Thread: Suede leather / Textile upper vs. leather upper boots.

The quest 4d boots are the best boots I have ever had. They lasted a few years and I never cleaned them or gave them any love, if I had I'm sure I would still be wearing them.
I went from fairly heavy full leather boots that by the end of the day if felt like I had lead weights strapped to my feet to the 4D and it was a game changer for me. I felt I had a lot more energy at the end of the day and not so tired, and they were a really comfortable boot with good ankle support which really feel like you're wearing a sports shoe and not a boot.
When I first brought them I was really surprised at how waterproof they were and the sole had really good grip, even managed to strap crampons to them.
In the end they did start to fall apart on me and water soaked through them quickly and they also started to smell really bad (generally don't have that smelly feet) but this was probably from all the abuse and neglect I gave them, but they got me a lot of places through Otago and South Canterbury from wet muddy bush hunts to dry open rocky tops and plenty of alpine stuff and kept my feet in good condition.
Replaced them with a pair of Lowa suede boots this year (toss up between the Quest 4d and the Lowas) that so far have been ok, but in hindsight wished I had gone back to the 4d's