tread pattern

Hikerdogs wrote:
Generally a more aggressive tread pattern also means deeper tread and a heavier carcass. Which in turn translates to generating more heat. Heat is the enemy of tires. The hotter they get the faster the tread wears and the more likely you are to have sidewall problems.

Look at the tires on trucks running down the highway. About the only time you see aggressive treads is either in the winter months for snow, or when the tread is worn to the point they're just using up what's left before replacing them.

If you're going to spend most of the time at low speed off the pavement they'll probably last for a while. However if most of your miles are highway miles at highway speeds you can expect them to last about half as long as the normal all position tread tires.

I had never heard this before. I was always told that different tires wearing faster than others was due to the difference in the compound of the tire (harder or softer). Think of it as rubbing a rock against a brick wall, or a chocolate cake, which breaks down quicker? I was also told that the reason some aggressive tires break down faster is because the gaps between lugs allow more movement, causing them to wear quicker. But this is just what they say at the Tire shops.

Honestly, I've had aggressive mud tires last as long as a passenger car tire.

As a few have mentioned there is one major downside to an aggressive tire.. MPG. A heavier more aggressive tire will reduce your gas mileage. And no, I don't see any chance of your motorhome "floating" instead of digging in, regardless of tire tread.. typically motorhomes are pretty **** heavy.

darsben wrote:


Maybe that is not ambiguous at all. Maybe they are just telling you outright that if you get stuck in one of those locations that it will be you that has to pay to get towed out, NOT CoachNet.


Wait you state MAYBE therefore you acknowledge the ambiguity.

I can't speak for CoachNet, GoodSams, or any ERS. Perhaps you can get the best answer by asking them. I just posted what their fine print says about towing you when you are off the beaten path.

rgatijnet1 wrote:

darsben wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:

darsben wrote:
" Am I protected while in my campsite?

Yes! You are covered not only on the roadside but also while in your campsite as long as you are in a commercial campground or up to 100 feet off of a maintained road."

The commercial Campground part concerns me as National park service Campgrounds are not commercial. And some sites are more than 100 feet off the road

All of the National Parks that I have been to have their campgrounds run by outside vendors and would be considered commercial since you have to pay to stay there.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST and many others out west are not commercial and dispersed camping is free. Ambiguities are not a good thing in a contract.

Maybe that is not ambiguous at all. Maybe they are just telling you outright that if you get stuck in one of those locations that it will be you that has to pay to get towed out, NOT CoachNet.

Wait you state MAYBE therefore you acknowledge the ambiguity.

darsben wrote:

rgatijnet1 wrote:

darsben wrote:
" Am I protected while in my campsite?

Yes! You are covered not only on the roadside but also while in your campsite as long as you are in a commercial campground or up to 100 feet off of a maintained road."

The commercial Campground part concerns me as National park service Campgrounds are not commercial. And some sites are more than 100 feet off the road

All of the National Parks that I have been to have their campgrounds run by outside vendors and would be considered commercial since you have to pay to stay there.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST and many others out west are not commercial and dispersed camping is free. Ambiguities are not a good thing in a contract.

Maybe that is not ambiguous at all. Maybe they are just telling you outright that if you get stuck in one of those locations that it will be you that has to pay to get towed out, NOT CoachNet.

rgatijnet1 wrote:

darsben wrote:
" Am I protected while in my campsite?

Yes! You are covered not only on the roadside but also while in your campsite as long as you are in a commercial campground or up to 100 feet off of a maintained road."

The commercial Campground part concerns me as National park service Campgrounds are not commercial. And some sites are more than 100 feet off the road

All of the National Parks that I have been to have their campgrounds run by outside vendors and would be considered commercial since you have to pay to stay there.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST and many others out west are not commercial and dispersed camping is free. Ambiguities are not a good thing in a contract.

I sometimes tell a story about the advantages of an aggressive tire.

BUT.. This was on a car.. I would not wish to drive my Class A under those conditions.. (heavy snow) in fact the one time I did drive into a heavy snow I found parking and waited for it to clear... Next AM the ditches on both sides of the freeway were indeed lined with cars... The road, having been plowed, was clear and dry.. And easily driven.

Generally a more aggressive tread pattern also means deeper tread and a heavier carcass. Which in turn translates to generating more heat. Heat is the enemy of tires. The hotter they get the faster the tread wears and the more likely you are to have sidewall problems.

Look at the tires on trucks running down the highway. About the only time you see aggressive treads is either in the winter months for snow, or when the tread is worn to the point they're just using up what's left before replacing them.

If you're going to spend most of the time at low speed off the pavement they'll probably last for a while. However if most of your miles are highway miles at highway speeds you can expect them to last about half as long as the normal all position tread tires.

darsben wrote:
" Am I protected while in my campsite?

Yes! You are covered not only on the roadside but also while in your campsite as long as you are in a commercial campground or up to 100 feet off of a maintained road."

The commercial Campground part concerns me as National park service Campgrounds are not commercial. And some sites are more than 100 feet off the road

All of the National Parks that I have been to have their campgrounds run by outside vendors and would be considered commercial since you have to pay to stay there.

" Am I protected while in my campsite?

Yes! You are covered not only on the roadside but also while in your campsite as long as you are in a commercial campground or up to 100 feet off of a maintained road."

The commercial Campground part concerns me as National park service Campgrounds are not commercial. And some sites are more than 100 feet off the road

I'm with the tire engineer... if you spin the tire, the more aggressive the tread the deeper the hole you'll have to be pulled out of.