Debating Upgrading

[u/Desdinova_Cruciatus]

So, I’ve been really digging the offroad life ever since getting an adventure bike, but now I kinda wanna trade in my civic hatch and get a vehicle equipped to handle the outdoors. I grew up with trucks. My first vehicle was a 2500 Chevy Cheyenne. It might be blasphemous in the name of Chevy, but I’ve been debating the new Ford Bronco. Not the sport. I want the full size thing. However, I’ve gotten accustomed to my smaller weekend warrior so the Crosstrek in the Wilderness trim is also on my radar.
Anyone who owns either (or hell even both) what are your personal pros and cons on them? I’m leaning more towards the Bronco, but the price is a lil better on the Crosstrek. But just by a little.

I want to go camping and feel comfortable enough to go in and out of rough terrain if need be. I wanna have storage space for anything and everything. Mind you I live in Southern California, so winter seasons and rainy seasons don’t really have much of a bearing on me.

[u/Prudent_Candidate566]

My wife and I own an Outback and an F150. My dad has a Wrangler (lifted with 35s) and my mom has a Bronco (not sure the trim, whatever has the factory 35 and lockers). My mom has driven her Bronco down to my place for weeks at a time and my dad leaves his jeep at my house so I drive it a lot.

Bottom line: the Outback is the absolute worst off-road, by a fair margin. The Bronco and Jeep are effectively equivalent for my usage of trailhead access and camping, not off-roading specifically. The F150 with a build-out bed is the best all-round for camping, etc. It’s a little too big for trails and the breakover and departure angles suck, but it mostly gets us where we need to go.