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
Behind the Gear: The Inventor of NeoAir®
In celebrating 50 years of Therm-a-Rest awesomeness, reflection is a key part of the process. In doing so, we’ve had a blast looking back at all the cool things we’ve...
Behind the Gear: The Inventor of NeoAir®
In celebrating 50 years of Therm-a-Rest awesomeness, reflection is a key part of the process. In doing so, we’ve had a blast looking back at all the cool things we’ve...
A Cut Above: StrataCore™ Construction
Learn why the ProLite Apex and StrataCore construction make it one of the best self-inflating sleeping pads for backpacking and camping.
A Cut Above: StrataCore™ Construction
Learn why the ProLite Apex and StrataCore construction make it one of the best self-inflating sleeping pads for backpacking and camping.
Lighter, Warmer, Zoned: Zoned Insulation Explained
Our zoned insulation is, more or less, being selective and intentional of where and how much fill we place in our sleeping bags.
Lighter, Warmer, Zoned: Zoned Insulation Explained
Our zoned insulation is, more or less, being selective and intentional of where and how much fill we place in our sleeping bags.
The Anatomy of the Best Backpacking Sleeping Bags
Sleeping bag has to be one of our favorite self-explanatory nouns. Sleeping bag. A bag that you sleep in. Rather comedic when you look at it like this. But when...
The Anatomy of the Best Backpacking Sleeping Bags
Sleeping bag has to be one of our favorite self-explanatory nouns. Sleeping bag. A bag that you sleep in. Rather comedic when you look at it like this. But when...
How We Built This: Therm-a-Rest Self Inflating ...
Our Seattle factory cranks out roughly 1,000 to 1,500 self-inflating mattresses a day. Find out where they are sourced and how they are made.
How We Built This: Therm-a-Rest Self Inflating ...
Our Seattle factory cranks out roughly 1,000 to 1,500 self-inflating mattresses a day. Find out where they are sourced and how they are made.
The WingLock™ and TwinLock™ Sleeping Pad Valves
Improving the inflation and deflation of our award-winning sleeping pads was no easy task. Our design process is on full display as we detail why the new WingLock and TwinLock...
The WingLock™ and TwinLock™ Sleeping Pad Valves
Improving the inflation and deflation of our award-winning sleeping pads was no easy task. Our design process is on full display as we detail why the new WingLock and TwinLock...