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Tire Replacement - Event Date: 05 Apr 2021
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    Posted: 24 Sep 2021 at 1:19pm
Looking for GY Endurance tires for my Rpod.  Out of stock around the country.  Called GY customer support who said that manufacturing for those tires is on hold until further notice. Could not tell me if that means the Endurance will not be manufactured any more or if it does start again just when that might be.  Not much help to me so I guess I need an alternative.  Given that the Endurance seems to be the most popular tire in this forum, what is your second choice?
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Water required but not too much. I like that....Lots of Westerners relocating to East Hawaii too. Rains almost every night. If it doesn't its a drought. Need good tires for the mud and potholes.
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At least we'll be well above the worst possible tidal surge zone, even though we're only about a half a mile from the Coast Guard Academy.  But hurricanes will still be an issue due to the wind.  Since we are on the same electric grid as the CG, our outages will generally be short since they get priority.

In coming years, there will be many more climate refugees relocating from the western states.  They'll need good tires on their trailers for all the driving, looking to find a place with water, but not under water.
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I understand completely. We left the Outer Banks for similar reasons. The East away from the coastal hurricane zones is doing better with climate issues than much of the West at this point. Hopefully you won't go from fires to hurricanes....We'll see what comes in the years ahead.
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We have no rain in NV and no prospect for the coming winter according to the el Niño/la Niña gurus.  The smoke from the Sierra Nevada mountains burning up is just too much and you can't camp because everything is closed due to drought conditions.  There are some other reasons too, but I can't mention them on this board.  Northern NV winters are cold too and we're moving to a coastal town where it's not quite as cold.  Really, not much different than winter where we are now and a whole lot more precipitation and green.  We're looking forward to exploring New England and the Canadian maritime provinces.  Not as many public camp grounds, but plenty of places to visit.
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Originally posted by lostagain

We replaced our OEM Westlake tires with Carlisles.  The Westlakes did not last and had a rolling loss of air issue. I tried to get Goodyear Endurance, but there was a problem finding any for a normal price.  I had the tires mounted and balanced on the existing rims by the shop where we take or car and truck for service and the valve stems replaced.  I put them on the trailer myself.  Now, they hold their pressure while traveling and I am hopeful of putting many on miles on them.  I guess we'll find out when we drag our trailer across the continent for the second time this year when we relocate to CT.  


CT? From NV? Just in time for winter. Hmmm....

Well, having just spent the summer in HI I'm heading back to VA also just in time for winter. Sometimes life gets in the way of travelling the right directions with the seasons.
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Originally posted by cyrus799

If you want to increase tire life, read this post.

I didn't see anything in the article about how to increase tire life, just about when to replace them.

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We replaced our OEM Westlake tires with Carlisles.  The Westlakes did not last and had a rolling loss of air issue. I tried to get Goodyear Endurance, but there was a problem finding any for a normal price.  I had the tires mounted and balanced on the existing rims by the shop where we take or car and truck for service and the valve stems replaced.  I put them on the trailer myself.  Now, they hold their pressure while traveling and I am hopeful of putting many on miles on them.  I guess we'll find out when we drag our trailer across the continent for the second time this year when we relocate to CT.  
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Did the same.... and great tires, well worth the money... POD tows so much better with the Endurance tires.
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Appreciate the comments. Decided to pull them off and take them up to the local tire dude.  Cheers!
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