Fulfillment updates, new Crew Pod format, & more!
The monthly patch notes are back and finally out of hibernation, thanks to the California heatwave last month.
You might be wondering: where have we been recently? It’s been a bit of an interesting first quarter for us so far, and definitely a year of change. A few of us are out in Washington now, others have been traveling tip to tip, and for the rest, well... let’s just say Pokopia has been the source of our time spent recently ;) (jk but also not jk but also yes jk)
But on a serious note, we’re back with the monthly Patroni patch notes! As we continue to dive headfirst into spring, we'll be looping you all in for the content to come, with updates on Patroni product goodies, general OTV housekeeping news, and keeping you right next to us for the ride - just like old times. 🚗
With that, let’s jump into some updates, shall we?
📦 FULFILLMENT CORNER
We’ve started shipping out Thermal Long Sleeves! If you ordered the thermals on a separate order and haven’t received them yet, they should arrive at your doorstep within the next week.
For the rest of the Capsule Collection, you should have received an email regarding delivery times. ICYMI, there were a few manufacturing details that weren’t up to our standards during the final sampling, but our factory has since worked out the improvements for bulk production.
Please see the timeline below for estimated delivery dates:
‘26 LOADOUT Jacket: April-May
‘26 EXPEDITION PRO Shell Jacket: May-June
OFFLINE Thermal Longsleeve: May
Thank you so much for your patience! We wanted to make sure these were perfect for you, and can’t wait to see you geared up for your own adventures soon. If you have any questions in the meantime, please drop a comment below, send us a DM on Patreon, or email us over at [email protected].
And for our tenured & annual Patronis,
We haven’t forgotten about you! We’ve been working out some strings for a bit, and we’ll be getting back to you with a proper update in next month’s patch notes. We’re building a new program, so we have been taking a bit extra time to make sure the big picture is all logistically feasible before full-sending.
🎞️ FROM THE STUDIO: What’s here, and what’s to come.
POOPs
👁️👄👁️ mysterious POOP
We know some of OTV to be the best of the best in their deception skills. Some are good at the arts, some are great at engineering a dog catapult. But how good is their wit across the board, and can they be as dialed in as we think? We've got a new video coming out soon, with a POOP on the horizon to test how locked in OTV can really be.
Crew Pod
In case you missed it, we introduced a new season of the Crew Pod last month! ✨ Check out the stories behind Lauren & Kaela’s time working at OTV. We also have a couple of fun updates below:
The Crew Pod is now available on Spotify and RSS feeds! You can now link your Spotify account to Patreon to listen to us yap away about what it’s like behind the scenes in OTV land. 🖇️ More details here.
Democracy to the Crew Pod, aka - you can now vote for the monthly Crew Pod topic! Each month, we’ll be putting out a poll with a couple of topics to guide the Crew Pod for the month. April's poll is out, so if you missed it, check it out and vote for what you'd like to see us yap about in this month's Crew Pod!
The Breakdown
For the past year, we’ve been filming Breakdowns for every OTV video that releases. While it's been great sitting down and chatting about the BTS for each video, we want to begin approaching this series more intentionally to keep the episodes exciting and engaging. To that, we’re taking a step back from doing monthly Breakdowns for now, but we’ll definitely be revisiting them later down the line.
New Series
Sorry for the dust! We’ve got our yellow hard hats on for a new series in the works. 👷
🤔 Question of the Monthly Patch Notes
What’s been your favorite way to decompress recently?
Now that we’re in April (shudders bc how are we in the fourth month already), how has your year been going for you? I find that the first few months of the year are always full of anticipation and excitement, but then you kinda get hit with life again in March (cough tax season). I know it’s been a while since the last QotPM, but I hope that despite everything going on, you’ve been able to keep the whimsy and joy in your life. I personally have been trying to soak in as much vitamin D as possible before the weather hits 3 digits, which has definitely been a mood booster these days! ☀️
Until next time, happy camping, Patronis!
-Yan