From what other owners have said, and the internet, the defender may also be an excellent non snow tire, and the 119 load range tire may provide optimal treadwear -
https://tiregrades.com/buying-guides/reviews/michelin-defender-ltx-m-s-vs-m-s2/...
After way too many hours researching 275/50r22 tires, the Michelin defender ltx m/s2 is the tire we’re choosing.
For anyone in snow country, TyreReviews shows how the ltx m/s2 compares to triple peak rate all terrain tires (it ranks second behind the trail terrain t/a) -
based on these two links, the gunmetal might be a close match.
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/el-cap-granite-rivian-photos.2328/
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-wheels/msw-wheels-type-52
Do some Facebook marketplace searching. Costco will be mounting new Michelin x-ice’s to new 22” sport brights for us…total cost ~$3500 including tpms.
Deals are out there. ?
This one??? https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/my-10-000-mile-road-trip-in-my-rivian-r1s-north-carolina-to-alaska-round-trip.32316/unread
Now that I’ve discovered plugshare, there’s no other app/map necessary.
https://www.plugshare.com/ <— this probably has what you’re looking for…
or Google maps.
Here’s a map i created for Sportsmobiles that will give you an idea of what’s possible -
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RH1xPRW42xyfvyQg6?g_st=ic
For anyone pondering this trip, or a similar trip, in the future, consider the app Polarsteps to document your travels.
We spent 3 months in summer 2023 on a non-ev ~12,000 mile trip thru western CAN & AK and used Instagram (we didn’t know about Polarsteps at that time).
Awaiting parts 4 & 5… ?