Tubeless seem like the easy option for me, riding lots of trashy minor roads in the middle of nowhere, I do get plenty of minor punctures and the gunk gets me out of trouble. Been riding 32 WTB tyres (2 years old now) on the road bike, so thinking I might be brave and go a little narrower - hoping I don’t wobble too much!
Buying tyres is another nightmare, making sense of it all, wish it was like buying running shoes in the old days “studs or flats mate”?