Cascade Designs

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Cascade Designs

began in the early 1970s, when public interest in backpacking was booming. More and more people were lacing up their boots, hoisting packs onto their backs, heading out into the hills, and sleeping under the stars. Two former Boeing engineers, avid backpackers themselves, had an idea: "Wouldn't it be great," they imagined, "if we could make it more comfortable to sleep out on the cold, hard ground?" So, together they created the world's first self-inflating camping mattress. They called their invention Therm-a-Rest, and their fledgling company Cascade Designs. Therm-a-Rest quickly became standard equipment for adventures worldwide. But for Cascade Designs it was just the beginning. During the past three decades, the company has grown into a family of brands, offering a wide variety of outdoor products and expanding into new markets. These brands include Seal Line, Platypus, Tracks, and MSR.