Question about the stock ADV tires

[jdrew]

I have done a little searching but really haven't found quite the answer i was looking for.

How well do the stock Bridgestone 33's work with off roading? We don't have a lot of places to go here in southern Indiana, but there is one place I ride my ATV that vehicles go as well. I know that some of the extreme crawling (here, that means dirt hills or creek banks) will be out of the question, but how well do these tires do for moderate trail riding with some hills and a little mud? (Not planning on just mudding, but smaller pits like 1-2 feet deep of mud/water at the VERY most)

This is my daily driver and I really don't want to get MT's due to the fact they will wear out faster, but I don't want to do anything that will be over my head on the trails and I have no chance of making it either, it's an embarrasment thing I guess.. )

We don't get a lot of snow here either, but 2 years ago we got 24" in one day. My wifes 2000 Cherokee with Goodyear Wranglers did OK, not awesome by any means, will these 33"s do better or about the same, IF that were to happen today.. (Not that we are expecting any snow at all, damnit.. lol)

Thanks to those that answer, I know this has probably been discussed a million times, but maybe 1 more time won't hurt..

oh yea, what about puncture resistance? The sales guy said these were a little tougher than most tires?