Going tubeless

I’ve got a 2013 Trek Stache 7, have put it up for sale a couple times over the past 12 months due to not riding it much (rain driven trail closures last summer plus family stuff), and I’m tired of low-balling whiners inquiring about it (offering less than the low balling bicycle blue book and then complaining when I say no), so I’ve decided to just keep it and put lots of miles on it when and where I can.

The specs and wheels say tubeless ready, and several youtube videos makes the conversion look simple enough.

I looked at a nearby LBS website and they have some sort of rim strip that looks like a flat tube with the valvestem attached, are those the way to go now, or should I go with rim sealing tape and separate valve stems? Also is Stan’s sealant the way to go, or are there any choices to avoid if I don’t go with Stan’s due to cost or local availability?

I peeked inside one of the tires tonight to see what rim tape is already in there and it looks like a woven cloth-type tape, so the rims are probably not as tubless-ready as the label might imply.

This bike doesn’t take the plus size tires so I’ll be sticking with the 29x2.3” tires. Not sure if I’ll be needing one of those blaster tank floor pumps. I do have a compressor at home to seat the tire beads.

Thanks in advance for any input or suggestions.