Steve, I have owned two pairs of Saloman Quest 4D backpacking boots (for four years now)
Those are 'MY' boots! I got my first pair (the ugly orange color) for $175 and luckily scored my second pair (olive green) for a few dollars less.
When I bought the Conquest boots (that are my father-in-laws now), I was hoping they'd be a cheaper alternative. I probably could get by with them, but the soles are a good .5" narrower than the 4Ds. When I was debating what to do, a sale popped up on the 4Ds, bought them, and gave the Conquest's away as an early Christmas present.
For comparison sake (IIRC), the 4Ds are advertised at about 23 ounces each and the Conquests at 18. I'm not sure what size they use for the weigh-in, but I'm guessing they're not whatever size SB or Steve wear!
I've tried a couple of different hightop, lightweight boots, but I keep coming back to the 4Ds.
