backpack for kids
How to Choose a Hiking Pack
Everything you need to know to pick the right pack for your day hike or backpacking trip.
How to Choose the Perfect School Backpack
Whether kids are headed to preschool or grad school, we can help you find that one perfect pack.
The 10 Best National Parks for Kids
We asked the National Park Foundation and outdoor parents-extraordinaire the Bowmans to give us their suggestions for the best parks to bring your kids.
Kids' Backpack Storytelling
Together with Nature. Nature brings out the best in all of us. Thats why we design clothing and gear to help you and your loved ones share amazing outdoor experiences and create lasting memories. Because lifes better when you spend it with family, whoever that may be and the outdoors is much more fun that way too.
Guide to Choosing the Best Tent
Discover everything you need to know to help you choose the right tent.
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.
Winter Boot Buying Guide
Your guide to finding the perfect cold weather boots - whether you're running errands, playing in the snow or exploring wintry landscapes.
How to Choose Your Next Hiking Pack
Three simple questions you should consider when searching for your next pack.
How to Use the L.L.Bean Stowaway Pack Pocket
Get the most out of your Stowaway Pack by using the incredibly handy interior stowaway pocket.
Get Started Hiking
Hiking is an incredibly healthy activity and an amazing way to experience the outdoors, but it can also be a little intimidating to get started. We have the expertise and gear to make getting started easy.
10 Family Hiking Tips Tricks & Hacks
Here are a few of our favorite hacks and tips to make your next hike even easier.
Get Started Kayak and Canoe Camping
Camping by boat combines all the fun or camping with stunning, remote locations you can only reach by boat and getting started is easier than you might think.
10 Clever Camping Hacks, Tips, and Tricks
Our favorite tips for easy packing, tasty cooking and making your campsite comfy.
How To Pack Your L.L.Bean Stowaway Jacket
Our stowaway puffers, rainwear and windbreakers can go from full-size jacket to packable pouch in a zip – an innovative game-changer while camping, hiking and traveling. Just stow, zip and go.
Dear L.L.Bean
The stories you share about our products inspire us, inform us, and help us connect to each other through one common love, the outdoors. So, we invite you to share your stories here. Chances are you'll inspire us - and a lot of other people, too.
How to Break In Your Hiking Boots
Get your boots trail-ready in three easy steps.
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The Road Rules: Family Travel in an RV or Camper Van
L.L.Bean Ambassadors The Bowman Family have taken to the road for the outside adventure of a lifetime! Hop onboard to read their story, RV travel tips, and insights about travel and life on the open road.
How to Break Down Your Tent
No instructions? No problem! Mackenzies here to walk you through the easy steps to break down and pack most camping tents.
Get Started Snowshoeing
Snowshoeing is a great way to get the whole family out all winter. We design and test all our snowshoes to make it a super-easy activity to take up.
Get Started Camping
Camping is one of the easiest ways to spend quality time outdoors with friends and family, and a great trip just requires a few pieces of gear and a little planning. L.L.Bean has the expertise to help you get there.
Never Too Young
During a week-long youth adventure led by the Montana Conservation Corps, we learn about the physical, educational and psychological benefits of getting outside at a young age.
Hiking in a Socially Distanced World
Keep your campsite clean and your campers healthy with our safe camping tips.
How to Store Your Sleeping Bag
Whether youre car camping or backpacking, its important to properly store your sleeping bag between trips. A few simple steps will ensure your bag stays warm and lasts for years of camping adventures.
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.
6 Ways to Prepare the Perfect Picnic
Check out some of our favorite tips for taking your picknicking skills to the next level.
SUP 101: Getting to Know Your Paddleboard
The basics about SUP Types, parts and paddles.
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.
4 Tips to Keep Your Cooler Colder, Longer
Keep your food cold and drinks frosty on your next adventure with these expert tips for packing your cooler.
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.
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.
What to Bring to the Beach
With a little preparation and the right essentials, you can experience the right amount of sun and sand to make your beach day the best it can be.
Trade Screen Time for Green Time
6 ways to make the outdoors part of your routine.
Events & Activities
We always have something exciting planned, making it easier for everyone to enjoy the benefits of being outdoors together. Check back often to see what's happening on our flagship campus in Freeport, Maine, across New England, and right outside your door!
There's a Story Behind Every Pack
Since the debut of our first school backpack in 1982, customers have shared their L.L.Bean pack love stories with us and now were sharing them with you.
Tick Prevention Tips
Gear and advice to help you avoid ticks outdoors and what to do if you do encounter them.
Returns & Exchanges
Fast and easy returns and exchanges on our products, all made for the shared joy of the outdoors.
Behind The Design: Wildcat 3-in-1 Jacket
Join us at L.L.Bean headquarters for an insider’s look at how we create our next-generation product for next-level comfort.
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.
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.
Holiday Gift Guide
This year, finding the right gift doesnt have to be complicated. Whether youre looking for rugged gear used by our own Outdoor Discovery Program instructors, or cozy items loved by other customers, weve got you covered.
Hiking Footwear Buying Guide
Your guide to discovering the perfect hiker for your next adventure from park to peak or anywhere in between.
Indoor Camping Guide
Maybe it's bad weather, work obligations or a tummy ache - sometimes a camping trip doesnt work out. But just because you have to stay at home doesnt mean your family cant have a fun camping trip under your own roof. Here's how to bring a little of that outdoor feeling into your own home.
5 Must-Haves for Your Camp Kitchen Setup
How to pack up, set up, cook up and clean up memorable camping meals.
Behind the Design: Wind Challenger Stretch Down Jacket
Join us at L.L.Bean headquarters for an insider’s look at how we create our next-generation product for next-level comfort.
Newsroom: Flowfold Partnership, June 2018
L.L.Bean Launches New Collaboration with Maine Outdoor Startup, Flowfold.
The Trail Less Traveled: 50 States, 50 Undiscovered Hikes
In partnership with the National Parks Foundation, L.L.Bean showcases one hike in each state that flies under the radar and is a true gem.