That’s right, today is the first day of the Year of the Ox!
According to Wikipedia, the Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. That seems pretty much in line with certain ideas about how we should be approaching current circumstances, so how about it? Lets all team up and get ready to push through the New Year with persistence and perseverance.

And to carry all those things you need for pushing through each day, how about an Ox-themed bag? We’ve got a few Year of the Ox bags in stock;
there’s a Messential

a Flyaway

a Lost Weekender

(this one’s on loan to Bicycling magazine for a review in the spring)

and a Swinger

But of course you can also get the Ox of your dreams or anything else (within reason) for flap art on the bag of your dreams! Just mosey on over to our Custom Bag Quote form, fill in all your choices and send it off to us. Our production time for custom work is only about 3 weeks right now, so if you’ve been waiting a while and don’t want to wait any longer, now’s the time!

Our new Laptop Sleeve features 1/4″ closed cell foam padding and a zippered accessory pocket, and is sized to fit your 13″ Macbook. Check it out:

In the spirit of the bringing in the New Year, we’re developing a few new products here at UTW. They’re not quite ready for production yet, but we’ve worked up a few prototypes and thought we’d put out a preview to whet your appetite!

Today, the first glimpses of item #1. While we can’t tell you exactly what it is yet, or show you the whole thing since we’re still working out some details, we can tell you that it’ll have two (count ‘em, two!) straps, and a roll top instead of a flap closure.
Now for the pictures:

In other news, we’ll be giving the website a facelift soon; nothing drastic, it’ll still be familiar, just a little easier to get around and with an updated look. Also we’ll be running at least one contest within the next month or so; if you’re not on our email list already, sign up now to make sure you get a chance to participate!