Working through the winter doldrums, I usually enjoy spending a couple of hibernating months developing a new product, for the forth-coming year’s shows. Last year, winter 2020, I developed what I’m calling the “Stage 1” and “Stage 2” Carry-On bags. This was a result of the many requests I have received, for a bag that folks can throw a a few changes of clothes and gear into, and use as a carry-on, for flights or weekend getaways. I made a handful of prototypes, using Horween