I have stock 14 inch rims and just looking for a good tire that I could use
in slightly sandy area's and places with a lot of loose/rough rocks and
downed branches.

I have taken our current road tires through this area (a lot, our new
favorite place) but we spin the tires quite a bit sometimes trying to get
out of certain area's...

I know that I need something with a reinforced sidewall, as well as a tire
rated to hold at least 1500 lbs.

In looking through the tire list at roadhaus, I came across a number of
posts referencing a tire size as :
 27X8.5QR14

I had always looked only online at tires with sidewall markings of 185/R/14
and thats it, which doesnt give me many hits.

Can I really use these  27X8.5QR14  tires instead and if so, whats the
difference?

I told myself id never send a tire question to the list without looking
everyone else that I could first, but I just can't find where anyone
actually breaks down the difference between these.

FYI, im currently looking at some Kumho Venture MT's in the size range
mentioned above. Not too bad of a price and from the specs, should suit our
needs (ok, wants) pretty well. Thoughts?

thanks,
chris.