[Notary Sojac]

Yep. We went on a three week Civil War battlefield tramp a couple of years ago. Me and my brother, two kids, tents/coolers/sleeping bags/camp stove, a week's worth of food and water at a time, and enough room for one of the middle seats to fold down any time someone felt like taking a nap.

I wouldn't care if it was two/tone peach and pink, it did the job.

Now that we are moving to the country, I am going to need a 4wd to climb the hills on our property and plow the driveway. But you can bet it's going to be a good used Jeep CJ or maybe an older Land Cruiser if I can find one, not one of these bling-blinged posermobiles that are called "SUV"s' today.

[FateAmenableToChange]

I hear you on the napping capacity. I’m trying to skip buying an SUV in favor of a Ford F-350 in 6.0L diesel. If I can get a decent used one, a 4x4 conversion only runs about $10k. Expect 400K on the engine, 20-25mpg, the van doesn’t look like it needs to be stolen or keyed, and more security for stuff when I’m backpacking. The ability to sleep comfortably in the vehicle is a major plus.