More confused than ever? If you take all the key points in this thread, they will boil down to mileage, capacity, serviceability, and your particular requirement. As a person that drives a string of antiques including a 83 K-10 soon to be traded off for a dump truck, a 86 Toyota 4x4, a 85 jetta diesil, and a 08 CR-V we load the CR-V down with tools every weekend to go to the inlaws farm for a myriad of projects from building construction to wood cuting. We bought the CR-V because of the 3 things listed above plus enclosed cargo area and could with a little alteration be sleept in for those sometimes inconienent times when a tent don't quite cut it. We all wish you the best of luck in this exciting time.