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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).
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A Life Lived on a Therm-a-Rest Pad
My mom and dad are mountain people, to the core. In fact, they met in the mountains (before either had ever slept on a Therm-a-Rest pad), on a trail in...
A Life Lived on a Therm-a-Rest Pad
My mom and dad are mountain people, to the core. In fact, they met in the mountains (before either had ever slept on a Therm-a-Rest pad), on a trail in...

Behind the Gear: Iris Diligencia, Repair Shop Boss
Product lifecycle. This is a term that we dwell on quite a bit as we go about our business day-to-day. To make great products, each stage of the product lifecycle...
Behind the Gear: Iris Diligencia, Repair Shop Boss
Product lifecycle. This is a term that we dwell on quite a bit as we go about our business day-to-day. To make great products, each stage of the product lifecycle...
Behind the Gear: Eric Zagorski, Manager of Manu...
“I think you’ve got the wrong guy.” Those were the words of Eric Zagorski, when I first said I wanted to interview him. As the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, his...
Behind the Gear: Eric Zagorski, Manager of Manu...
“I think you’ve got the wrong guy.” Those were the words of Eric Zagorski, when I first said I wanted to interview him. As the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering, his...

Behind the Gear: Katie Nash, Sleeping Bags Desi...
We interviewed Katie Nash, the resident textile expert at Therm-a-Rest’s parent company, Cascade Designs. For 10 years she has been an integral part of all things fabric around here, from...
Behind the Gear: Katie Nash, Sleeping Bags Desi...
We interviewed Katie Nash, the resident textile expert at Therm-a-Rest’s parent company, Cascade Designs. For 10 years she has been an integral part of all things fabric around here, from...

Behind the Gear: Stacie Langtry, Sleeping Pad D...
We interviewed Stacie Langtry, a veteran employee of Therm-a-Rest's parent company Cascade Designs, and a talented engineer who has played a critical role in designing and bringing to market some...
Behind the Gear: Stacie Langtry, Sleeping Pad D...
We interviewed Stacie Langtry, a veteran employee of Therm-a-Rest's parent company Cascade Designs, and a talented engineer who has played a critical role in designing and bringing to market some...

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...