Travel Backpack Production Update #1: Good things take a little time
The production for the best-selling Travel Backpack has wrapped up, and it's expected to be back in stock at the end of May – there's a big ocean to cross and a long slow boat ride between now and then! Sign up here for the latest info (and to win a bag on us when they're back).
How long could it take to make a bag?
Even when we're producing an existing design, the production process takes about 5-8 months from start to finish.
Start
The Pakt design team places the order for the product
+ 2 months
Fabrics, materials and hardware are ordered
Fabrics and webbing are woven to order, custom dyed, and treated with PFC-free DWR coating. Buckles, zippers, and other hardware are molded, stamped, and engraved
+ 1-4 weeks
Materials Shipping
All the materials that are produced at different facilities in different countries are shipped to out factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+ 3 months
Production
Cutting, sewing, and assembling can take anywhere from 1-3 months depending on the complexity of the product
+ 1 month
Quality control
The factory carefully inspects their work for defects, then packages each product in our plastic-free packaging
The factory carefully inspects their work for defects, then packages each product in our plastic-free packaging
+ 1.5 months
Shipping to the US
Shipping containers containing the finished products are transported via ocean freight, the lowest carbon footprint option for transoceanic transport
End
your new Pakt gear arrives at your doorstep
