Cruisin' to 6,500 -- Maxpedition® "Likes for Loot" Contest & Giveaway Continues

Welcome back to the Maxpedition Blog! We’ve had a big couple of weeks here at Maxpedition Headquarters. I introduced myself as the newest member of the team (Hi, I’m still Dustin), we rolled out our Tactical Field Deck to an exceptional response, and we have been giving out one free each day this week, plus 3” x 4” Pouch to one lucky winner each morning this week.

Of course, our biggest news of all has been the Maxpedition®“Likes for Loot” Contest & Giveaway that I announced this Monday. We challenged our Maxpedition Customers to push our Facebook fan page “LIKES” to 5,000 by May 11, 2012. Clearly, we didn’t need that much time, because you got us to our goal Wednesday morning! Everyone who Liked our fan page was entered into a pool for a chance to win $200.00 worth of Maxpedition Gear. Our winner was Tim Young, and we’re super excited for him. Check out his picks: 

Congrats, Tim, and excellent choices! If you're interested, you too can snag the 1713G Tactical T-Ring, 0325F 10" x 4" Bottle Holder, and 0513F Falcon-II Backpack by clicking the blue links.

Hey folks, we are far from done. Today we announce the long-term continuation of the Maxpedition® “Likes for Loot” Contest & Giveaway. Below is how it will work:

LIKES	1ST PRIZE*	2ND PRIZE*	3RD PRIZE*	DEADLINE
5000	$200.00			5/11/12
6500	$200.00			5/28/12
8000	$200.00	$50.00		7/4/12
10000	$200.00	$100.00	$50.00	9/3/12

*Prize Values are based on 2012 MSRP

That’s right folks, everyone who has “LIKED” us on our Facebook Fan Page is already eligible to win. 

If all the deadlines are met, we will have given away $1,000 worth of Maxpedition Gear and accessories -- but we have to get those Likes up. 

If you haven’t already Liked us, it’s as simple as heading to Facebook and a finding us here. Additionally, the more you SHARE not only the contest, but other great Maxpedition promotional material and features with your friends, the faster we’ll reach our next goal and be able to announce a new Winner! As seen above, the more Likes we receive, the greater the number of people eligible to win free gear. You guys crushed our last deadline, we have no doubt you’ll be able to do it again!

It’s worth mentioning that the above is just a taste – our Maxpedition® “Likes for Loot” Contest & Giveaway doesn’t end at 10,000 LIKES, and we’ll be having additional giveaways and promotions randomly throughout the months, so it always pays to hang out and participate on the Fan Page. 

Finally, next week I’ll be posting a blog about the debut of an exciting new Maxpedition feature we’ve wanted to roll out for a while now. Stay tuned! Yes, we realize you can’t tune your computer (please don’t try…), but you get what we mean.

Remember, the next goal is 6,500 LIKES on our Facebook Fan Page by May 28, 2012 (Memorial Day -- easy to remember) for our next $200.00 drawing. 

Stay Tactical and Practical,

-Dustin

Maxpedition® "Likes for Loot" Contest & Giveaway

  $200 PRIZE WHEN WE REACH 5,000 FACEBOOK FANS!

Maxpedition has set a goal of reaching 5,000 Facebook Fans by May 11, 2012. Of course, we need the support of our fans to get there!  In return, we’re going to give away an excellent prize.

Entering is as easy as a mouse click.   Simply "LIKE" us on Facebook and you’re eligible!

·      Get our Facebook Fan Page up to 5,000 likes, and we’ll select one (1) Winner from the overall pool of fan page members (= people who have Liked us)

·      If we reach 5000 Likes on or before May 11, 2012, one (1) Winner will get two hundred ($200) retail value of Maxpedition gear.

·      Prize value based on Maxpedition 2012 MSRP

·      The Winner will be selected and announced on our Facebook Fan Page and blog when our goal is reached!

This is Maxpedition’s way of thanking you for your involvement with us on Facebook, and your enthusiastic and much appreciated love of our gear.

