Nevegals have been the main tire I've used for north of ten years. Are there better tires? Probably - Maxxis makes some great rubber, I just find they wear faster (a function of good soft rubber doing its job) and I don't find the performance is sufficiently better for me to pay that much more than I do for Nevegals. I've always felt the Nevegals do a good job in all conditions, the sidewalls work (both wire and folding) and I get good longevity out of them.
I'm running folding bead 2.35 Nevegals on my all mountain bike and ride a few times a week and I think I've had two flats in a year and a half with them, usually my fault for running low pressure and picking a hack line. Not bad.