10/27/2022
PBD SOOLITE 25 Check out a quick short of our all NEW SOOLITE25 UL Day hiker
Packback Designs is a small company in Scottsdale, Arizona started by a group of avid hikers wanting something more than the big box stores could offer.
Simple "Ultralight" products in a wide range of colors, but at a reasonable price.
10/27/2022
PBD SOOLITE 25 Check out a quick short of our all NEW SOOLITE25 UL Day hiker
10/26/2022
PBD Jim's pack loadout Hi All, I occasionally get questions about my personal pack and my loadout so I found some time this weekend to make a loadout photo what I use for backpacking. Total weight about 33-34 pounds / Base weight 15-16 pounds. Not the lightest but I got to have my Flexlite chair and Cascade Wild table. :)...
09/20/2022
Mount Baldy Arizona Hike with PBD Ultralight Hi All, Just got back from hiking Mount Baldy in Eastern Arizona. Thank you for Taylor and Tom for an awesome backpacking weekend. Tom was carrying a ECOPAK EPX200 Blue SOOLITE50, Tayler had his SOOLITE34 in White DCF 1.43oz Dyneema with Lycra mesh and I had my ECOPAK EPX200 Yellow and Black SOOLITE...
08/26/2022
PBD Ultralight - Rehydrator Cozy Hi All, Check out our NEW - PBD Ultralight - Rehydrator Cozy.This one in the video is made in DCF Dyneema .51oz Blue Fabric.
08/21/2022
08/18/2022
New items August 2022 Hi All, Here are a couple new items we just released on our etsy site. Toiletry Roll Pouch . And our Mountain House Food Rehydrator .
08/16/2022
Trail testing with the SOOLITE 50 and the NEW SOOLITE Carbon Frame Kit Hi All, This weekend Tom and I were out doing more testing on the SOOLITE Carbon Frame kit. This kit is so easy to remove and install on your PBD SOOLITE 50 pack. With an 7.3 mile (1,800 foot G/L) out and back here in Scottsdale's McDowell Mountains, it was Tom's turn testing the kit and a 33 pound....
08/12/2022
PackbackDesigns (by Jim Toel) - Etsy Shop Designed "On Trail" - Functional Ultralight by PackbackDesigns located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Smooth shipping! Has a history of shipping on time with tracking. Rave reviews! 95% or more recent reviews were 5 stars.
08/10/2022
PBD SOOLITE Carbon Frame Kit (For the SOOLITE50 Pack) Hi All, I have been working to create an easy, low cost, Carbon Frame option for the SOOLITE50 packs. And...... I think I got !!!! The kit only weighs 3oz and very simple to put on and take off the pack. Two vertical 5mm carbon rods and two horizonal carbon flat bars. Really transfers the shoulder l...
07/23/2022
What's so good about PBD Packs? Hi All, I am a consumer first and foremost. I love to buy gear among other things. I love buying gear so much, I actually started PBD as a way to get a little more than the market was offering. This being said, I get the question often. What's so special about a PBD pack. Why, with so many other pac...