Dream Team Stories
Over 50 Years of Stories

50 Years of Better Sleep
A lot has happened in the past 50 years, but all along the way our core mission has remained the same: to help adventurers get better sleep so that when they wake, they can have the best days possible out in nature.

A Life Lived on a Therm-a-Rest Pad
My parents acquired their first Therm-a-Rest pads in the summer of 1976. One hot summer day they caught a ferry and drove to the Therm-a-Rest factory in SoDo. They bought two pads straight from the source, opting for the 3/4 length to save weight, and orange because, well, orange was the only option.
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Thru-Hiking Isn’t Simply for the Views
Over the last decade, I have hiked more than 20,000 miles on some of the most iconic trails in the U.S. But I have never seen a sunrise in the...
Thru-Hiking Isn’t Simply for the Views
Over the last decade, I have hiked more than 20,000 miles on some of the most iconic trails in the U.S. But I have never seen a sunrise in the...

Trail Home: Creating Home on a Thru Hike
While thru-hiking a trail your home becomes transient. Learn how to find stability in returning to it each night. We found our speck of familiarity along a vast, unfamiliar trail....
Trail Home: Creating Home on a Thru Hike
While thru-hiking a trail your home becomes transient. Learn how to find stability in returning to it each night. We found our speck of familiarity along a vast, unfamiliar trail....

Give Youth the Gift of Access to the Outdoors
This ‘Giving Tuesday’, consider Big City Mountaineer’s Summit for Someone program. It’s a fantastic way to do the activities you love and provide today’s youth with an opportunity for growth...
Give Youth the Gift of Access to the Outdoors
This ‘Giving Tuesday’, consider Big City Mountaineer’s Summit for Someone program. It’s a fantastic way to do the activities you love and provide today’s youth with an opportunity for growth...

Fun Hogging Close To Home
You don’t have to be travelling the world to be fun hogging. Get our advice and tips for adventures while camping close to home.
Fun Hogging Close To Home
You don’t have to be travelling the world to be fun hogging. Get our advice and tips for adventures while camping close to home.

Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Chronic ...
Sarah “Hermes” Wolfson, 25, had been struggling with chronic depression for half of her life by the time she decided to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) in 2020. She’d...
Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Chronic ...
Sarah “Hermes” Wolfson, 25, had been struggling with chronic depression for half of her life by the time she decided to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) in 2020. She’d...

50 Years of Better Sleep
For the rest of your life. This was one of the earliest Therm-a-Rest slogans featured on print ads. There are no guarantees that any small business will make it, let...
50 Years of Better Sleep
For the rest of your life. This was one of the earliest Therm-a-Rest slogans featured on print ads. There are no guarantees that any small business will make it, let...