With my situation, I drive 80 miles a day on pavement. Also, in the winter, when it snows (which is about once-twice a week here,) I still HAVE to make that 80-mile trip. So I need something that will handle snow really well. I also go off-road in the mud here in the mountains pretty often, but if I buy a tire that is designed primarily for that, it doesn't last at all on the road, and is loud as the dickens. So, the Wrangler/Edge type A/Ts are the best compromise for me.BFG's will last but the tread design is worthless offroad, they clog up with mud and you might as well have slicks , I'll be buying a new set of AT's in the next couple months, currently running Cooper SST Pro, love the tread design, but they haven't lasted very long, great in mud though, I'll go with a less aggressive tread next time, Goodyear Wranglers do last a long time, and the tread is decent in mud,
I'll try to find a tread design with one continuous unbroken rib , tires like that consistently run smoother, quieter and last longer, but manufacturers have gotten away from that ,, I guess because the tire last too long for their tastes ? Everything now is all broken up, nothing continuous,, everything seems to be either blocky tread, very aggressive, or street tire design, I realize the majority of 4wd owners now a days never go offroad,,, but some of us who have trucks actually use them like trucks, and do go offroad sometimes, there is a way to compromise and have a tread design that self cleans and yet lasts a decent amount of time on road.