I mentioned in an earlier sneak-peak post that I would be giving away some Kupilka 21 cups and here is the first of the giveaways.
Toward the end of last year I played a very small role in connecting Kupilka with some backpacking distribution options within the United States in an effort to help them expand. I love their product and was happy to help in some small way. I certainly didn't expect anything in return for what I had done, after all it was nothing more than a few emails. However, Michael Negele (@kupilka) and the wonderful folks at Kupilka wanted to say thank you by sending me some sample cups. These are the cups that I am now very happy to give away to my readers.
I am giving away one brand new, boxed Kupilka 21 cup to the winner of this drawing. I will have future giveaways for the remaining cups, so there will be more than one chance to win!
Just like the recent Bud-Light stove giveaway, I'd like to keep this as simple as possible. So there are no lengthy gear lists to provide or complicated eligibility requirements. This will be a completely random drawing using Random.org, except that you now have the ability to earn multiple ‘entries’. Here are the basic rules for the giveaway:
- One Entry: Submit a comment below on this blog post - that's it! No gear lists to provide, or reasons why you deserve to win. Only comments on this post count (in other words, comments that you left on my blog a few years back don’t count)
- Two Entries: There are three different opportunities to double up on entries. In addition to posting a comment below, just can put a link on your blog (if you have one) to this giveaway post. Or the second option is adding your Twitter account as a follower of Brian's Backpacking Blog and re-tweeting the original contest giveaway announcement. By simply spreading the word, you get an extra entry. (Note: If you’re already a follower of my tweets, simply re-tweet and you'll get credit). The final/third option for non-Twitter/Blog folks is to Share the giveaway post on Facebook instead. Everyone has a Facebook account, right? There's even a link below this post to let you share it on Facebook.
- Three Entries: This is easy – just do all three of the above! Twitter (or Facebook), Blog/site, and Comment. The maximum I'll allow is three entries per person :-)
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100 comments:
Hey Brian
Excelloent cup. I could really use one in Baja. Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to all.
Happy trails ...
I'd love one of those! I don't have a cup I like and drinking out of my pot is beginning to get old.
I like that the material "enables the use of engraving techniques" and that the strap is "made from reindeer leather" (http://www.kupilka.fi/en/material/natural+fiber+composites/). Hardcore.
Thanks Brian!
Thanks, Brian! I hope we can get this neat product produced in the USA, too, someday.
OK, commented here, on Facebook, and on Twitter
Love the Kupilka 21 and I sure hope my number gets picked! Brian, keep up the good work with your blog I always look forward to your posts.
dylansnodgrass at gmail dot com
Yeah, more gear! First one to post wins a cup, right? Love the site, Brian.
These things are really growing on me. Put me down for 3 entries Brian.
I'd like to enter in the giveaway.
Thanks Ross,
One entry
One Comment...I hope I win!
And can I make a shameful plug for a giveaway on my blog? I am giving away a $50 gift card from Liftopia.com. A very similar entry method to this giveaway. Enter on my blog:
MyLifeOutdoors.com Giveaway ends tuesday
I am following you on twitter and I retweeted the giveaway.
Second entry ... Now following on twitter.
Thanks again.
Left a link (and a whole post) on my blog.
http://www.mylifeoutdoors.com/2011/02/kupilka-21-cup-giveaway-at-brians.html
1st Entry
Wow! nice giveaway :-)
the coolest kup this side of Finland, and i'm the winner!
Thanks for posting about these cups, and getting them available in the US.
The cups look like they would be great to have on a hike !!
-Kevin
Have you been able to compare the Kupilka 21 cup to, say, the Sea-to-Summit Delta cup?
I have followed you on twitter, re-tweeted your tweet and posted here.
I posted three comments? How come I don't see them? Did they go to your spam comment box?
Interesting Cup, great blog - keep up the great work!!
I have been really wanting to try one of these, they look awesome.
Beauty cup, Brian. 3 entries for me, please: comment, FB, retweet.
