Buyer Guides
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Ultimate Guide to Sleeping Pads
Read the GuideWith variables like thickness, weight, warmth and various technologies, finding the right sleeping pad might seem daunting, we're here to help.
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Ultimate Guide to Sleeping Bags
Read the GuideLearn why the designs of our bags—their feature sets, technologies and specifications—are suited to different types of sleepers and adventures.
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Ultimate Guide to Pillows
Read the GuideIt may get overshadowed by the bigger-ticket items of a pad, sleeping bag or quilt, but the right pillow can be a small key that unlocks your best rest under the stars.
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Ultimate Guide to Blankets & Ponchos
Read the GuideFrom campfires to a warmth-boosting layer for your sleeping bag–There’s almost no situation that wouldn’t be improved by camping blankets.
Maintenance & Repair Guides
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How to Repair a Sleeping Pad
Learn HowFrom finding the leak to patching it, we will teach you how to effectively repair your sleeping pad so you can get back out on the trail and enjoy your nights outside.
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How to Wash a Sleeping Bag
Learn HowDirt, grime and oils on the surface of your bag will slowly work into the fill of your bag, causing it to lose loft and warmth. Learn how to properly clean your sleeping bag to avoid damage.
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How to Store Sleeping Pads & Bags
Learn HowLearn how to store your store your sleeping pads and sleeping bags for the winter season without compromising their next-season performance.
Behind the Gear
WarmZip™: Unzipping Sleping Bag Temperature Ratings
WarmZip™ helps you regulate the Boost 650 bag’s warmth by giving you the ability to manipulate its shape and the distribution of its insulation. Changing the sleeping bag’s shape changes its thermal efficiency, or its ability to retain body heat.
Behind the Gear: The NXT Generation of XLite™ & XTherm™
the two most enduring models of the NeoAir lineup have been radically improved. Presenting the NeoAir® XLite™ NXT and the NeoAir® XTherm™ NXT, the next generation of air pad technology. Learn how we added thickness and warmth while reducing weight (in the XTherm) and noise (in the XLite).
All Therm-a-Rest Gear Content
The Ultimate Ultralight Backpacking Gear Checklist
Experienced backpackers know that weight matters. Trimming down your backpacking gear checklist to the ultralight necessities takes some ingenuity. You can get crazy counting grams and shave the plastic off...
The Ultimate Ultralight Backpacking Gear Checklist
Experienced backpackers know that weight matters. Trimming down your backpacking gear checklist to the ultralight necessities takes some ingenuity. You can get crazy counting grams and shave the plastic off...
Backpacking with a Quilt: The Trail Less Traveled
Why choose between a lighter, smaller pack or a warmer sleeping bag? Keith Erps explains why backpacking with a quilt might be your new go-to sleep system.
Backpacking with a Quilt: The Trail Less Traveled
Why choose between a lighter, smaller pack or a warmer sleeping bag? Keith Erps explains why backpacking with a quilt might be your new go-to sleep system.
Pros and Cons of Common Backpacking Gear
Pros and cons of common gear dichotomies like tents vs. tarps, air mattress vs. closed cell foam, cooking stoves vs. cold soaking, and suspension framed packs vs. going frameless.
Pros and Cons of Common Backpacking Gear
Pros and cons of common gear dichotomies like tents vs. tarps, air mattress vs. closed cell foam, cooking stoves vs. cold soaking, and suspension framed packs vs. going frameless.
Mountaineering Along The Pan-American Trail: Ul...
James Barkman gives his reviews of Therm-a-Rest’s new ultralight sleeping bags, quilts and sleeping pads that he used during his mountaineering trip along the Pan-American trail.
Mountaineering Along The Pan-American Trail: Ul...
James Barkman gives his reviews of Therm-a-Rest’s new ultralight sleeping bags, quilts and sleeping pads that he used during his mountaineering trip along the Pan-American trail.