{"id":4366,"date":"2011-05-09T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/?p=4366"},"modified":"2011-05-09T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-09T07:00:00","slug":"gearjunkies-most-durable-person-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/gearjunkies-most-durable-person-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"GearJunkie&#8217;s &#8216;Most Durable Person!&#8217; contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"smartresize\" class=\"smartresize\" style=\"margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"images\/stories\/cordura-bg.jpg\" alt=\"Gear Junkie Contest\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><em>May 04, 2011<\/em> \u2013 WICHITA, Kan. \u2013 May 3, 2011 \u2013 The Gear Junkie, a well-known online product review and news website for the outdoor industry, presents \u2018The CORDURA\u00ae brand Search for the Most Durable Person\u2019 contest. Running from May 1-31, the contest encourages outdoor enthusiasts to submit anecdotes telling why they believe they are a durable person. The grand-prize winner will receive an all-expense-<wbr \/>paid trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, in August during the 2011 Outdoor Retailer (OR) Summer Market trade show. The trip will also include a hiking excursion with The Gear Junkie\u2019s very own editor and publisher, Stephen Regenold, during the Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo 2011 at Jordanelle State Park. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Contest entries for The CORDURA\u00ae brand Search for the Most Durable Person will be posted live on The Gear Junkie website with the option of uploading a video or photos, and sharing stories with others via Facebook and Twitter. To learn more and enter the contest go to\u00a0<span><a href=\"http:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/most-durable-person\">http:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/most-durable-person<\/a>. <\/span>The contest coincides with the launch of the CORDURA\u00ae brand \u201cTell Us Your Durability Story\u201d website featured on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cordura.com\/\">http:\/\/www.cordura.com<\/a>. The interactive site encourages viewers to share their unique adventure stories, obstacles that have been overcome and ways in which their durability has been tested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CORDURA\u00ae brand has a strong association with long-lasting durable products for outdoor adventurers. We are excited to work with The Gear Junkie to feature the CORDURA\u00ae brand in its search for the most durable person,\u201d said Cindy McNaull, global CORDURA\u00ae brand and marketing director. \u201cThrough the contest, we hope to inspire other people to get outdoors and test their own durability, while also rewarding our very own outdoor devotee.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To enter The Gear Junkie\u2019s The CORDURA\u00ae brand Search for the Most Durable Person contest, please visit www.gearjunkie.com during the promotion period to submit your durability story. For more information on INVISTA\u2019s CORDURA\u00ae brand and its collaboration with The Gear Junkie, please visit www.CORDURA.com or www.gearjunkie.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About CORDURA\u00ae brand\u00a0<br \/>INVISTA\u2019s CORDURA\u00ae brand essence celebrates individual durability: As Long As The World Is Full Of Durable People, We\u2019ll Keep Making Durable Fabrics\u2122. \u00a0Known for its resistance to abrasions, tears and scuffs, CORDURA\u00ae fabric is a primary ingredient in many of the world\u2019s leading high-performance gear and apparel products ranging from luggage, upholstery and backpacks to footwear, military equipment, tactical wear, workwear and performance apparel. The CORDURA\u00ae brand is a registered trademark of\u00a0INVISTA, one of the world\u2019s largest integrated polymer, intermediates and fibers businesses. To distinguish the CORDURA\u00ae brand, the word \u201cCORDURA\u00ae\u201d must be spelled out in all caps in and used with an \u00ae, and it must be followed by the word \u201cbrand\u201d or \u201cfabric.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about INVISTA\u2019s CORDURA\u00ae brand, end-use products, and marketing tools please visit www.CORDURA.com \u00a0and follow on Facebook &lt;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/CORDURABrand\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/<wbr \/>CORDURABrand<\/a> &gt;, Twitter &lt;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CORDURAbrand\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/<wbr \/>CORDURAbrand<\/a> &gt; and YouTube .\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About INVISTA\u00a0<br \/>INVISTA is one of the world\u2019s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, primarily for nylon, spandex and polyester applications. With a business presence in over 20 countries, INVISTA\u2019s global businesses deliver exceptional value for their customers through technology innovations, market insights and a powerful portfolio of global trademarks including: ADI-PURE\u00ae, ANTRON\u00ae, AVORA\u00ae, C12\u2122, COMFOREL\u00ae, COOLMAX\u00ae, CORDURA\u00ae, CORFREE\u00ae, DACRON\u00ae, DBE\u00ae, DYTEK\u00ae, FRESHFX\u00ae, LYCRA\u00ae, PERFORMA\u2122, POLARGUARD\u00ae, POLYSHIELD\u00ae, POLYCLEAR\u00ae, SOLARMAX\u00ae, STAINMASTER\u00ae<wbr \/>, SUPPLEX\u00ae, SUPRIVA\u00ae, TACTEL\u00ae, TACTESSE\u00ae, TERATE\u00ae, TERATHANE\u00ae and THERMOLITE\u00ae. For more information, visit www.INVISTA.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About Gear Junkie\u00a0<br \/>GearJunkie.com, launched in 2006, is regarded as a top blog and online publication for product reviews and news in the outdoors world. The site contains thousands of pages of content &#8212; gear reviews, news, travel and adventure stories, a video section, photo galleries, and giveaway contests. The site&#8217;s &#8220;Daily Dose&#8221; blog is often cited as a top source for industry news and product reviews. Gear Junkie is owned and operated by Monopoint Media LLC, a company founded in 2006 by Regenold and two business partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 04, 2011 \u2013 WICHITA, Kan. \u2013 May 3, 2011 \u2013 The Gear Junkie, a well-known online product<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9012],"tags":[9350,9348,9347,9349,9351],"class_list":["post-4366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outdoor-industry-news","tag-contest","tag-cordura","tag-gear-junkie","tag-most-durable-person","tag-win-a-trip"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.openairlife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}