Had mine for 12 years, great product.
They must mean the “Maine Hunting Shoe” but that’s not PC nowadays.
I’ve had a pair of them for 25 years now, had them resoled 4 times. Also have a pair of Sorel types with the wool liners for 15 years.
Had the shoes in my post-college preppie days. Considering buying some more.
I got mine ..... low tops
a little over sized and I wish there was an option other than leather laces
Nothing but Danners for me.
Always a great problem for a business owner when his products fly off the shelves and can’t meet demand fast enough for his consumers. Yeah, don’t you wish we could get back to those good times for American business and consumerism before liberalism destroyed it?
Got my Maine Hunting Shoes in the early 70s. Kept them in good shape and just use them when it’s really appropriate. I have changed the laces a few times. Figure they’ll last until I die.
They were extremely popular in my high school days (Cheshire, CT). Very useful in the mush grounds on the campus during the rainy season.
Now, they're so popular, they're not in the catalog. The available ones are listed online, but it's best to call the rep.....and don't forget tell them you're only buying them because they're made in the USA. I just ordered a pair of rain boots, and there were only a few colors available in my size.
FWIW, complainers to LL Bean about not having enough merchandise made in the USA is giving them fits. I also refuse to buy anything from them made in China or anything that can now be fourd of equal or better than their quality elsewhere....like 100% cotton jeans, sweatshirts, and wool winter hats.
WHOO HOO. Time to put on my flannels and riot and loot with all the other ‘youths’ who will kill for a pair of these shoes. Oh wait... You mean Minnesotans don’t wait in line for days and rob each other for a pair of duck boots???
Their merchandise is pretty good, but priced too high. If I get anything from them, it’s after markdown.
I’ve got a pair of LL Bean duck boots that I received as a Christmas gift over 30 years ago, still going strong. New laces every couple of years, that’s it. Still comfortable, still waterproof. They actually look better with age, the leather darkens and burnishes like a saddle.
I have a pair that’s over ten years old. I had to buy from Bean because that are the only ones who sell them in B widths.
The only reason they’re selling out is because everyone wants to wear boots and tights.
Full Perchwanger leather, Gore-Tex breathable mesh, Vibram Ice Trek soles and full rubber rand at the toe to protect the boot from abrasion.
Now this is a mountain boot I wear in the winter between the days snow and ice comes in. Not fashionable but just comfortable over the miles on cold stony ground. A duck boot? Ugly - I don't see what people see is so great about it.
If Obama gets his way with a national police force, they’ll have to convert to making lots and lots of Jack Boots.
Pac boots are required for winter survival during routine, outdoor work in my area on the Rockies, along with parka, eye protection for folks without hooded eyes, etc. Maine weather is nice and easy in comparison.
Never had much luck with Bean shoes, fit-wise.
For the kids, their backpacks and lunchboxes are fantastic and worth the price, IMO. My husband’s work “uniform” is their Double L chinos and polos or oxfords. He used to love their t-shirts but they seem to have changed their sizing template and now they’re generally too short and/or slim fitting to suit him. He prefers the cheap “beefy Hanes” from Walmart.
If you want a truly warm winter snow boot, Cabella’s Inferno 2000 boot will blow you away. Perfect for ice fishing and goose hunting in sub zero conditions. My wife loves her and says now she never gets cold feet.
