Hydro Flask at the Overland Expo this Weekend in AZ

The Overland Expo, an event and gathering dedicated to exploring the world by vehicle and bike, takes place this weekend outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. Hydro Flask is teaming up with Overland Gourmet for the event, who will be showcasing our bottles and products to the many adventurers in attendance.

The event is always a fun one to attend if you’re into road trips, off roading or just plain adventuring. There are great demos for 4×4 vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, Jeeps, etc.) and great tips and tricks for everything from camp meals to packing gear to purchasing the right accessories. Plus, by registering and attending, you’ll also get a chance to take part in driving classes or other workshops catered to the adventuring community.

Our friends over at Overland Gourmet will be selling Hydro Flask bottles so be sure to check them out. They’re a great company based out of Phoenix, Arizona, created to educate, promote, and inspire people to eat better while enjoying the great outdoors. Of course, part of that is letting folks know about great products such as a Hydro Flask!

One other very cool thing about the Overland Expo is that there’s a film festival going on at the same time. The films are centered around outdoor adventure and are an “international celebration of historic, odd, harrowing, fascinating, and inspirational “do it yourself” adventure films.”

Check out the Overland Expo site for more information about the event, it’s classes, workshops and activities. Film festival details are available here. For great tips on meal preparation and the low down on the best camp and outdoor foods, visit www.overlandgourmet.com.

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Happy Craft Beer Week Hydration Nation!

American Craft Beer WeekThis week is American Craft Beer Week. Although Hydro Flask does not make or distribute beer in any way, we do make a 64oz Stainless Steel Growler that happens to hold beer in a very reliable and convenient manner.

If you’re not familiar with our growler, it’s a pretty unique product for beer. Ours is the only double wall, vacuum sealed growler on the market that is going to keep your beer cold all day long. Period. It’s made out of 18/8 stainless steel so it’s not going to break like all those glass growlers, and it’s durable — perfect for a day out on the boat fishing or even something a bit more rugged like rafting. Since it’s double walled, it’s not going to sweat, either. In fact, you could put our growler out in 115 degree heat in the desert all day long and come back 10…12…or even 20 hours later and not only is your beer still going to be cold, the bottle will not have any condensation whatsoever on the outside. Pretty cool, huh?

Oh, and did I mention that our growler, just like all of Hydro Flask’s products, has a lifetime warranty? It does indeed — one hundred years or a lifetime, whichever comes first. As my grandmother would say, “How ’bout them apples?”

As you can imagine, our growler has been pretty popular with breweries. We do some pretty stellar custom laser etching that really make logos pop, perfect for branding a brewery or the locals’ favorite suds. If you’re interested in more information about the growlers or think your brewery needs to carry them, give us a shout and let us know who they are and we can reach out to them. Or, better yet, next time you’re saddled up to the bar shootin’ the bull and enjoying your favorite brew, bring your Hydro Flask growler in to get a fill. Chances are they’ll be just as impressed with it as we are.

Oh, did I mention that we’re giving away a growler? We teamed up with another very cool Bend, OR, company called Silipint to give away a 64oz Hydro Flask Growler + 5 Silipints. The package is perfect for the outdoor lover as the growler is going to protect and keep your beer cold, while the indestructible silicon pint glasses from Silipint are perfect for on-the-go or for around the campfire. Check out the details of the contest here.

To all the beer drinkers, beer makers and beer lovers out there, have a wonderful Craft Beer Week!

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Dear Mom: You’re the Best! Here’s a Hydro Flask.

Happy Mother's DayToday is a day to celebrate mothers everywhere and give them the accolades that they deserve. Because your mother knows, just like my mother, that she could always be told that she’s great a few more times.

So for Mother’s Day 2012, we’re offering you one more opportunity to get out there and give your mom a reason to smile. For one day only, we’re offering a 10% discount on your order on our online store. Simply enter the code MOM10 to take advantage of the discount. Promotion will be good through midnight May 13th and is limited to one use per customer.

And even if you don’t buy your mom a Hydro Flask, make sure she knows that you love her. Because she deserves it!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there from all of us at Hydro Flask!

