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How To Wash a Sleeping Bag

Dirt, 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. In order to keep your bag performing at it’s best, we’ve laid out how to wash a sleeping bag and quilt.

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Choosing the Right Fit for Sleeping Bags

Along with your sleeping bag’s EN Temperature Ratings, a proper fit is critical to your bag’s warmth, comfort and overall performance. A bag that’s too big will allow to move too freely around you and out of your bag, wasting…

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Thermarest self inflating sleeping pad on backpacking trip

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How Do Self-Inflating Sleeping Pads Work?

These days, air pads may steal much of the spotlight as the new cutting-edge technology, but self-inflating pads are still a big part of our product line, with good reason. Given its heritage and popularity, we decided to answer some common questions about the technology that made us who we are today.

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The Astrology Guide to Therm-a-Rest Gear

The Winter Solstice is upon us and that means that the shortest day of a famously hard year has already occurred; there’s nowhere else to go but up! To celebrate we put together this astrology guide to Therm-a-Rest gear to…

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Therm-a-Rest WingLock valves

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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 valves provide better nights outside for your camping and backpacking adventures.

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