still runs it. The '99 model I replaced it with was...

I'm REALLY late to this party, but I want people not to underestimate the Forester. The new one('09+) is larger inside, especially rear seat leg room. For off road capability, go to YouTube and search Subaru Forester Off Road. For tons of information, including off road, go to...

New member here, first post. Had to add my $.02 about Foresters. I'm in the mountains of eastern West Virginia, where everyplace is uphill. I have a stock 2009 X with the auto. While it is not fancy and not perfect, it is the best snow vehicle I've ever driven,and I've been driving for 42...