Are LL Bean Boots Worth It? Iconic American Prep Boot Review

Just a comment on the return policy. The abuse was not only people wearing them out and returning, but prior to this, you didn't need a receipt. LL Bean discovered that people were purchasing items at St Vincent Depaul's or other 2nd hand stores and returning them to LL Bean for full refunds in a money-making scheme. Thus a new emphasis on Proof of purchase required.

I bought a pair of Bean boots with thinsulate lining to get me through Chicago winters, trudging through snow (and snowstorms) during Chicago winters. I paired them with thick wool socks that LL Bean used to sell, and the combination did very well for those Chicago winters for me. Now that I’m back in California, I wear those boots for rainy weather, like the downpours we recently had. My Bean boots have lasted decades of occasional use since Chicago.

I am already on my second pair and I am only 87 years old.

Born and raised in Maine, I've been a Bean Boot wearer since a young age. I size mine for a heavier sock and generally don't wear them out day to day. They are for trudging through the woods and trails that are not too rocky. The soles do wear out quickly on concrete and asphalt. The laces are strong and should out last the soles. LL Bean does offer sole replacement if you love how your uppers have changed over time and wish to keep the uppers. LL Bean has changed a lot over the last 50 years but two products are still loved by many Mainers. The Bean Boots and the Boat and Tote bags. Love the channel!

Stop being eerie, I was literally shopping for these the instant your notification arrived.

Yeah, hard to blame them on the guarantee. People would bring in worn out jeans, demanding free replacements. Eventually ruined it for everybody.

I actually had the low duck shoes in Kelly green. Slip-ons. Now that’s Preppy 😉

This boot is a classic. All other boots are patterned after this boot. Big thumbs up here...

Speaking about dressing for winter: You are based in Minnesota, and recently there was a severe cold there. I would gladly watch if you made a video how to dress for a severe winter weather with a modicum of style. Different viewpoints by various members of the team would be welcome!

Today it's raining here in SoCal and I'm wearing my Bean boots. Bought them about 35+ years ago and just now starting to show wear on the sole. I have often walked more than five miles a day in them and are as comfortable today as ever. I do remember having to send them back for a size up/down at first and will probably have to buy another pair sometime in the next five years.

My godson is fifty. When he was a toddler he wanted Bean shoes in the worst possible way. We bought him the smallest size but they were much to big for him. He did not care. He wore them anyway to the exclusion of everything else. Now that I think about it, fifty years was how long my first pair lasted.

I brought a pair of used LL. Bean boots about 2yrs. Ago. I use them in the rain and to cut my lawn. They have given me excellent service! I plan on buying me a brand new pair just to be fashionable.

I have a pair of Bean Boots (a shoe version that sits just under the ankle) for a couple of decades now. It gets fairly light wear around the property during wet weather, and occasional errands. But I wouldn't try to pull off the esthetic of wearing them for anything but utility. Who wears Bean Boots? I'll tell you who. It's New Englanders who live in or near the woods, and need a sturdy boot that can hold up to muddy and rainy trips to fetch firewood, or dragging the boats out of the water at the end of the season. They are also worn by New Yorkers in the city to show off that they have access to a cabin somewhere up north.

I can't speak to the boots but I love my LL Bean clothing. The older made in the USA shirts have lasted 20 years and through hundreds of washes amd still look great

Excellent for PNW rainy season, basically October to early June, for outdoor activities from the coast to the mountains. Really, wear or bring these boots on all campouts all year long, with good wool socks, because one just never knows.

Good advice about Bean Boots and cold weather wear. Decades ago I lived in New England and had a pair. Even with liner socks and heavy wool socks my feet were always cold. The chain link pattern on the sole did not provide good traction in icy conditions. I found the footbed did not provide adequate support to walk in for an extended time. So no, I’m not a fan of Bean Boots.

As someone who goes to school in Boston, I have the original bean boots as well as the bean Mocs which are underrated

About a decade ago I was working as a boat builder on an island off the coast of New England, the bean boots were indispensable. Unfortunately for me they were stolen while I was at a party in Boston and I was dreading the walk to the T, in my socks, in a snow storm. This was during the bean boot shortage, so no doubt the thief sold them at a markup on some college campus. Due to the shortage I was unable to find a pair in stock anywhere that weekend and had to return to my island bootless.

Good ole fashione Duck Boots, I myself use a pair of Sorrel Caribou which are fairly similar and well. Not worrying about ruining your nice footwear in sludge or otherwise mucky and wet conditions is always great. Id also highly recommend Carl Murawski if your more interested in the more practical kinds of work clothing.

If any one is wondering how to use these boots in snow sleet and ice conditions a twenty dollar pair of Yak tracks make this boot slip proof . I would shovel my roof to remove excess snow with these boots and yak tracks attached . It works well .