bridgestone dueler d697

Hi everyone, I haven't been posting lately because of a laundry list of things and it's satisfying to see interesting updates in the forum. I was in the Upper South Island recently and might have encountered the Outback of @Dave Hansford. The Outback looked exactly to the detail like his. I...

Has anyone tried these? I'm considering spending my tax return (or part thereof) on a new set of tyres, and I'm looking at the D694 and D697. Supposedly the D697 performs better offroad. Any thoughts?