Highway 120 climbs up from Yosemite Valley to Tuolumne Meadows, shedding temperatures and crowds with each mile, the granite shrinking and taking on gentler angles and faces. A chill wind trails us as we drive the two-lane road through enchanted…
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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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Is it time to store your sleeping pads and sleeping bags for the winter season? Read our tips on how to store your gear for winter hibernation without compromising their next-season performance.
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We build gear to last—to be reliable companions as you pursue your backcountry dreams. Still, whether it’s due to frequent use, a specific calamitous event or simply passage of time, no piece of gear escapes wear and tear. This makes…
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My best friend Heidi and I laid all the gear on the living room floor while August, Heidi’s two-year-old son, danced through the piles asking if he could eat the Snickers bar that was going into our food bag. When…
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At the beginning of 2022, we updated several of our sleeping bags to be made of 100% recycled ripstop nylon. The recycled textiles we use are Global Recycle Standard (GRS) certified. Of all the ways that we seek to be…
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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 MSR® tents to the 2022 update of 100% recycled fabric…
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A great night’s rest is the foundation of every adventure. That makes your sleeping bag or quilt one of the most important pieces of equipment in your kit, and the question of how to choose the right one, a big…
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When it comes to cold weather sleeping bags, I’ve been through it all. Throughout my life, my expeditions and projects have found me in a myriad of situations. The list includes: shivering in a 40-degree summer bag through a 17-degree…
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Our zoned insulation is, more or less, being selective and intentional of where and how much fill we place in our sleeping bags.
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Whether you are taking your Therm-a-Rest Fast & Light sleeping bag out into the alpine, the desert or snowy tundra, each and every bag was designed by our team in Seattle, WA. Since 1972, our engineers and product designers have…
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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 it comes to the best backpacking sleeping bags, they are…
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