In my experience tire failures have more to do with the driver than with any specific tire model. I have a friend who is always getting flats regardless of the tire he is running and other friends who go years with out punctures or failures.Agree that any tire can fail when subjected to such conditions, but there were multiple other of the same vehicle running together on the same trails, with different tires that didn't. Once, easy write off, more than once, starting to form a concern (for me anyway)..