Materials

Materials: Pac Bags are renowned for their legendary quality, which is why we are commited to using only the finest materials we can find so as not to compromise the quality or design of our products. We take pride in producing a bag that will provide you with many years of enjoyment through its functional and durable performance.

Dupont® brand cordura: www.dupont.com/cordura

In our research we have found dupont brand cordura to be the highest quality (cordura is a nylon fabric that has very high abrasion and puncture resistance). There are off-shore "cordura's" and polyesther "cordura's" which are, in our opinion, not the same. We use Cordura 1000 on the outside of all our shoulder bags. The "1000" after Cordura is the size of the filiament of the thread, a "Cordura 500" has smaller thread and is therefore more supple. We use Cordura 500 for the inside pockets and shoulder pads.

Dupont is the thread manufacturer that sells the thread to dyers who make the thread into cordura fabric. Even in Dupont Cordura you will find manufacturing differences; Dupont has minimum manufacturing qualifications that these manufactures must meet. There are minimum thread counts (basically how many stitches per inch, the density) but this varies form manufacturer to manufacturer and there are those that exceed the minimum thread counts (tighter weave) we have searched extensively to find the highest quality Cordura manufacturers, this is the Cordura that you will find on pac bags.

Tapecraft brand webbing: www.tapecraft.com

The webbing that we use is tapecraft brand webbing because of it's consistancy and quality.

YKK® zippers: www.ykkamerica.com

We use YKK exclusively in our products, in our experience nothing stands up like YKK.

Velcro® brand hook and loop: www.velcro.com

We've been around the hook and loop block a few times, but there is no one that comes close to velcro, it will outlast Anything.

National® moulding buckles and fastners: www.duraflexbuckles.com

We use both nylon and acetal plastics fastners by national moulding buckles. Nylon is softer, more impact resistant; while acetal is more brittle but has higher tensile strength. For instance in our 2"buckles we use an acetal male buckle for strength and a nylon female buckle for impact.

We also use a few models of ITW Nexus® brand hardware when their styles suit us better: www.itwnexus.com

Foam padding: we use Evazote 50 closed cell foam for all the padding in our bags (back and shoulder padding) this is the only non U.S. made material we use; it is imported from the U.K. This is the best-closed cell foam available.