We’d agree with that. For us, the Salomon Quest 4 GTX works best on multi-day, long-distance backpacking trails, especially if you’re carrying a big, heavy hiking backpack.

In addition to the original fugly-orange color, the Quest 4D GTX come in gray, black, brown and now olive green. Eric Graves over at Soldier Systems Daily spotted the new color on a visit to REI.

Thanks to October Prime Day, we’re seeing up to 36 percent off Salomon shoes for men and women, including 25 percent off the flagship Salomon Quest Element GTX Leather Hiking Boot.

With a Gore-Tex® membrane and a stable 4D chassis, the QUEST 4D GTX FORCES Boots from Salomon gives you the support and grip of a mountain boot, but still has the flexibility ...

I tried to get the Salomon Quest 4D GTX hiking boots ($200) a couple of weeks in advance. With a rim-to-rim backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon on the horizon, I wanted to have some time to break ...