Should I have two sets of tires for summer and the rest of the year?

So my new Tacoma came with a set of "P" rated Dunlop Grand Trek tires.

I did a Google search and found that they really are not suited for any kind of off-roading at all, maybe not even for gravel roads.

So I was thinking that I'd like to get a new set of Toyota rims and put some BFG KO2 all terrain tires on them and have them mounted at the beginning of September. Then I'd run them until I'm finished bear hunting next spring then put the Grand Treks back on for summer.

The only drawback there is that I may be limited in summer scouting and off-roading opportunities if all I have is the "P" rated tires on.

What do you guys do? Run good AT tires all year round or swap around according to the seasons? I live in Vancouver, B.C.

Work at home. don't commute. Use the truck for local shopping and maybe little trips for a walk and hike and lots of local for duck hunting and a couple or three longer big game trips in the fall. Drove 8,000 km (4,971 miles) with my previous truck last year.

Thanks.

 

I commuted with my truck for quite a while and still only ever have one set of tires. For your situation I would pick up a nice set of AT tires in 'LT' or 'E' rating and go with those full time. What all duck species do you see up that way? I'm assuming you get more costal/diver ducks than we do down my way...

 

I run LT all terrains in Summer (May - Sep) due to the "gravel road" factor; I've had too many friends cut down P-rated tires. In Winter I switch to P-rated Blizzaks. Both sets mounted on their own rims.

I agree with Archer for your purposes I'd run LT year round. They will produce a slightly rougher ride. I run my LT tires at 50 psi to preserve my MPGs.

 

Lots of mallards, and a heckuva lot of Widgeons and pintails too. Where I am at the Fraser River estuary and Boundary Bay (I can see the U.S. from where I hunt) is a wintering area for the migratory birds and we have a big population of mallards too. Plus wintering snows and a lot of resident and migratory Canada geese.

 

That's awesome man. We see lots of mallards but nowhere near the number of widgeon or pintails. We do have tons of teal during the early season though. You get after the geese much?

 

I have got some snow geese when they were in a field I have permission in and at the waterfront on some occasions. They have smartened up in recent years and have moved to no-shooting municipalities , school yards and places like that. If I had a 16-foot boat and outboard i could hunt 'em on the water but I don't.

I had a few places where I could hunt Canada geese on public land but lost access to that spot.

I have a friend further up the Fraser Valley who has permission on fields I hope to maybe connect with this fall.