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Win the Silipint & Hydro Flask’s Holiday Package Giveaway

Silipint & Hydro Flask PromoWhat’s better than a holiday weekend? A holiday weekend with good gear! That’s why the good folks over at Silipint and us here at Hydro Nation have teamed up to create the Hydro-Sili Activity Package giveaway. Hmm, Activity Package…that’s sounds interesting, huh? But what is it, you ask? Nothing but the best Memorial Day Weekend combo package ever! Five indestructible Silipints plus one double wall, vacuum insulated 64oz Hydro Flask Growler. It’s the perfect package for so many things, including some local suds for your holiday weekend camping adventure! Cold beer (or cold lemonade for the kids) and reusable pint glasses – ah, yeah!

So you know the goods, now for your course of action. In order to be entered, all you need to do is write up a Facebook post on your timeline, Hydro Flask’s timeline or Silipint’s timeline and tag both Hydro Flask (@HydroFlask) and Silipint (@Silipint, Inc.) in the post. There are no stipulations on what you write, but creative posts are of course encouraged. And, if you want to increase your chances, post a photo including a Hydro Flask and/or Silipint (along with tagging both companies) and you’ll be entered twice!

Entries will be tallied over the course of the next week and a half and the drawing will be conducted on Monday, May 21st in order to allow for shipping for the Memorial Day Weekend holiday. Winner will receive five reusable Silipint glasses along with one 64oz Black Butte 64oz Growler from Hydro Flask. Retail value of the Activity Package is more than $100. Good luck!

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Hydro Flask Employees To Volunteer for Days of Caring 2012

United Way LogoThis Friday afternoon, Hydro Flask HQ employees will venture out to the Deschutes Children’s Foundation in Bend for the United Way of Deschutes County’s Days of Caring 2012. The day will be filled with numerous activities and volunteers helping to make the community a better place through doing activities such as landscape work, arts & crafts, home and building construction, light maintenance, painting and numerous others.

Hydro Flask employees decided to pitch in with the landscaping groups to help beautify the yards and open spaces associated with the event. We are lovers of the outdoors, after all!

Last year’s Days of Caring was composed of 50 projects and a whopping 721 volunteers for a total of 2,516 hours of service – now that’s impressive! Can we top it this year? It could be tough, but we’re betting we can!

This year is the 16th annual running of the event and is sponsored by the SELCO Community Credit Union in Bend. The event runs all day Friday and Saturday. If you’re pitching in wherever you are around the country, let us know what you’ll be doing. We’d love to hear about it and share stories!

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Free Shipping on Mother’s Day Orders Through Thursday

Mother's Day PromotionMother’s Day is coming up quickly and Hydro Flask is offering customers free shipping for gift orders through this Thursday, May 3rd. Simply enter the promo code: FORMOM at checkout to receive the promotion. Please note that the free shipping is only available to retail customer and only in the lower 48 states (sorry Alaska and Hawaii).

So, now down to the real question…which Hydro Flask will my mother want most?

To take advantage of the promotion, visit our online store today!

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Heading to the Craft Brewer’s Conference in San Diego Next Week!

Craft-Brewers-Conference-BannerOkay, I’m just going to be brave and admit it up front right here, right now. I’m REALLY looking forward to the Craft Brewer’s Conference (CBC for short) in San Diego, CA next week. Most trade shows are fun, but I have a pretty good feeling that this one is going to be downright awesome. How can it not be, it’s based around beer? And as an added bonus, it’s in San Diego, one of the nicest places in Southern California. Beer, beaches, the ocean…it’s going to be great.

So what is Hydro Flask doing at the CBC? Showcasing our awesome 18/8 stainless steel, vacuum insulated growlers of course! We’ll have a display of all of our fine products too, but the highlight of the show will definitely be our 40oz bottles and our 64oz growlers, both of which are perfect for the beer industry. Our growlers are the only vacuum insulated, double wall, 18/8 stainless steel growlers out there with a lifetime warranty. They’ll keep your beer cold for nearly 24 hours! Which is a must for those picnic outings, long road trips where you want some good cold suds to celebrate with upon your arrival, or post-game with the buddies.

