tread pattern

From the CoachNet FAQ:

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.

Obviously other ERS may be different but CoachNet, which is one of the most popular ERS providers, will not cover you if you are boondocking in a non-commercial campsite more than 100 feet from a maintained road.


Good Sam restrictions are a little tighter:
Vehicles NOT COVERED by this program
include but are not limited to:
• Vehicles in a repair facility, off-road area*, sand beach
area, or any unattended, unlicensed, or abandoned
vehicles.
* An off-road area is defined as an area OFF of any of the following: hardpacked or graded dirt public road, paved street, driveway, parking lot, highway,freeway, expressway or adjacent shoulder.


You will notice that it says a GRADED dirt PUBLIC road. This does not mean private roads or trails made to get to a remote boondocking area.

I might as well include AAA road service:
The following services are not provided under the membership benefit:

Service to a vehicle located in an area not regularly traveled by private passenger vehicles (such as a beach, open field, creek bed, or private logging or forest service road and snowfilled or flooded road or driveway).

rgatijnet1 wrote:
If you are going to be going off road, keep in mind that most Emergency Road Service companies will not venture more than 100 feet from a paved road. If you are just occasionally going to be getting off of the pavement, perhaps a set of tire chains would suit your purpose better. They will work on loose dirt as well or better than tractor lug tires. That way you can take them off once you get back on the pavement and avoid the other problems that you get with an aggressive tire pattern. My rear tire chains only take about 20 minutes to install.

The part bout paved road IS INCORRECT!
GSRA CONTRACT STATES:

vehicles not covered By this proGraM
include But are not liMited to:
•Rented,stolen, vandalized,or impounded vehicles.
•Utility trailers of any type,animal trailers and vehicles used to transport show animals.
•Vehicles located outside the United States,Canada,Puerto Rico, U.S.Virgin Islands and Mexico.
Vehicles in a repair facility, off-road area*,sand beach area,or any unattended, unlicensed, or abandoned vehicles.
•Commercial/business vehicles and trailers(including but not limited to limousines), vehicles specifically designed for commercial or business purposes.Vehicles licensed commercially or in a business name.
•Any personal vehicle(s)used for any type of commercial/business purpose(s)or for any other non-recreational purpose(s).


* An off-road area is defined as an area OFF of any of the following: hard-
packed or graded dirt public road, paved street, driveway, parking lot, highway,
freeway, expressway or adjacent shoulder.

NOTICE YOU ARE COVERED ON DIRT ROADS>
MY BIGGEST GRIPE IS PEOPLE WHO DO NOT REaD THE PUBLISHED MATERIALS AND THEN COMPLAIN when they have a problem.

thanks

Had fairly aggresive tires on small class a and they were a little squirmy but otherwise no issues. Did great in the snow.

Maybe you want to ask some farmers, ranchers, construction workers. They buy them.

Ron not true about ERS getting just 100 feet off paved road. Good Sam ERS came to MH being 2.5 miles off paved road. This was in Bouse Az.

Wet grass/Texas soil-- you are likely to sink. Aggressive tread is more likely to "dig you a hole".

You will want to FLOAT, not dig in.

Park near an improved surface.

(Per tire engineer, not me)

We will take around 14 trips of 2 or 3 days to festivals here in texas. At these places we park in grass fields. i am afraid that without good drive tires we will have a hard time getting out if it was fairly wet.

If you are going to be going off road, keep in mind that most Emergency Road Service companies will not venture more than 100 feet from a paved road. If you are just occasionally going to be getting off of the pavement, perhaps a set of tire chains would suit your purpose better. They will work on loose dirt as well or better than tractor lug tires. That way you can take them off once you get back on the pavement and avoid the other problems that you get with an aggressive tire pattern. My rear tire chains only take about 20 minutes to install.

Noise and MPG will suffer. Also more ride harshness.

BTW, this is not my opinion. A retired Firestone forensic tire engineer happens to be visiting in our coach.

Also, be aware that a Class A is susceptible to chassis torquing.

What kind of terrain/road surface are you contemplating transiting?