[rohrmann]

I agree totally with everything Ed said, except the 'bombs' are only 10 ply rated.

It all boils down to, how confident are you with your insurance company being able to restore your rig to it's current condition, and how much inconvenience are you willing to stand when you blow a tire in the middle of nowhere, tear up the rig, and who knows how long it will take to make repairs?

For us, being full-time, we weren't willing to continue worrying about when the next tire would fail. Yes, $2K is a bunch of money for tires, but the damage that can occur for going cheap will cost much more than repair costs alone. It doesn't matter if you only travel 1000 miles a year or 20,000 miles, the damage is the same. It's what some call risk management.