Here's how we got here. The LL Bean boot started with a pair of wet feet. In 1911, avid outdoorsman Leon Leonwood Bean was tired of coming back from hunting trips with cold, soaking shoes.

An curved arrow pointing right. For the past several years L.L.Bean's Original Bean Boot has consistently sold out. We spoke with Business Insider reporters to find out why they are so obsessed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. For the past several years L.L.Bean's Original Bean Boot has consistently sold out. We spoke with Business Insider reporters to find out why they are so obsessed ...