habanero

I got to test drive BFG AT's and Mud Terrains, Dunlop's, Bridgestone's all terrains and HT's and Michellin LTX M/S and LTX AT's on a super sloppy mud course and on pavement using new Chevy Blechzers. The BFG AT's were best overall, only the BFG Mud tires were better in the mud. Everything else sucked except the Michellin LTX M&S which managed to get through the slop far better than the Bridgestone AT's and were superior on the road. If I did more off road I'd go for the BFG AT's. Currently I'm using the LTX M/S. They've worked fine in the fairly shallow sand and easy rock at Moab and the light 4wheeling in Colorado, mostly for mountian passes and out of the way campsites and the treadwear beats all the others hands-down. I like the sure-footed feeling both the BFG AT and LTX M/S deliver.
And that's my 2 cents. BTW, it was a blast to abuse the heck out of those rented Chevys with so much mud we were hosing the radiators off after every pass so they would'nt overheat. It was in an unused section of a quarry/trash dump, no trails were harmed in the name of, um, research.

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My rides:
'96 4Runner SR5 4x4, manual. Deckplate, ISR, extended rear diff breather mods, flipped receiver hitch, power antenna switch, Garage door opener switch in dash, Kill switch somewhere in there, Thule playpen, system 1.2 installed without any swear words even when my kid walked off with my tools........