Portageur’s New Ride Contest

I bought a new canoe, and to help you celebrate with me, I’ve decided to run a little contest. I’m excited, so I figured the best way to get people excited for me is to bribe them with some free stuff.

A few posts ago, I wrote that I had worked with the Swift Canoe and Kayak guys to help me learn a bit more about their canoes, but more importantly, to help me choose a new canoe. Just like most people, I can’t go around buying canoes all the time, so I really had to make my choice count. After agonizing about what model to get, with what features – not to even mention the painfully difficult choice of colour(s) – I’ve finally made my decision. I’m a pretty happy Portageur, let me tell you. (Also happy: the people around me who no longer have to constantly hear about my “agonizing choice”.)

So to help me celebrate, to have a little fun, and keep me preoccupied while I wait for my canoe to be built, I’ll set up a little contest. All you have to do is guess the model, material and colour(s) I’ve chosen.

The Prize:

The prize is a package I put together the same way I like to buy gifts: Based on a common interest. People who know me know that I like good coffee at the campfire, not to mention stuff with the Portageur logo, and so the winner will receive one of the following:

• Portageur hat – the very same style as worn by Portageur himself (I know!)
• Portageur t-shirt – choice of sizes large or extra-large
• Portageur decal – a high demand item you can stick on your favourite gear or vehicle
• GSI Personal Java Press – to make a good cup of coffee without taking up too much space or weight (review)
• GSI Javagrind – for the true camp coffee connoisseur, coffee tastes best when freshly ground (review)

How to Enter

I like to keep things simple, so I’ll just ask that you send an email to contest@portageur.ca and guess the model, the colour(s) and material I decided on.

For reference, you can check out the options at the Swift Canoe and Kayak website.

In the upcoming weeks I’ll post some of the guesses on Twitter and Facebook (in fact, there may be some hints there). Depending on how well you guys guess, I may offer up some other hints to make things easier, but to get the guessing started, the first 3 people who guess correctly I’ll send a Portageur t-shirt. The draw will take place on Monday, June 18th, so I’ll accept guesses up to midnight June 17th. Hopefully, if I’ve picked up my canoe before then I won’t go blabbing, but I can’t guarantee that – I am pretty excited.

The Fine¹ Print

• The winner will be chosen from a random draw of all correctest² guesses, based on how many elements [model, colour(s), material] are correctly guessed.
• Enter as often as you like, but only one guess per day.
• I’m so sorry, but I’m afraid only people living in Canada are eligible to win³. It’s a shipping cost thing.
• Also not eligible are close friends or family of Portageur or Swift Canoe and Kayaks⁴.
• Entering this contest will make you feel good and more good looking⁵.
• All email addresses sent to contest@portageur.ca will only be used to notify the winner⁶.