I'm leaving CA for Alaska for a few weeks of travel with my '04 Arctic Fox>>5th wheel behind my '03 2500 Laramie HO 4WD. I already have 60k on the>>original tires and want to change them out before I leave. I was in >>talking>>to Big-O today, as that is where I have bought for the past 15-20 years or>>so, and he is recommending the Big Foot A/T. He says it handles wet roads>>much better than the Mich. I have on there (yeah, not much traction on the>>originals). Also rated for 70k miles.>>

He did say there might be a bit more road noise, but not much. These are>>LT265/70R17. More tire info at>>http://www.bigo­tires.com/index.asp?­PG=2&Sub=12b&CatID=0­1BIG31 or>>http://tinyurl.­com/5rmh4 for short. For 4 tires, he will toss in the>>alignment.>>

This is a tire I expect to last 24 - 30 months, so I want to have >>something>>that won't be bothersome. Is this a good tire? Are there better ones out>>there in the $7-800 price range? The only complaint I really have about >>the>>michilins (sp) is the lack of traction on wet pavement.>