The short answer: It’s been good to us and we have fun with it!

After a bag designed by our founder, Malcolm Fontier’s, previous company appeared in the popular documentary, Minimalism, he and The Minimalists received thousands of requests to bring the bag back. To respond to the requests, we launched a crowdfunding campaign here on Indiegogo in 2017 that raised more than $2 million with the support of nearly 7,000 backers. Clearly, crowdfunding launched our brand. 

Those early backers made it clear that they enjoyed our transparent approach to business and being a part of the process of bringing products to market. We believe that the incredibly vibrant and engaged community that supports us is only possible through the collaborative nature of crowdfunding. 

Another benefit is improved inventory management which has huge environmental benefits.

So, it makes sense that we return to the crowd and all of you for most of our product launches. This is our 4th crowdfunding campaign, and we don’t plan to slow down.

We design all Pakt products to last you many years of adventures. To back that up, we stand behind all our bags, including The Anywhere Collection, with a lifetime warranty. This covers manufacturing defects and excessive damage occurring during normal use. Normal wear and tear from everyday use is not covered. We hope your bag is perfect, but if you notice a problem, just let us know and we will work with you to make things right.

Manufacturing products is tricky business. We have many years of product development experience and years of business history with the suppliers we currently use. So, we’re pretty good at accurately estimating timelines. That said, there is always the possibility of unexpected delays to any production timeline. If a delay were to arise, we pride ourselves on transparency and quickly updating our customers.

The products used in the photos and videos you see on the campaign are our pre-production samples. We produce a small batch to thoroughly test and launch the crowdfunding campaign. The products you receive will likely have slight changes–hopefully all for the better! We gather feedback from everyone on our team and our collaborators that test these products and then make improvements before starting the full production run.

All manufacturing partners and suppliers, including ours, have minimum order quantities that they will accept. If a product or color doesn’t sell enough units during crowdfunding, we may not be able to produce it. If that were to happen, you will have the option to get a refund or choose a different product or color.