And we won’t be stopping with a single contest.  We plan on doing this for the foreseeable future, because that’s how Maxpedition rolls. You keep building up our following online, and we’ll keep sweetening the pot.

That’ll do it for today folks, thanks so much for swinging by the blog. Tweet this, re-post it, send a print out of the page to your friends via carrier pigeon – whatever works! Just avoid smoke signals in enclosed spaces.

I learned that the hard way.

Cheers,

-Dustin

We Come Bearing Gifts...

You’ve waited, we’ve teased and hinted; now it’s time to announce the new item and additional accessory we've been talking up these last two and a half days. And hey -- read the whole thing, because we're announcing some juicy details for next week's major blog post regarding our long-term contests and prize giveaways. We aren't just talking accessories, Maxpedition Fans. You could say we're GEARing up for some good stuff.

See what I did there?

A project that’s been a year in the making, and a labor of love for our lead graphic designer Rick Betancourt – we present the Maxpedition Tactical Field Deck.

This deck of playing cards was inspired by a trip to the ’11 SHOT Show, a massive trade show held in Las Vegas that features some of the best outdoor gear in the world (I mean, hey…we’re there), and was built from concept to finish by Rick alone. Every card has our unique Maxpedition flare, with the face cards getting special care. Each one uses our Maxpedition characters –Damo the Warthog, Max the Bunny, Rocky the Polar Bear, Lla the Chinchilla, and the Shell Squad. Rick designed his own unique font, card backs, and package design.

Here are some words from Rick on the deck he created:

"A lot of artists secretly want to design a deck of cards. There's a feeling of honor in re-creating something timeless and recognizable in your personal style; the world as been using playing cards since the fourteenth century! it was exciting to build something that adds to that legacy."

Rick on the work that went into the deck:

"I am very detailed and meticulous, so it was a complicated but fun side-project.The cards took a year to design from start to finish, because I wanted to make Maxpedition fans a deck that was totally original and looked cool. Also, we wanted to make a deck of cards that was really tough, like our gear."

TACTICAL FIELD DECK + POUCH KIT GIVEAWAY

* We're giving away five free decks to five lucky people who have Liked our Facebook Fan Page by midnight Sunday (4/22/2012 - 11:59PM).

*We will announce the winners next week. The five winners will also get a free 3" x 4" Belt Pouch to carry their Tactical Deck.

*The Maxpedition Tactical Field Deck is available live on the Maxpedition site right now. Click here to head over and purchase a pack for yourself!

Just like our excellent gear, the Maxpedition Tactical Field Deck was built with you specifically in mind – we’re not just calling them tactical, they are tactical. Many cards are waterproof, but our Tactical Deck is built from PVC, which means it's tough as nails, and you couldn't drown it if you wanted to.

We can’t promise they’ll survive lava flows, a direct meteor impact, or a tear in time/space, but we doubt you’ll be up for poker in those scenarios, unless maybe you’re this dude:

"Straight flush! Read 'em and weep! Guys? Where did everybody go..."

CONTEST AND PRIZES, OH MY! 

 Now that we’ve whet your appetite with some great free stuff, we have an even bigger announcement next week regarding contests and giveaways related to our Maxpedition Gear.Yes, we are talking gear, and not limiting ourselves to the small accessories. We're going big, but it all depends on you. we're going to lay out all the major details next week, but what you can do right now to qualify is simple:

Like the Maxpedition Fan Page to Enter

Piece o' cake, yes? We're all about making it easy to get your hands on some great schwag -- and remember, next week we'll be announcing all the details, so stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting the blog. Let us know what you think in the comments section below, and on Facebook. We love hearing from and interacting with our customers.

Stay tactical and practical,

-Dustin

We Tease, Because We Care...

Our new Maxpedition accessory is something fun, nontraditional, and what we believe is a perfect addition to any of our Maxpedition Gear.

That said, we're gonna make you squirm one day longer.

It's all with good reason, however. Don't consider it a bluff, but more like time-release awesomeness that's well worth waiting for. And hey...there's a giveaway in it for you. A combo pack, actually. Free stuff is always good times, right!?

