Most gravel tires work just fine either with tubes or tubeless. Again, tubeless compatibility may be obvious for your wheels/rims but check with your local bike mechanic about your wheels if you are unsure. There are plenty of people out there who prefer one over the other. However, we’re huge fans of running gravel tires tubeless, which allows tires to be run at lower pressures, improves the overall ride quality, and decreases the frequency of pinch flats (pinch flatting a tube is typically much easier than pinch flatting a tubeless tire).
If you’ve never done it before, mounting tubeless tires and filling them with sealant can be tricky and frustrating at first. The process is generally a bit easier with a special tubeless booster pump, such as the Bontrager TLR Flash Charger, Lezyne Pressure Over Drive, and Topeak Joe Blow Booster, or a tubeless tire inflater tank, like the Schwalbe Tire Booster. If you’re uncertain about going tubeless – or wonder if it’s worth it — your local bike shop or cycling club can help. Once you go tubeless on gravel tires, however, we think you won’t want to back to tubes.