Would love to have one of these Brian! My blog is www.kinghamphotography.com
Sounds like a good cup for coffee in the backcountry.
Tim @ Appalachia & Beyond
Hey Brian,
This is the one I've been waiting for! I've posted here and on facebook, so two entries. Thanks!
beautiful work! would be proud to carry it! :D
Very cool cups. I'd love to have one.
My boyfriend and I just got back from a camping trip. He was telling me about these "fiber cups" that he read about on your blog. So I checked it out and 'poof' you're giving some away! :)
Looks like an interesting cup, I'll have to look into them a bit more.
Flores needs one!
Nice cup, very organic. Would love to have one.
Great products! I borrowed one from a friend for a trip last fall and now would like one for myself.
Great product! I borrowed one from a friend for a trip last fall and now I want one for myself.
Hi Brian,
These cups looks very nice. I hope some day they will be available for sell here as well, so I can buy one.
Greetings from Bulgaria!
Ivan
Hi Brian,
These seems to be a very nice cups. I hope some day they will be available for sell locally, so I can have one.
Greetings from Bulgaria!
Ivan
Re-tweeted and shared on Facebook, hope to win :)
Thanks for the opportunity!
-Stephen
Cool cup, and I never would have known about it without finding it here. Thanks for sharing. Hope I'm a winner!
Great design. Must carry well.
love the cup! nice compact design, thanks for sharing.
I'm all in, W00T!
3 points
comment-ed
retweet-ed
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Would love to hold one of these in my hand! I guess I'll need to figger out a way to buy one if I don't win...
Very cool...thanks for doing this!
I love the look of these cups. Thanks, Brian!
Great giveaway! Love your blog. I've followed on twitter and RT'd.
Harttj, I haven't particularly compared the Kupilka 21 to any other cups yet. As far as I know the Sea-to-Summit Delta cup is made from food-grade nylon right? So it's not really in the same league as this one, plus it's a completely different shape.
A cup is a cup when you get right down to it, but the Kupilka 21 has a very organic feel to it that is hard to quantify. Are you asking because you have a Sea-to-Summit Delta cup? If so what do you think of it?
treeswing, I have it on very good authority that the first shipments of Kupilka are due in to the U.S. next Tuesday (22 Feb). From there they will be distributed to:
Campsaver (Utah)
Appalachian Outdoor (Ohio)
Champaign Suplus (Illinois)
Go Outside Store (Washington)
Tent and Trails (New York)
As I hear more I will let everyone know :-)
Interesting cup there Brian. Do you think you could heat up your hot chocolate directly in it over your alcohol stove? As long as there is fluid in the cup, the temp shouldn't go above 212 degrees F. And it is rated as dishwasher safe - so maybe it will hold up to a bit more temperature? Saw a YouTube video of boiling water in a plastic soda bottle. It shrank and spilled out some of the water, but otherwise remained intact.
Happy Trails!
Looks Cool. Just found your site and enjoy it very much. Thanks
I'll take one entry, thanks very much
this looks really cool- been lookin' for a new cup, maybe this is the one.
been looking for a new cup-- maybe this is the one.
I really have wanted to try one of these cups.
kia ora, thats one cool cup, one entry for me, & a happy birthday to you for the 28th.
regards
brendan
p.s if this has come up twice, then it was a mistake, but maybe you could call it a second entry, hope that doesnt greedy, if so, please disregard the second post, thanks
What's up, cup.
I love the way these look, I love the materials, the history. ...and u guessed it I'd LOVE to have a kuplika 21. retweet as well. thanks and good day :)
Don't be greedy Jonesy :) Good luck to everyone. I'll be having another Kupilka giveaway some time soon, so there will be a second chance to win!
Count me in too, thanks for a great blog, and a great give-away. Happy hiking.
