To NDT or not to NDT that is the question

One cannot deny what Jeffs video reveals.
That said there exist no tread design nor any rubber compound that excels in all substrates, in all climates, on all terrains and driving conditions.

Over the years via of my limited experiences and observations I have come to a few generalized conclusions.
Tall, skinny tires generally rule for multiple various reasons. 
There exist 4 basic tread designs (excluding non treaded tires)
1) Chevrons
2) Bar treads
3) Sawtoothed
4) Ribbed

There are very many tires using some form of chevron design. Everything from paddle tires to agricultural to knobbies and more.
Directional chevron tires always excel at dumping sticky loadable substrates. The stickier the substrate the more you need an aggressive chevron.
Here in the Missouri, Mississippi River bottoms we have a soil called black stick. If you walk across a field of black stick your boots will certainly load up with 20 pounds on each boot.
Only the deep lugged agricultural chevrons can dump that kind of mud.
That’s why these tires are often referred to as “dumpers”.
Because of their dumping action these tires also dig deep.
The sticky loadable offroad substrates mainly include snow, mud and dirt.
Chevrons are not needed for dry heavy non loading substrates like gravel, sand, rock.

Full bar treads are few and far between
NDT’s are an offset bar tread design.
The bar tread designs excel at mechanical grip because the tread is set at a right angle to the direction of travel. The open bar treads tend to rate 2nd place when dumping sticky substrates. The bar treads dig but not near so much as the chevrons.
Bar treads excellent at mechanical grip.
Especially on rock sizes that are larger than the tread voids.

Sawtooth tread patterns tend to notably quite the road noise while still providing some amount of mechanical grip.
They do not dig much nor do they dump very well unless the tread void is very large.

Ribbed treads excel where steering control and flotation is required. They do not dig , dump nor supply any mechanical grip excepting that of the rubber compound. Ribbed treads only supply steering and side slip control. These tires will excel in loose sand and when sidling on hills.
They are also very quiet on pavement.

/snow tread pattern tires yield a very poor service life.

I recall every winter my Dad bought "snow tires" for the cars rears to get us through the Maine winters. One season and they were pretty much toast. When we built a house with a 3/4 mile driveway and plowed, our truck had these type tires as well. Super poor wear that was usually uneven.

These all had the basic tread design we are talking about.

Heavier vehicles though, so that does influence wear. I don't think on our jeeps it is much an issue but I don't run on pavement with my Traxions like many of you do/will.