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Just In- Salomon Quest 4D GTX

Lightweight three-season trekking boot with running shoe technology hits our test fleet.


Posted: 18 June 2009
by Jon

Just In - Salomon Quest 4D GTX - £130

Salomon Quest 4D GTX

Just in for review on the site are these Salomon Quest 4D walking boots. They look superficially big and chunky, but are right on the button for lightweight three-season boots at around 1300 grammes for a pair of size 43s.

The boot is part of Salomon's trekking range and in old money, we'd say they were classic, lightweight three-season boots. The technology in the sole unit comes straight from Salomon's successful trail-running shoes and has a bit of a space-age look to it along with a lot of lateral stiffness for stability on uneven ground especially with a pack.

Up top it's a mix of suede and fabric along with a Gore-Tex waterproof liner and some interesting-looking locking lace eyelets that allow you to adjust lacing tightness differentially across ankle and forefoot areas. Protective toe bumper too.

Comfort feels great out of the box thanks to internal 4D memory foam padding but without the over-padded, imprecise feel of some recent Salomon boots. Less volume than some Brit-fit lasts as well.

Interesting stuff. We'll be giving them a thrashing and reporting back with a full review shortly.

More Salomon information at www.salomonsports.com


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Been using these Boots for the last 5 weeks now, As stated above they felt great straight out of the Box.

Walked in hot, cold & Wet conditions the boots held there own !Walked up Snowdon on June 7th my feet were kept cool and Dry and most importantly Blister free!Think these will shortly become my all time favourite bootsI Paid £116.00 from Trek & Field that included some discount which they offered me on the day!

Posted: 29/06/2009 at 13:55

Recieved a grey pair of these as a warranty/goodwill replacement from Salomon UK for my SCS boots.

Very pleased, considerably more support than the SCS, higher ankle and extra two lace hooks, more rigid sole, comfy straight out of the box and look great. Clever idea is the half way lace hooks that lock the lace allowing you to choose a tight ankle and loose foot or vice versa.

Only plodded through the muddy, icy, snowy fields with the dog so far. Will give a better review after my next decent walk in a couple of weeks. Looking promising though.


Posted: 17/01/2010 at 21:22

I had two pair. Both leaked when used in heavy rain, boggy ground.

Posted: 08/02/2011 at 15:39

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