We figured we'd give you good folks a little hint below to get those gears turning:

We're not done yet though -- in addition to our new item-specific giveaway, we're announcing a much larger series of contests and opportunities to win Maxpedition Gear! To take part, however, you'll want to jump on Facebook and Like our Maxpedition Fan Page. Jackpot!

Thanks for visiting the blog folks; we're excited to bring you some really amazing stuff in the weeks, months, and years to come.

-Dustin

Maxpedition, Bloggin' from Texas to SoCal

Hey folks, welcome to the Maxpedition® Gear Blog! My name is Dustin, an adventurer in Los Angeles by way of West Texas, and the newest member of the Maxpedition Team. You can say I have that big city savvy with a healthy dose of little cotton town sensibility. Here is an extremely accurate visualization of my transition from Lubbockite to Angelino.

I've been to almost every continent, in virtually every environment (have yet to fall into a volcano, but I'm still young...), and have done my fair share of hunting, hiking, and hard traveling. In short -- I know my stuff, and I know the value that Maxpedition brings to its users.

As your blog host, it's my job to not only let you know just how amazingly awesome our Maxpedition Gear is, but to share the stories of you -- our customers. We want to know exactly why you can't live without your Mongo™ Versipack®, why you can't go a day without reconfiguring the accessory gear on your Kodiak Gearslinger, and how many reuben sandwiches you managed to stuff into the Doppelduffel Adventure Bag. If you dig our gear, and have a story to share -- I'd love to hear it. Often, I'll be sharing these stories with the rest of our readers. It's our way of getting to know you, and connecting you with fellow Maxpedition fans.

In addition to sharing your stories and feedback, we'll be telling you what new and exciting stuff is coming out of Maxpedition Headquarters; not simply new gear, but great deals, contests for Maxpedition schwag, and suggestions on great ways to use our tactical gear.

On that, I'd like to say a little about the term "tactical", and what it means to different people. Many associate the word "tactical" with the military, and it's fitting. Folks serving in the armed forces definitely need easy access, tough as nails, versatile equipment that embodies that word. This said, tactical is just as easily replaced with words like these:

Calculated
Precise
Planned
Smart

Sound like a rather inclusive series of words? That's because they are. Tactical gear is quite simply thoughtfully designed, exceptionally crafted, highly functional, and simple to use. Something that is very important to us is showing loyal fans and prospective customers alike, that our products are practical for everyone, in almost any environment.

Maxpedition Gear isn't just for backpackers, servicemen/women, survivalists, and hunters -- it's great for highly mobile parents that need to get their kids from point A to point B with an ever-growing list of stuff. You don't think the Lunada™ Gearslinger® would make a great diaper bag/juice carrier/mobile toy box? Take a closer look. Students -- don't want to haul your books around campus in a backpack that's going to wear out before graduation, not to mention the uncomfortable shoulder-to-shoulder shifting that comes from straps that aren't designed to handle the weight of four books and a laptop? We've got you more than covered with the Falcon II™ Backpack. Not only is it designed for maximum comfort -- but like all of our gear, built to last a lifetime. You'll prospectively be handing it down to your own kids, if they can pry it out of your fingers. We love our tech-heads too -- the Noatak™ Gearslinger® is eight inches high and four inches thick, perfect for your tablet, with a ton of pockets for USB drives, disks, and an anti-theft zipper to keep it all safe and secure.

I could go on, and I will -- in later blog posts. The point is, Maxpedition Gear has a wide range of uses, for an ever widening range of users. "Tactical" gear is practical gear -- it truly is for everyone.

That'll do it for me folks! Stay tuned for more blog posts in the very near future. I'll be talking about our great customers, our fantastic products, and I'm even going to give you a little insight into the stories behind our Maxpedition characters -- Max™, Rocky™, Damo™, Lla™, and the Shell Squad™. Seriously, you're going to want to bring popcorn to your computer screen. it's gonna be great.

Until next time, keep the stories coming -- and thanks for supporting us here at Maxpedition.

- Dustin