We’ll also be giving away some very cool, custom engraved growlers each day of the show – two per day to be exact. Each one is unique and is laser engraved with a legendary quote about…well, as you can probably guess, beer! So if you’re in the beer industry, in San Diego or the vicinity and plan on being at the show, stop by Booth #56 and drop your name in the raffle for the one-of-a-kind growlers. Trust me, you’ll want one and your friends will be jealous.

Also, if you’d like to keep up with us as we’re down at the Craft Brewers Conference, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. We’ll be sharing pictures and updating Hydration Nation as the days go by.

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Extended Hydro Flask Summer Hours

Back by popular demand, we are extending our Bend, OR store front hours for walk-in and phone customers this summer. Effective immediately, the new Hydro Flask customer service hours will be:

Hydro Flask LobbyMonday: 8am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 8am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 8am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 8am – 5:30pm
Friday: 8am – 5:00pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

As always, if you’re in the Central Oregon area, please stop by and say hello. Or, if you have questions or comments about the new hours or if you just want to get a hold of us and say hello (please do, by the way), give us a ring at 888.58.HYDRO or e-mail us at info AT hydroflask.com.

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Hydro Flask Coverage from Around the Web

Hydro Flask has continued to generate some nice buzz lately, so we thought we’d put together some of the latest in one spot for easy accessibility. Kicking things off, Marketing Manager Lucas Alberg was interviewed by the popular off-roading magazine Moab Jeeper at the recent Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah in April. In-between wind breaks and dust storms (man, was it windy down there!) President George Pandoff approached Alberg and the Hydro Flask tent after hearing about the technology of the products.

18oz Wide MouthOn the outdoor review site Open Air Life, gear editor Chrissy Breeze reviewed the 18oz Wide Mouth Hydro Flask, calling it “yet another success” in the Hydro Flask product line. Breeze remarked that the bottle’s durability and ease of use makes it ideal for all members of the family, including children. “The bottle withstood several falls and held up great! she said.”

Over at FiftySense.com, a site dedicated to leading an active and healthy lifestyle after the age of 50, Hydro Flask received similar raving reviews. Online magazine owner Sue Williams reviewed three of our bottles, including the 18oz Narrow Mouth, 21oz Standard Mouth and the 40oz Wide Mouth. Williams called the 18oz the perfect bottle to take on the road and “ideal for keeping your liquids chilled all day or warm well into the evening.” Regarding the 21oz, this is the trail favorite and ideal for multiple uses while the 40oz is great for long road trips and serious hydration. The Hydro Flasks were all given the Fiftysense.com Design Seal of Approval, which is given to quality performing products.

64oz GrowlerOver at the Next Ascent Outdoor blog, writer and blogger Chris Driscol tested out our 21oz Standard Mouth bottle, as well as the 64oz Stainless Steel Growler – both passed with flying colors. Driscol called the technology behind the Hydro Flasks such that “would make any engineer blush.” Driscol also pointed out the sweat-free aspect of the bottles and “the nice sports cap for anyone on the run.”

Finally, rounding out the recent reviews, the popular green and healthy living blog, The Green Girl Next Door, wrote about Hydro Flask after becoming familiar with our products at the recent Natural Food Expo West in Anaheim, CA. Writer and blogger Vanessa Meier included us in her “Best of Expo West” product lineup, noting that she is “loving this bottle!” Stay tuned for an additional follow up review by Vanessa in the near future.

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Celebrate Earth Day this Sunday, April 22nd

Earth Day 2012

The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life to speak out against the deterioration of the environment and demand change. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency was created, the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts were passed, and the modern environmental movement was born.

Today, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world. This year, in the face of global inaction on pressing environmental problems, we must harness that power.

Earth Day Network is calling upon individuals, organizations, businesses and governments to Mobilize the Earth™ and demand that environmental issues become a top priority.

Hydro Flask is joining the mobilization. So should you. So should everyone, for that matter. It’s time for all of us to put ourselves on the path to environmental sustainability and jumpstart the new green economy.

Join us on Earth Day, April 22, 2012, as we Mobilize the Earth™ and demand action from the world leaders. With your help, we will marshal A Billion Acts of Green®, organize rallies around the globe, gather petitions, register voters and build the support necessary to enact change.

To join the movement, visit www.earthday.org/2012 and help make a difference!

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