In the early 1970s, two Boeing engineers used a sandwich press to put a slice of foam between two pieces of airtight fabric and invented the self-inflating sleeping pad for campers. Therm-A-Rest still ...

Anyone who spends time in the backcountry knows the importance of a good night’s sleep. Sleeping on the ground without adequate padding or warmth is one of the least appealing parts of roughing it, no ...

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With ThermaCapture and Triangular Core Matrix tech, the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT delivers unbeatable warmth and stability. It’s quieter, more comfortable, and technologically advanced than its ...

In the late 2000s, Therm-a-Rest revolutionized the sleeping pad with the NeoAir XLite, which was lighter, warmer, and more comfortable than the prevailing self-inflating pads of the day. While other ...

For 38 years, all of Therm-a-Rest’s 20-by-72-inch inflatable mattresses—the big rectangular ones you probably grew up camping with—were produced on a single machine, called the Expedition Press.

Therm-a-Rest rarely misses the mark, but the Trail Pro sleeping pad falls short of expectations. Is it soft, silent and plush? Yes, but somehow it manages to be too bulky for backpacking and not quite ...

It started with a garden cushion and a sandwich press. In the early 1970s, three Seattle engineers and backpacking buddies were kicking around ideas to start a new company. Two had been recently laid ...