You can get away with using a floor pump, or even a good trail pump, as long as you use some kind of spray-bottle soap(windex works for me) and thoroughly soak the bead. This makes getting the tire on way easy, and also helps 'seal' the bead when initially pumping the tire. Get your old winter gloves, wrap the thumbs with duct tape. Pry the tire on with thumbs. Pump hard. Pump fast. Pump hard and fast. This does work, just takes patience. On the trail, you can use a plastic tire lever to cheat but gloved thumbs are best, since you don't want to damage or score the rim. Use a tube to get you out, then deal with it at home again. You should put a few oz of Stans sealant in every few mo, as it tends to booger-up into a ball that just rolls around and does nothing.
And you can ride much lower psi, and the ride is much more better. UST-specific tires and rims are best, as the tire won't rotate on the rim, and the tread and sidewalls are more beefier. Read more about tubeless
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