Aug 05, 2022
Steel & Stirrups Traveling Lamp
Hello Bronco Nation! Welcome to the Steel & Stirrups Traveling Lamp tour. This is your opportunity to participate in Bronco Nation history and be part of a member-driven coast-to-coast social event.
The Backstory:
Jerry @14U refurbished a 1976 Coleman Lamp as the grand prize in the Bronco Nation Member Steel & Stirrups virtual game. You can read about it here: https://thebronconation.com/forums/threads/steel-stirrups-est-2022.12929/
I ( @TechnicalDisaster ) won the prize, but I’m so lucky that I already own one of @14U’s awesome lamps (and mine was specialty painted to match my Velocity Blue Bronco). Rather than accept the prize, an idea was hatched to spread the joy and use the grand prize lamp as a traveling treasure to be passed from one member to another.
The Goal:
We want to collectively guide the lamp across the country. We would like to get the lamp in all 50 states, each of the Bronco Off-roadeos, important Ford & Bronco locations, landmarks, events, and more. We would like volunteers (YOU!) to help us move the lamp across the nation while creating images, new friendships, and memories along the way.
How the Lamp Tour Works:
Bronco Nation Members who want to participate in the lamp tour need to agree to the terms and conditions below and then post their home state. @Bluestreak57 will maintain a travel calendar and help ensure the lamp continues to move around the country to complete the tour. While the lamp is in your possession, take pics of the lamp with your Bronco, some state landmarks, at a Bronco Nation meetup, or any other places that have special meaning to you. This lamp will be a journey to “Enlighten “ the spirit & social network of the entire Bronco culture.
Post your images to this thread so they can be shared with Bronco Nation and collected by the Steel & Stirrups team. Images will also be posted to the SteelandStirrups Facebook account!
Terms and Conditions:
Your voluntary participation in this program requires your effort, commitment, and a nominal financial expense to ship the lamp to the next Bronco Nation member as directed by @Bluestreak57. To participate, you agree to:
If you would like to have a turn with the lamp:
Please make a post with saying that you agree to the terms and conditions and name your state. Your BN# and BN User name will be added to the list. Note: A state can have more than one volunteer listed, but you may not be selected in the first trip around the US. First to post gets priority.
Tracking is done by Google Sheets:
There are two tabs; Tracking and Journal. The Tracking tab has a list members who have volunteered to carry the lamp to their state. The Journel tab has a history of where it's been and points of interest.
Meetups
While you have the lamp, we encourage you to host a Bronco Nation meetup in your area so other BN members can take pictures with the lamp and post them here.
Let’s Get The Tour on the Road!
Once again, if you want to participate, please post “I agree to the terms and conditions” and your state in order to be added to the list.
NOTE: We realize the lamp has been stationary for awhile, and want to get it on the road again… IF you have a special event involving numerous BN members coming up, direct message @Bluestreak57 and I will see if we can’t connect you with the lamp… Those on the spreadsheet who have not had the lamp yet will be contacted to determine continued interest.
Thanks for your patience!
We can’t wait to see you all (virtually) on the tour!
Chris, Jerry, and Al
Hello Bronco Nation! Welcome to the Steel & Stirrups Traveling Lamp tour. This is your opportunity to participate in Bronco Nation history and be part of a member-driven coast-to-coast social event.
The Backstory:
Jerry @14U refurbished a 1976 Coleman Lamp as the grand prize in the Bronco Nation Member Steel & Stirrups virtual game. You can read about it here: https://thebronconation.com/forums/threads/steel-stirrups-est-2022.12929/
I ( @TechnicalDisaster ) won the prize, but I’m so lucky that I already own one of @14U’s awesome lamps (and mine was specialty painted to match my Velocity Blue Bronco). Rather than accept the prize, an idea was hatched to spread the joy and use the grand prize lamp as a traveling treasure to be passed from one member to another.
The Goal:
We want to collectively guide the lamp across the country. We would like to get the lamp in all 50 states, each of the Bronco Off-roadeos, important Ford & Bronco locations, landmarks, events, and more. We would like volunteers (YOU!) to help us move the lamp across the nation while creating images, new friendships, and memories along the way.
How the Lamp Tour Works:
Bronco Nation Members who want to participate in the lamp tour need to agree to the terms and conditions below and then post their home state. @Bluestreak57 will maintain a travel calendar and help ensure the lamp continues to move around the country to complete the tour. While the lamp is in your possession, take pics of the lamp with your Bronco, some state landmarks, at a Bronco Nation meetup, or any other places that have special meaning to you. This lamp will be a journey to “Enlighten “ the spirit & social network of the entire Bronco culture.
Post your images to this thread so they can be shared with Bronco Nation and collected by the Steel & Stirrups team. Images will also be posted to the SteelandStirrups Facebook account!
Terms and Conditions:
Your voluntary participation in this program requires your effort, commitment, and a nominal financial expense to ship the lamp to the next Bronco Nation member as directed by @Bluestreak57. To participate, you agree to:
- Be a Bronco Nation member.
- Pay for shipping to send the lamp to another Bronco Nation member.
- Provide your shipping address to @Bluestreak57 as well as the member who is shipping the lamp to you. @Bluestreak57 only collects this information to track the location of the lamp and will not use it for any other purpose and not provide this information to anyone else.
- Maintain the lamp in its original refurbished state. Do not alter the lamp in any way. Do not affix any stickers, logos, advertising, or other signage of any medium to the lamp.
- Replace the shipping box if it can no longer be used to safely ship the lamp.
- Follow the shipping instructions in the travel log. (NOTE: do not ship the lamp with bulbs in the lamp… don’t ask how I know not to do this).
- Not hold possession of the lamp for longer than two weeks (unless arrangements have been made). Every effort will be made to schedule your time with the lamp around important events (like a scheduled OffRoadeo event), but we don’t want the lamp staying with one person for too long.
- Allow images you post here on this public thread to be used by the SteelandStirrups team to post to the Facebook group and Instagram page.
If you would like to have a turn with the lamp:
Please make a post with saying that you agree to the terms and conditions and name your state. Your BN# and BN User name will be added to the list. Note: A state can have more than one volunteer listed, but you may not be selected in the first trip around the US. First to post gets priority.
Tracking is done by Google Sheets:
There are two tabs; Tracking and Journal. The Tracking tab has a list members who have volunteered to carry the lamp to their state. The Journel tab has a history of where it's been and points of interest.
Meetups
While you have the lamp, we encourage you to host a Bronco Nation meetup in your area so other BN members can take pictures with the lamp and post them here.
Let’s Get The Tour on the Road!
Once again, if you want to participate, please post “I agree to the terms and conditions” and your state in order to be added to the list.
NOTE: We realize the lamp has been stationary for awhile, and want to get it on the road again… IF you have a special event involving numerous BN members coming up, direct message @Bluestreak57 and I will see if we can’t connect you with the lamp… Those on the spreadsheet who have not had the lamp yet will be contacted to determine continued interest.
Thanks for your patience!
We can’t wait to see you all (virtually) on the tour!
Chris, Jerry, and Al
Wood J, PSUTE