In most cases the factory insoles don’t do a whole lot for you anyways. You’ll be surprised at how well this works. As an example, if you try a shoe or boot in a size 10 and it feels small but the 10.5 feels too roomy, go back to the 10 and pull the insole out. No Superfeet, no orthotics, just the bare bones boot itself.Īs an aside, I’ve actually found this technique (no insole at all) to be an effective way to find that extra quarter size many of us need in our footwear. And to be clear on this, that’s without ANY replacement insole. I have to wear the boot without the factory insole to get the width I need. This was my first time wearing and testing the Quest and I’m happy to report it was the exception to my Salomon “rule”, with one addendum. I have never found the width adequate for my forefoot (front half of my foot) which more often than has resulted in numbness and outright discomfort when I have tried a Salomon model. Now, coming back to not pulling punches, I have rarely been able to wear Salomon footwear, whether we’re talking trail runners, light hikers or backpacking boots. Given the reasonable cost of this boot, and given the fact it’s not too much boot for a summertime hike with the family yet enough boot for anything but the most demanding mountain terrain, the Quest is a very attractive option for the hunter on a budget. In my opinion, one of the most attractive characteristics of this boot is it’s ability to serve a very wide number of purposes. A boot this popular, does not get that way if it’s not at least half-way decent. The Quest is a perennially popular boot and has been seen on the feet of everyone from the SEALs to through hiking, granola lovers. And given my background as a Pedorthist, and the sheer number of people I’ve seen with foot and foot related issues over the past decade I can assure you I do not review footwear lightly. #SOLOMON QUEST 4D FULL#In the interests of full disclosure, these boots were sent to me free of charge but I will not pull ANY punches with any of my reviews, whether I paid for the boots or not. Salomon sent me a couple pairs of boots for testing purposes and in this review I’ll cover a well known model, the Quest 4D GTX. As I discussed in the “Bulletproofing Your Feet” article, the human foot and ankle complex can and should be trained to deal with a variety of demands, across a variety of surfaces so using different shoes and boots over the course of your pre-season training and scouting, as well as during the hunting season itself will help build strong, durable and adaptable feet and lower legs. In my opinion, the serious mountain or backcountry adventurer should have a “quiver” of shoes and boots in regular rotation, no different than having a variety of guns in your safe, bullet and load combinations for your rifle or a selection of arrows, tips and broadheads for your archery rig. Over the coming months, I’ll be testing and reviewing a variety of footwear options across a variety of uses and terrain under the heading “Backcountry Bootfitter” so if you’re interested in any and all things related to backcountry footwear keep your eyes on your inbox for blog posts under this heading.
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