Blackwater

Thank you, Jworks! I'm looking pretty hard at both the Toyos and the Continental. And I'm leaning more towards a good solid highway tire. Though I am concerned how my driving on gravel roads a few times a month will affect them. I haven't been able to determine that yet. Is it the Continental Terrain Contact H/T on your GMC and the Toyo Open Country H/T on your Honda?

2006 Silverado LT 4WD Automatic Z71. My truck had a decent set of General Grabber APT tires When I bought it.They've gone for 50,000 miles which isn't terrible, but I plan to look around at some other options. This is my first truck. My usage is mostly in town and highway driving, but I do drive on gravel back roads a few times every month to camp and float rivers, as well as visiting friends in the country. No real off-roading except for driving around pastures on a friend's farm occasionally. Not much towing, and any I do would be fairly light. My annual mileage isn't high, about 15,000 miles/yr. I do plan to keep this truck for several years, perhaps 5-10 years. So I'm contemplating sticking with an all terrain tire vs switching to an all weather highway tire such as the Michelin Defender LTX or similar. The $289 price including installation at Sam's Club is a little more than I wanted to pay. I'd prefer something closer to $200 or so, but I can live with the higher price if the value is there. Reasons for a possible switch: smoother ride on paved roads, better gas mileage, quieter (maybe), better wear. Cons: I'm mainly concerned about being tough enough for the portion of driving I do on gravel and rougher roads. I don't want a nice set of highway tires to get ripped up on a gravel road Any recommendations on best options in these two categories? I'm looking at Michelin, Falken, General, Continental, BF Goodrich, Nitto, etc, but pretty open minded as long as it's not Chinese crap. PS: I'll leave this up for additional discussion if anyone is interested. Tires are usually an active lively topic. I ordered the Toyo Toyo Open Country A/T III - 265/70R17 115T from Sam's an made an appointment for installation in a few days. I'll post a review after I've put some miles on them.