The Post-Vacation Duplicate Re-Gift Giveaway -- WINNER!! See post #29

Thanks for all of the entries so far, everyone! I've enjoyed reading your thoughts on selecting knives for travel, and of course reading the stories and seeing photos from your vacations!

Replaceability is certainly a good consideration for a travel knife, although I'm not particularly good at sticking to that myself. :rolleyes:

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Pallès, I thought I would add a couple photos of the knife the winner will receive next to an Opinel No. 8 for comparison. You can see that they're similar in length, but the Pallès is noticeably slimmer… very pocketable!

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Oh, man! I thought it was bigger than that! What a wonderful surprise! I love that leaf blade, too. Love that patina on your No. 8, too, Barrett.

Good luck, everyone!
 
First of all, not an entry, since I have a very similar knife by a different maker:
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And I had, but gave away, a knife exactly like yours:
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But even though I'd prefer not to be included in the drawing, I'd like to participate for the reasons Dylan articulates so well:
Pàdruig said:
Barrett, ... I really enjoy these sort of giveaways. For me, it is less about the prize and more to do with the efforts that go into the entries. Oftentimes we are able to get some glimpses into the lives of our fellow forum brothers and sisters and it can be quite fun to experience each other's interests and hobbies through this window that is the internet.
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Since I became re-interested in traditional folders almost 4 years ago, I think I've taken only one trip by air. I flew to Madrid on Christmas 2014 to visit my daughter who was living there. The only knives I took were a Vic Camper and a small naked Imperial serpentine jackknife. As it turned out, the Camper stayed in my suitcase the entire 3-week trip; I thought the tools might come in handy, but I never had need of them.
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The Imperial jack was small, sharp, and inexpensive (although it was a gift from davek14, and hence not nearly as replaceable as I pretended). It also reminded me of many pocket knives I saw as a kid, and a major component of my current knife experience is the nostalgia.
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It served me well in my watch pocket for a couple of days, but after that I used a Taramundi that I purchased in Spain. In fact, I returned to the US with several more knives than I had left with!
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It was a wonderful visit! My daughter had a holiday break from the school at which she taught, and took me to visit several Spanish cities. Here are some random photos of some of the places we went.
The Plaza de Espana in Sevilla:
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Downtown Granada as seen from Alhambra:
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Old Toledo from across one of the rivers that guards the city:
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Sunrise over the Mediterranean from the harbor at Denia:
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Great GAW, Barrett!! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Best wishes to all the official entrants! :D

- GT
 
I've thoroughly enjoyed the posts in this thread, so I'm bumping this in hopes of getting more entrants!

- GT
 
I am in, thanks! When I travel I prefer to take along a plain CV peanut. The small size doesn't worry anyone even in knife unfriendly areas, and if it was to get lost or taken I could easily get another:thumbsup:
As for a trip, here is a picture of us at Lego Land last summer. It was a side trip from a family reunion, and was quite fun for all of us!
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Thanks for the bump, GT. I've been enjoying the entries as well; hopefully we'll have a few more before the winner is decided on Thursday.
 
Giving this one more bump in case any last minute entrants want to participate. Odds are looking good for those who have entered; at the moment we have 13 entrants with a total of 22 entries. I'll put all the entries in a hat tomorrow and draw the winner around noon MST (about 12 hours from now).

Good luck, everyone!
 
Alright, it's time to announce the winner!

I counted up all the entries and wrote the names down on slips of paper.

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Each slip was folded up and put into the hat.

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After a vigorous shake, I let Ellie pick out the winner...

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...and it's Pàdruig Pàdruig !

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Congratulations, Dylan! Send me a pm with your address and I'll have the knife in the mail to you tomorrow!

Thanks again to everyone who participated! I really enjoyed reading about your preferences for traveling with knives and the thoughts behind what you like to take with you, as well as all your great vacation photos! And thanks again to Jack Black Jack Black , whose generosity started this whole thing!
 
Congrats, Dylan! Enjoy your new knife!

Thank you for the opportunity, Barrett! I had fun sharing and reading. I smiled when I saw Ellie participated here as well :)

To everyone who shared their photos, I enjoyed the views and the stories! :thumbsup:
 
Congratulations Dylan! I enjoyed reading you entry and I'm sure you're gonna enjoy your winnings. :)

Thanks Barret for a great GAW. I loved the drawing post with Ellie the winner picker. She's got quite a look of concentration on her face and did an excellent job. And, I'm glad to see another fan of dot-grid paper, too. ;)

Finally, thanks to everyone who participated by sharing. This was a fun one! :thumbsup:
 
Hey, I won something! Thanks so much, Barrett, I really did enjoy this giveaway and reading about everyone's trips and knife preferences, it really was a fantastic idea. And by the way, your Ellie is a little darling, as much as I enjoy my kids at the age they are at now (9ish and 11), I do find myself missing those toddler days.

I am certainly looking forward to trying this knife out, I will be sending you a PM shortly.

Thanks again!

P.S. Thanks for the kind words, guys. I will certainly be making more trips out in the woods soon so I will be sure to post up some pics in the Lounge.
 
Great GAW Barrett I really enjoyed it but some how didn't participate. :confused: Great pictures everyone and congratulations to Dylan I can't think of a better member to win my friend.
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2nds on the lollipop ideer. I didn't enter either, but enjoyed the photos and pictures. I think I have a bit of travel envy now! The Alhambra?! Wonderful. Plus my bestie married an Englishman. Ah well, no accounting for taste. Lol, kidding of course.
Thanks, Neal
 
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