Mariellen in her Tilley hat at Bada Bagh, Jaisalmer, India

Me, Tilley and the deserts of Rajasthan

I have fair skin and I spend a good part of every year under the Indian sun. How do I do it? My Tilley hat! If you don’t know, Tilley hats are legendary in Canada, where the company is headquartered — and in many other places too, I am sure. Tilley Endurables makes lots of other great products for the active traveler, but it was the Tilley hat that first made the company’s name. It was specifically how the hat was tested  — which involved an elephant’s digestive system. I’m not sure whether anyone intended to actually feed the hat to the elephant, but the hat was eaten, later extracted, thoroughly cleaned and found to be still in near-perfect condition.

I’ve been wearing my Tilley (pictured above) for the past few trips to India, so when I was looking for sponsors and prizes for Breathedreamgo, I naturally thought of the company — which is located in my home town, Toronto, Canada. And sure enough, they generously gave me a brand new hat to wear on my upcoming trip — the R8 Women’s Broad Brim Raffia Hat pictured below — AND a hat to give away in a contest.

Contest details below.

Tilley hats are awesome

So if you want one of these fabulous hats, too, read all about them below and look for contest details at the bottom of this post

Most Tilley hats come with these features:

• Guaranteed for life not to wear out
• Insured against loss
• Breathable, lightweight
• Certified UPF (50+ on some models)
• Crushable and packable
• Water-repellent and quick drying
• Secret pocket in the crown
• Ties on in the wind, floats

And here are the hats … the winner of the Breathedreamgo Tilley Hat contest can pick one of these four styles, in your size:

R7 Unisex Raffia Small Brim Fedora

R7 Town Raffia Hat- Unisex Hat
Natural with brown hatband – value CDN$95
Change the look by adding a black hatband. (AHB – $5)
This Hat is the ultimate fusion of style and sun protection
Certified UPF 50+

R8 Women's Broad Brim Raffia

NEW FOR SPRING 2011
The R8 Women’s Broad Brim Raffia Hat
Natural with Brown binding and raffia braid hatband – value CDN$95
Wear brim up or down or a bit of both
Certified UPF 50+

T9OC Organic Cotton

The T90C Organic Cotton Hat
Khaki with olive underbrim and hatband – Value CDN$77
A lovely silhouette in our certified organic cotton combine to showcase a beautiful, versatile hat.
The added loop at the back of the hat allows her to add a scarf for her own unique touch
Certified UPF 50+
Guaranteed for life not to wear out

Tilley T5CN

T5CN – Unisex Tilly plaid medium brim Hat – value CDN$76.00
Our popular T5 style in our exclusive Tilley Plaid makes this Hat a great option for urban travels.
The plaid is based on our proven khaki and olive colours, with a touch of orange for a little ‘zing’!
The fabric is a lightweight cotton/nylon from Schoeller® Technologies that is treated with Nanosphere water repellent and breathable functions – a great combination of function and fashion yet again!

Contest details

To enter the Breathedreamgo Tilley Hat contest, follow these steps.

1. Click the LIKE button on the Breathedreamgo Facebook page

2. Read Breathedreamgo and when you see a picture of me on Breathedreamgo wearing my NEW Tilley hat (the R8 Women’s Broad Brim Raffia Hat pictured above), make a comment on Breathedreamgo.

Rules

Anyone can enter (exceptions below).

Contest runs from March 20, 2011 until July 27, 2011. Winner will be drawn on July 28, 2011 during the meet-up of the Toronto Travel Tribe in Toronto.

There will only be one winner, and one hat given as a prize. You can only comment once each time you see my picture. Each comment becomes a contest ballot, and the winner will be randomly drawn. Winner can choose the style (from the four pictured on this post) and size.

The fine print

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. This “Tilley Hat Contest” (the “Contest”) is organized by Breathedreamgo (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor is the exclusive administrator of the Contest. By submitting an entry for the Contest, each entrant unconditionally agrees to be bound by the Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Failure to comply with the Rules will result in an automatic disqualification of the entrant from the Contest.

WHO CAN WIN

This Contest is open to anyone (the “Eligibility Area”) who is 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and agents of the Sponsor, their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, assignees, licensees and members of their immediate families (spouse and children, siblings and parents and their spouses) and individuals residing in the domiciles of each of the above are ineligible. All entries must be received by the Contest Closing Date (as defined below).

HOW TO ENTER

Internet access is required to enter. The Contest begins on Sunday, March 20 at 12:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Contest Start Date”) and ends on July 27, 2011 at 12:01 p.m. (Eastern Time) (the “Contest Closing Date”) (the “Promotion Period”). Entries for the Contest will only be accepted via the comments to Breathedreamgo’s blog . Entries must be made by participants and received by the Sponsor within the Promotion Period. Entries that do not comply with the Rules in all respects are ineligible and void.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

The entrant must be the Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account through which the entry is made. For purposes of the Contest, a “Registered and Authorized Holder of the E-mail Account” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet service provider, online service provider or other entity (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the secondary level domain name associated with the submitted e-mail address. All entries must be made by an individual from a single computer and may not be made by proxy, or electronic means such as script, bot, macro or any other similar software or program. All entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.

SELECTION PROCESS

The winner will be determined by random draw. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. The selected entrant will be notified by telephone and/or email. In the event that the Sponsor is unable to notify the selected entrant within five (5) days of selection, the selected entrant will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Prior to being declared a winner, the selected entrant must first: (a) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, skill-testing question posed by telephone or email; (b) complete a written declaration confirming compliance with the Rules and acceptance of the grand prize as awarded; (c) sign and return within five (5) days of receipt, any and all waivers or releases and any other documentation that may be required by the Sponsor.

PRIZE

The prize will be awarded to the selected entrants and delivered to an agreed upon address indicated by the winner. The prize must be accepted as awarded, is non-transferable or convertible into cash and may not be sold, traded or transferred, except when agreed upon by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right in its absolute discretion to substitute a prize of equivalent kind and value without prior notification in the event of the unavailability of any of the prizes for any reason whatsoever.

PRIVACY

By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing personal information, including, but not limited to the entrant’s name, address, age, e-mail address (collectively, the “Entrant Information”), the entrant consents and agree to the Sponsor’s collection and use of the Entrant Information to administer the Contest. The consent of the entrant to the Sponsor’s use of Entrant Information may be revoked at any time (which will also revoke the entrant’s participation in the Contest or impair the chances of winning) by emailing to:  mariellen @ breathedreamgo.com. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrant and individuals requesting a copy of the Rules. A copy of the Rules may be received by sending an email request to mariellen @ breathedreamgo.com by July 28, 2011.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Sponsor and its affiliates, its advertising and promotional agencies, retailers, distributors and suppliers, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and shareholders and all others associated with the development and execution of the Contest (collectively, the “Released Parties”) shall have no liability and shall be held harmless in respect of any and all manner of action, causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, claims and demands, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including, but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and liability for any physical injury, death or property damage which the entrant and their respect administrators, heirs, successors or assigns may have by reason or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or use or misuse of the grand prize or any element thereof. The Released Parties accept no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the websites during the Promotional Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from accessing, playing or downloading any material in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest.

LEGAL
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

The Sponsor retains the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, amend or alter the rules of the Contest at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Privacy Policy: Breathedreamgo does not sell, rent or distribute email addresses. Any information collected will be used to administer the Contest only and/or inform entrants of future contests. See complete Contest Rules above.