Getting a lot of different answers above but here is my thoughts...
I worked for discount tire for over 13 years and have sold/installed enough tires for 100 lifetimes. I hate changing tires now and if I can help it I hope I never have to change another tire again. That being said it starts with the very best rubber hitting the road so they stay inflated until I am ready to change them when worn out.
The coopers St maxx are the very best for the application you described, I run them on my truck that stays in south Texas. The coopers on that truck have seen nothing but ranch roads for the last 6 years. They will dry rot before they wear out. They have minimum chipping and I am very hard on them. I have never had a flat and I do not run slim or any other preventative. It is the best tire I have ever put on a truck and I’ve ran a lot of them.
The size difference isnt much from the 295s to the 35s and the weight is 9 lbs more per tire. I would run the 35s personally To avoid flats and longer tire life.
Coopers and BFGs. Driven lots and lots of miles on lease roads. They destroy any tire fast but those last the best. Don’t keep them aired up high. 35-40 psi if you can is best. And would run those smaller plastic mud flaps if they didn’t come on your truck from the factory. Mine has the rock shield and those. If not you’re paint is gonna take a beating.
Sika, I run the ST MAXX up here on my F350 for the same reason, 90% of the oilfield guys run them. If they swear by them the way those guys treat their trucks, then they are good enough for me.
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