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Well I took the crosstrek on its first camping trip. This has been the farthest I drove it. I got 37mpg by what the computer was saying. We used the new J racks I got off ebay and they were amazing compared to what we used on my escalade. They held the kayaks in place, and were so easy to get off and on it just made the biggest difference ever. The rear cargo carrier was very nice to have as well, I was able to carry a bunch of firewood and a cooler on the back. I have always had a full size SUV and am still trying to perfect camping in a much smaller vehicle but I think we did a pretty good job. I do need a smaller grill than what we have now, it takes up way too much space.
We went down to Goose Creek state park in NC, went camping for 2 nights. We went hiking for 8 miles over 5 hours taking our time soaking up all the sights. There was a long boardwalk through the brackish swamp that was extremely interesting, we saw 6 snakes on the boardwalk alone. We saw 2 more out in the marsh and estuaries we kayaked up. It is a huge park, having about 2000 acres and a large river with lots of little places to kayak up into.
We went down to Goose Creek state park in NC, went camping for 2 nights. We went hiking for 8 miles over 5 hours taking our time soaking up all the sights. There was a long boardwalk through the brackish swamp that was extremely interesting, we saw 6 snakes on the boardwalk alone. We saw 2 more out in the marsh and estuaries we kayaked up. It is a huge park, having about 2000 acres and a large river with lots of little places to kayak up into.