That is a sexy vessel. I'd cupulate with it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Greetings from Ireland & Pennsylvania. Linked to your site via Hiking in Finland. Creative way to highlight these cool cups which remind me of the cups I've seen in Scandanavia and always admired. Cheers! Mike
Classy cup! Reminds me of the cups I saw in Scandanavia and always admired. Mike
Thanks for the give-away.
Brian- My great-grandmother had a cup very similar in size to the Kupilka 21, hers had a slightly longer and thinner handle. She used to carry it on trips walking in the woods with my in tow, we would always find ourselves sharing the cup and drinking from the spring. I've often wondered what happened to her little cup, I need to look for it, it was so cool even before cool was cool.
Kuplika 21 looks cool, would be a great addition to my kit!
Okay, posted comment earlier here, 2nd on my blog, 3rd on FB.
Put me down for two entries! What a great contest!
You have a wonderful blog!
I am following you on twitter @rusthawk and tweeted.
I shared this giveaway on my facebook wall.
Thanks Sharon, I appreciate your kind words and have you down for three entries - good luck!
3 entries ... in a world of overly refined products it's refreshing to see one, the Kupilka 21, that harkens back to our ancestry and history of living off the land. thanks for putting the contest together!
J
3 entries ... in a world of overly refined products it's refreshing to see one, the Kupilka 21, that harkens back to our ancestry and history of living off the land. thanks for putting the contest together!
J
Count me in too, thanks for a great blog, and a great give-away. Happy hiking.
I really have wanted to try one of these cups.
Looks Cool. Just found your site and enjoy it very much. Thanks
Very cool...thanks for doing this!
love the cup! nice compact design, thanks for sharing.
Cool cup, and I never would have known about it without finding it here. Thanks for sharing. Hope I'm a winner!
Hi Brian,
These seems to be a very nice cups. I hope some day they will be available for sell locally, so I can have one.
Greetings from Bulgaria!
Ivan
Great product! I borrowed one from a friend for a trip last fall and now I want one for myself.
Nice cup, very organic. Would love to have one.
Flores needs one!
Looks like an interesting cup, I'll have to look into them a bit more.
Very cool cups. I'd love to have one.
Would love to have one of these Brian! My blog is www.kinghamphotography.com
Beauty cup, Brian. 3 entries for me, please: comment, FB, retweet.
I have followed you on twitter, re-tweeted your tweet and posted here.
the coolest kup this side of Finland, and i'm the winner!
Second entry ... Now following on twitter.
Thanks again.
I'd like to enter in the giveaway.
Thanks Ross,
One entry
Yeah, more gear! First one to post wins a cup, right? Love the site, Brian.
OK, commented here, on Facebook, and on Twitter
I like that the material "enables the use of engraving techniques" and that the strap is "made from reindeer leather" (http://www.kupilka.fi/en/material/natural+fiber+composites/). Hardcore.
Thanks Brian!
That cup is just perfect.
I am anxious to try one!!!
That cup is awesome!
Brian, it's great to see all the feedback here on your blog, and we know you've helped us a lot to find a distributor in the US! Thank you so much!
Here are the 12 retailers where you can currently buy Kupilka in the US:
www.appalachianoutfitters.com
www.backpackinglight.com
www.campsaver.com
www.champaignsurplus.com
www.gooutsidestore.com
www.jaxmercantile.com
www.outdoorsupplycompany.com
www.ragnarokcraftworks.com
www.rutabaga.com
www.sport-hansa.com
www.tenttrails.com
We also have a Kupilka - USA fan page on facebook which is hosted by Kevin Stevens (Kupilka Companions). We don't have a Url, yet because we need 25 fans. If you "Like" our Kupilka page then you'll find the Kupilka - USA page in the featured page section on the left side. Your support is much appreciated :)
http://www.facebook.com/kupilka
Speak to you soon Brian!
Greetings from Finland
Michael @kupilka
John - over the last several months the Kupilka brand has become very well established in the US and other countries. Here is a link to the SportHansa site that is the main distributor for Kupilka in the US.
Where can I order a Cup?
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