Three engineers, one cold night

In the early 1970s, three former Boeing engineers who spent their weekends climbing in the Cascades got tired of waking up cold and sore on thin foam. They sealed open-cell foam inside an airtight shell, added a valve, and in 1972 the first self-inflating sleeping pad was born. We've been building the layer between campers and the ground ever since.

1. 1972The first self-inflating pad leaves a Seattle garage and changes how people sleep outside.
2. Ultralight airNeoAir pads bring baffles and reflective film inside the chambers — warmth that weighs ounces, not pounds.
3. The sleep systemDown sleeping bags, quilts, pillows and the Honcho Poncho join the pads, designed to work together.
4. TodayMost of our pads, seats and pillows are still made in Seattle, and our repair team still patches pads that have seen decades of trips.

What we still believe

A good night's sleep is the most underrated piece of gear. Rested people make better decisions on the trail, laugh more at camp and want to go out again. That's what "rest better, play better" means to us.

We'd rather fix a pad than sell you a new one, which is why field and permanent repair kits sit right next to our newest NeoAir.