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Guide to the Perfect Base Layers
Our design experts spend a lot of time in the outdoors, so they know how important it is to have the right base layer. In a range of different weights and fabrics, all of our layers make it easier, warmer, and more comfortable than ever to get out there no matter the forecast.
How to Layer for Changing Seasons
Unpredictable weather can make dressing for the outdoors feel like an impossible task. Thats why weve narrowed it down to the three key layers you need to stay warm, dry, and ready for anything.
What to Wear Alpine Skiing
Discover how to stay warm and cozy on the slopes this winter. We'll take you through a handy checklist of exactly what you need.
Build the Ultimate Winter Wish List
Are you an everyday outdoor lover? An all-out adventurer? A backyard fun enthusiast? No matter what your outdoor personality, well help you find the gifts to match, then show you how to build a wish list and share it with others. No secret Santas this year!
What to Wear When Paddling
Whether youre kayaking, canoeing or paddleboarding, heres what you should be wearing to stay warm, dry and comfortable.
What to Wear on a Run in the Cold
Learn how to dress comfortably from head to toe for running when the frost bites and the wind stings.
Outsmart the Sun with SunSmart
Our cool, breathable SunSmart apparel will help you enjoy every moment outside, blocking 10 times more sun than a white cotton tee.
6 Ways to Style a Flannel Shirt
This comfortable classic isnt just cozy it can also be dressed up, dressed down and styled for any occasion. Heres how.
6 Ways to Style for a Holiday Party
Elevate your look for your next holiday get-together with these expert style tips and outfit suggestions.
Inside the Collection: L.L.Bean x Todd Snyder
Inside the Collection- L.L.Bean x Todd Snyder
Summer Camp Packing List
Everything your camper needs to stay comfortable, confident, and protected so they can focus on discovering just how great the great outdoors are.
Outerwear Buying Guide
Our outerwear guide makes it easy to choose the right winter jackets and coats for the entire family. Explore our great selection of insulated parkas, fleece, rainwear and more.
Get Started Upland Hunting
Upland hunting is a challenging, active and rewarding way to spend time outside. L.L.Bean helps you get started.
5 Outdoor Crafts for Snow Days
Winter is the perfect time to come together for fun activities indoors and out. Here are 5 ideas to help you and your family create, build and play all season long.
Hike it Baby: Finding a Relationship with Nature
Hike it Baby dad and board member Mauricio Valadrian shares his story of finding a relationship with nature as a young single parent.
Inside the L.L.Bean Archives with Menswear Designer Todd Snyder
Inside the L.L.Bean Archives with Menswear Designer Todd Snyder
Get Ready for a Day of Hiking
Summer is our favorite hiking season. The weather is great, the sun is out and the days are long. Here are a few simple things that will keep you from getting too much of a good thing.
Going All Out for Kids with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
We're teaming up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to bring the life-changing benefits of outdoor recreation to kids in select cities - and to set the framework that will help 4,700 Clubs around the country do the same.
3 Ways to Style a Vest
As casual, elevated, or active as you need, there are so many ways to style a vest all of them easy. Well show you how.
5 Things to Know Before You Start Kayaking
L.L.Bean's top tips for successful paddling. Five things to know before starting.
Kayaks 101: Getting to Know Your Kayak
Kevin from our Outdoor Discovery Programs is here with a quick rundown of the basic equipment you need to start kayaking youll be paddling like a pro in no time.
Mirna Valerio
Mirna Valerio, distance isn't the only barrier this ultra runner is breaking. Mirna Valerio is a bestselling author, speaker, ultramarathon runner and mom who is challenging the perceptions of what fitness looks like simply by putting her head down and kicking up dust on the trail.
How to Choose a Pair of Hiking Boots
Well show you which hiking boot is best for you and why its so important to have the right style and fit.
5 Ways to Style Boots with Jeans
This combo may be a classic, but with these expert styling tips, you can dress it up or down to create fresh, new looks without losing the casual comfort that makes it such a perfect pairing.
