I'm from a pretty small town in CA where we get about 3 feet of snow in the winter and hunting, fishing, boating, off roading etc. are all part of the culture. I grew up with bros who had a gun rack in their truck and would regularly go off roading. If you showed up in the scene up there with a brand new Forester ready to take it off roading or "mud boggin' " as it is called, well, they would think you were the biggest pony ever. Ever. I always crack up when I see how many insane urban assault AWD SUV's and CUV's there are in L.A. Just sitting in traffic, never ever seeing even mud, let alone rain more than 3 times a year. It's hilarious.