{"id":8650,"date":"2014-03-26T16:22:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T16:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=8650"},"modified":"2014-11-14T14:08:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T14:08:37","slug":"a-contest-you-need-to-enter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/a-contest-you-need-to-enter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Contest You Need to Enter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8651\" alt=\"OverlandSweepstakes_WebsiteHeader_586x395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/OverlandSweepstakes_WebsiteHeader_586x395.jpg?resize=586%2C395\" width=\"586\" height=\"395\" \/>There are lots of contests on the Internet. Few offer a prize package as varied as this one. I don&#8217;t often enter contests but I took the time to fill out this entry form. Why? Well, look at what you can win:<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Mountain Khakis\u00ae &amp; Overland Journal\u00ae Present the<br \/>\nTonto Trails\u00ae Alpine Expedition Sweepstakes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>One grand-prize winner plus guest will win a 6-day\/5-night alpine overland adventure package; featuring an incredible outdoor gear package, and a 4-day\/3-night self-driving overland expedition in a Tonto Trails\u00ae customized Jeep JK Wrangler on the epic 65-mile Colorado Alpine Loop, through Colorado&#8217;s most scenic high-country connecting Telluride, Silverton, Lake City &amp; Ouray.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mountain Khakis\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) $1000 MK gift cards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overland Journal\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0$500 Visa Gift Card, (2) One-year subscriptions to Overland Journal, OJ swag pack<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tonto Trails\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(1) 4-day\/3-night self-driving overland expedition experience on the Colorado Alpine Loop, including expedition-ready Jeep JK Wrangler vehicle, pre-programmed GPS, trip briefing, cooking\/sleeping gear + (2) nights hotel accommodation. Trip date options: *July or August, 2014<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas and Thomas\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) NSII 905-4 fast action trout fly rods<\/li>\n<li><strong>1816\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Leather Duffels, (2) Travel Kits<\/li>\n<li><strong>BF Goodrich\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0$1000 in tires for winner&#8217;s personal vehicle<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bushnell\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(1) Excursion HD Binoculars, (1) Legend Ultra HD Compact Binocular, (2) BackTrack D-TOUR GPS, (2) Rubicon Flashlights, (2) Rubicon Compact Lanterns<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hatch\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Hatch Finatic 4 Plus Fly Reels, (2) Icon Trucker hats<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suunto\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Ambit 2 S Graphite GPS Watches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Costa Optics\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Caballito Sunglasses, (2) Costa Optics\u00ae swag pack<\/li>\n<li><strong>Big Agnes\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Bellyache Mountain SL 17 Traditional Mummy Sleeping Bags, (2) Air Core Sleeping Pads 20&#215;72<\/li>\n<li><strong>American Expedition Vehicles\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) AEV BigBoy Folding Saw, (2) AEV Ono Camp Hatchets, (2) Aluminum Water Bottles, (2) AEV Logo Hat &amp; Apparel Kits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Osprey:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Porter 65 Deluxe Duffels, (2) Escapist 20 Technical Daypacks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safari LTD\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Nokero Shavano Solar Lights, (2) TJM Recovery Gloves, (2) Portable Solar Speakers, (2) Ironman EZ Tyre Deflators<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arc&#8217;teryx\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Atom LT Hoodies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goal Zero\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(1) Lighthouse 250 Kit, (1) Guide 10 Solar Kit<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dublin Dog\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Nomad Travel Pads, (2) Nomad Travel Bowls, (2) Rigel LED Lights, (2) Trout Collars<\/li>\n<li><strong>KEEN\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Footwear of Choice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remington\u00ae:<\/strong>\u00a0(2) Charlie Palmer Cookbooks, (2) Heritage 870 Knives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Total package value: $18,319<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Enter Now through April 20, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainkhakis.com\/sweepstakes\/mk-overland-expedition-sweepstakes\/enter-sweepstakes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> to register now. And, if you win, I expect you to share some of the booty. After all, who\u00a0told you\u00a0about it? I&#8217;ll take the MK gift cards and the two pair of Keen footwear.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are lots of contests on the Internet. Few offer a prize package as varied as this one. I don&#8217;t often enter contests but I took the time to fill out this entry form. Why? Well, look at what you can win: Mountain Khakis\u00ae &amp; Overland Journal\u00ae Present the Tonto Trails\u00ae Alpine Expedition Sweepstakes One grand-prize winner plus guest will win a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[548,549,550],"class_list":["post-8650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-free-gear","tag-gear-contest","tag-mountain-khakis"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-2fw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13052,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/an-unlikley-african-rifle-mossbergs-patriot\/","url_meta":{"origin":8650,"position":0},"title":"An Unlikley African Rifle &#8211; Mossberg&#8217;s Patriot","author":"gunwriter","date":"March 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 African safaris are generally associated with an abundance of gin and tonic, pressed khakis, and exquisite rifles. 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