Summer in the Park
Its time to shine at our annual celebration of all things summer! Come out to Freeport for our cant-miss concert series, outdoor yoga classes, family movie nights, and a whole lot more.
How to Choose a Hiking Pack
Everything you need to know to pick the right pack for your day hike or backpacking trip.
4 Lessons on Fatherhood from the Great Outdoors
During the Covid-19 pandemic, L.L.Bean Ambassador Troy Brooks and his wife decided to leave their condo in the city and rent a house on an acre of land while saving to buy their first home. They knew it would be important to have outdoor space to play, cook, work and raise children, and they learned so much more about how the outdoors also kept them connected and grateful. Here are four lessons on fatherhood Troy learned from this time outside in his own words.
5 Nature-Inspired Activities To Do At Home
Learning more about the natural world around you is as easy as stepping out your door. We reached out to our friends at The Ecology School for five nature-inspired activities you can do right at home.
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8 Quick and Easy Backyard Party Hacks
Quick and Easy Backyard Party Hacks to Make your Next Backyard Gathering the Best Yet
4 Ways to Style Your Home for the Holidays
Create a cozy and festive space for you and your loved ones this season with these simple tips and tricks.
How to Stand and Paddle on a SUP
Learn the basics of stand up paddle boarding from Kevin, our expert paddling instructor, so you can get out on the water and have some fun.
5 Reasons Why Sleeping Outside Makes Life Better
Let nature reboot your system with a night under the starts. Five reasons why sleeping outside makes life better.
Jessie Diggins
Meet Jessie Diggins, World Champion Cross Country Skier.
6 Ways to Prepare the Perfect Picnic
Check out some of our favorite tips for taking your picknicking skills to the next level.
How to Start a Campfire
Lets get toasty! Heres everything you need to know to build, start and maintain a log cabin style campfire one of the easiest campfires to build.
Petroglyph National Monument
National parks bring us closer together, connecting us with culture and history. They become the setting for precious moments and lasting impressions. One park in Albuquerque, New Mexico has been doing all of this and more.
How to Get Your Kids to Love Hiking
A love of hiking is one of the greatest gifts you can offer your kids, and it sets them up for a lifetime of outdoor fun. Tips to get your kids to love hiking.
Five Ways to Take Your Workouts Outdoors this Summer
Get our tips for staying active and soaking up all the benefits of being outdoors to improve your health and wellbeing.
Five Tips to Catch More Fish
No matter what anyone tells you, you dont need years of experience to catch more fish. In fact, all you need is a rod and reel, some bait or lures, and these tips for increasing your odds.
SUP 101: Getting to Know Your Paddleboard
The basics about SUP Types, parts and paddles.
Employee Story: From Paris to a Maine Trout Stream
L.L.Bean employee Julie M. never considered herself outdoorsy growing up in Paris. But moving to Maine changed all that and before she knew it, she was standing in an icy cold trout stream learning how to fly fish.
The Right Fly and Why
Everthing you need to know about fishing flies and why.
Get Started XC Skiing
Winters coming! Heres everything you need to know to get started with the fun and healthy sport of cross-country skiing.
5 New Year's Restorations
Were ringing in the new year by celebrating moments outside and exploring new ways to get out there not by making a list of resolutions, but by highlighting moments of restoration. Heres everything you need to know about how and why to make time outdoors a part of your year.
Get Started Deer Hunting
Deer are the most popular hunting quarry in the United States. These numbers also make deer the perfect choice for the beginning big game hunter. There are just a few things you need to ensure your success.
The Best National Parks to Visit for Each Season
Planning a trip to one of our amazing national parks? We got together with our partners at the National Park Foundation to create a list of the best parks to visit in each season so you can figure out both the where and the when with ease.
Lea Davison
Lea Davison, champion cyclist and champion for girls in the sport. Raised in a small town in Vermont, Lea Davison spent her childhood exploring the woods, fields and waters with her sister then went on to become the top female mountain-bike racer in the country. We sat down with Lea and talked with her about her career, her mentoring organization Little Bellas, and her love of being outside.