Hi everyone!

I just wanted to check-in and thank everyone who has backed the project so far. Crys and I are both so thrilled with how warmly these bears have been received.

I also wanted to take a moment to explore what actually makes a bear chonky. Is it all that extra fluff they surround themselves with? Is it more of an attitude? Through exhaustive science, I have documented some of the main elements that we've agreed identiy a bear as chonky. Please enjoy.

Also just a note that we've reviewed the poll and an overwhelming amount of folks wanted to see the beanie go full bear mode, ears activated! We’re now working on the design for the beanie and hope to share it soon.

Cheers,
Justin & Crys

Woohoo! We've crossed the $12K funding mark and unlocked a new-add on. The beanie took a strong lead in the poll, so we're going to call it a bit early. Now it's time for you to help us decide on the style—Standard, PomPom, or Bear Ears. Once we have this decided, we will figure out how best to incorporate the artwork.

The beanie is now available to add on to your pledge, and has been added automatically to the All-In pledge tiers at no additional charge.

Next Stretch Goal
Our next stretch goal is $15K and at that point we'll design a cozy hoodie (with your help!) to coordinate with our collection.

Five More Mini Paintings
And as a heads up, we saw that y'all are fans of Justin's mini paintings so we have made 5 more pieces available! We aren't able to offer these as add-ons since we can't limit those during the live campaign, but all other tiers are offered as add-ons in case you'd like to reconfigure your pledge. If you pledged for an early bird tier but you also want a painting, please reach out to us at [email protected] and we'll figure something out.

Thank you for all of your support so far! Justin and I are so excited that this project has taken off and LOVE that we get to incorporate backer opinions into our offerings! 

Wow, the last 48 hours have been a wild ride! Thank you so much for all the love! We're now over 300% funded and we've unlocked our first stretch goal: a double-sided chonky bear keychain. Flip this little guy over and he becomes a fat king!

This keychain is now available as an add-on, and is included in the All-In tier at no additional charge!

We're headed right for our next stretch goal at $12K, which will unlock a hat or beanie. A new poll is up for you to weigh in on which you would prefer.

In other news, the Fat Bear Week showdown began yesterday. Go check it out. And if you need a bit of zen today, you can find the live bearcam here. We'd love to know: Who are you rooting for this year?

We also wanted to give a shout out to our friend Kim Kuzuri's project Killer Style! They're offering retro-style pins, hats, and hoodies in honor of fashionable-yet-unruly orcas.