![]() I did subject them to lots of snow and mud but I would have thought they could have stayed waterproof. I took them to the Arctic circle of Finland in the winter and the Italian Dolomites in the summer.įirst, of I have to talk about the Gore-Tex liner in these boots because its pretty much nonexistent at this point, Im not sure if my pair of boots was defective but all of the waterproofing is gone. I wore my pair of boots over the course of the last 3 years for everything from duty assignments to overnight hikes in the mountains. ![]() Salomon Quest 4d Gtx How Have They Held Up It seemed that if the boot flexed at a severe angle, that seemed to make the shoelaces come undone. Second, I was really annoyed with the tendency of the laces of the Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX boot to come undone during my hikes. So once again, the boot was soaked from the inside as a result of all that water accumulation. Įven though I didnt have to step into deep water while wearing the boots, all that wet foliage kept coming in contact with the mesh such that water was also getting into the boot that way! On a different hike to Grizzly Bear Falls in South Dakota, I had to brush up against a lot of wet foliage. Unfortunately, the rain kept landing on the mesh and eventually caused enough water intrusion to really weigh down the boot as the water continued to accumulate inside the boot. In fact, the insides of my boot were soaked even on hikes where I didnt have to cross streams deep enough where the water went above the front of the boot.įor example, on a hike back from Vettisfossen in Norway, I was caught in thunderstorm as I hastily returned to the trailhead. However, that layer was also the weak point that allowed water intrusion. ![]() ![]() The key issue was the mesh covering the top of the foot, which also made the boot breathable. They may be water resistant, but in my experience, even that was extremely limited. Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX Boot Review – the BEST hiking boots!Īs for what I didnt like about the Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX hiking boot, there were three key things that stood out.įirst, the boots were not waterproof. ![]()
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