I got sent a few prototype photos last night, no mini bags yet, but Bear Chow + Alley Chow really went for it. I neglected to realize that the tail drooping down for Bear Chow and the simple cylindrical shape of Alley Chow would affect the overall scale of the bag and it turned out uh, well

PLEASE NOTE THOSE ARE TEST FABRIC COLORS FOR THE GENERAL SHAPE, NOT FINAL COLORS!

These are big. Like bigger than the beetle backpack I designed that turned out to be like wearing a mattress on my back. Which is great for me with my busted spine having an instant resting spot but practical for literally no other purpose that I have found. You could probably throw a whole child away in that fabric trash can. I actually kinda like Alley Chow this size but it would be wildly out of budget. So we're chopping about 8 inches off these, but size-wise that will be just to make the scale match the existing bags.

HOWEVER!!! Mako Chow looks great!! It is larger than expected too, but the taper and the tail saved it. It is not stuffed in these photographs, which it carrying things will make it a appear less tall and to have more of a pinch at the taper of the spine. You can kind of see the same issue with the salmon bag, how it looks too tall/wide, but when a bag is in use with actual items being stored inside it looks very different. That's the big con of going for maximum usable space, but I think the pros of it having even more room to use and it being a lot easier to ship, store, and travel with is worth it. Especially since most folks won't be carrying it empty to begin with.

I will not be raising the price on the pre-order shop just yet, but the final price for Mako Chow is likely to be a bit higher than originally expected. So now is a great time to lock in the current price! I might actually lower the number of orders needed for each bag. I haven't sat down and crunched the numbers yet, but thanks to add-ons being added from surveys we would be far enough along to unlock another stretch goal if this was still the active campaign. I'll be spending some time figuring that out soon!