Bootlegger Bios
They’re our boots on the ground, our ambassadors of outdoor fun, and you can bet your boots they’ll be bringing their favorite games, giveaways, and L.L.Bean products along for the ride. Meet our Bootleggers – Tucker and Mandee – the small team behind the wheels of our Bootmobiles.
Tucker V.
Code Name: Tucker Trout
Hometown: South Portland, ME
As a Registered Maine Guide, Tucker is a field-trained expert in the art of Bootmobile navigation. His ability to read a map and use a compass may one day prove invaluable if the GPS ever breaks down.
What do you do to Be an Outsider?
Mountain biking, fly fishing, and skiing
What’s your favorite L.L.Bean product?
Streamlight Ultra II Fly Rod
What’s your dream travel destination with the Bootmobile?
Moab, UT
Go-to road snack?
Dill pickles and drinkable yogurt
Fun fact?
The past few winters I’ve worked for L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Programs, guiding numerous clients on overnight backcountry cross-country ski trips. I enjoy identifying animal tracks and providing facts and history about the North Maine Woods and Moosehead region.
Mandee F.
Code Name: Flannel Flanders
Hometown: Watertown, NY
An accomplished self-taught archer, Mandee has the uncanny ability to identify the straightest driving routes and find parking right in the center of every destination the Bootmobile visits.
What do you do to Be an Outsider?
I grew up on a small farm with horses, mini donkeys, goats, and rabbits, and I’ve been horseback riding since I was a teen. I still have my childhood horse who is living out her senior years at a summer camp, where she is very loved.
What’s your favorite L.L.Bean product?
Baxter State Parka
What’s your dream travel destination with the Bootmobile?
Nashville, TN
Go-to road snack?
Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups or Chomps Meat Sticks
Fun fact?
I’m obsessed with country line dancing. I even packed my cowboy boots for our trip with the Bootmobile to Florida, and plan to hit a place in Key West that offers weekly line dancing.
Tucker V.
Code Name: Tucker Trout
Hometown: South Portland, ME
As a Registered Maine Guide, Tucker is a field-trained expert in the art of Bootmobile navigation. His ability to read a map and use a compass may one day prove invaluable if the GPS ever breaks down.
What do you do to Be an Outsider?
Mountain biking, fly fishing, and skiing
What’s your favorite L.L.Bean product?
Streamlight Ultra II Fly Rod
What’s your dream travel destination with the Bootmobile?
Moab, UT
Go-to road snack?
Dill pickles and drinkable yogurt
Fun fact?
The past few winters I’ve worked for L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Programs, guiding numerous clients on overnight backcountry cross-country ski trips. I enjoy identifying animal tracks and providing facts and history about the North Maine Woods and Moosehead region.
Code Name: Flannel Flanders
Hometown: Watertown, NY
An accomplished self-taught archer, Mandee has the uncanny ability to identify the straightest driving routes and find parking right in the center of every destination the Bootmobile visits.
What do you do to Be an Outsider?
I grew up on a small farm with horses, mini donkeys, goats, and rabbits, and I’ve been horseback riding since I was a teen. I still have my childhood horse who is living out her senior years at a summer camp, where she is very loved.
What’s your favorite L.L.Bean product?
Baxter State Parka
What’s your dream travel destination with the Bootmobile?
Nashville, TN
Go-to road snack?
Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups or Chomps Meat Sticks
Fun fact?
I’m obsessed with country line dancing. I even packed my cowboy boots for our trip with the Bootmobile to Florida, and plan to hit a place in Key West that offers weekly line dancing.