I ride with some who use Gatorskins and quietly just never understand it. They all say they ride em for the reliability. Meanwhile I use GP5k or GK slicks and flat just as infrequently...which is almost never since its one every couple years.
One guy started using Tannus solid core tires because he so badly didnt want flats. He never flatted on the Gatorskins mind you, but apparently that still wasnt enough peace of mind. The Tannus solid core tires sucked, he finally accepted that they were like riding on melting asphalt, and change his tires to...Gatorskins.
One guy rides 8000mi a year on 32mm Gatorskins. Clearly he knows what works for him, so cool I guess.
Ill continue to stick to tires that dont feel like frozen hoses.