I put a lot of credence in that you can turn just about anything into a proper off-roader with the right set of tires. More than locking differentials, more than 4WD vs. AWD, and even more than having my own personal lack of mechanical empathy, tires are everything.
The right tread pattern, the right construction, the right rubber compound can make or break an off-roader, as has been seen countless times across YouTube and social media. As such, when I swapped the stock tires on my 2021 Can-Am Maverick X3 Max DS Turbo R to BFGoodrich KO2s, I leveled up my go-fast UTV's off-road game. And that upgrade let me do far more than I would've been able to with the stock Maxxis tires, including climbing bigger obstacles, going into deeper snow, and generally going further than I had before.
They even helped me out while hunting by finding a deeper, more gnarly spot that everyone else was afraid to go into.
