Therm-a-Rest – or Cascade Designs as the brand was called back in the 1970s – revolutionized backpack camping several decades ago by inventing self-inflating sleeping pads that actually made ...

The Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLITE NXT has been buzzing in the hiking world for a while, so I was excited to put it to the test on Italy’s Alta Via 1. The previous model was notoriously noisy, but the NXT ...

Pioneers of the closed-cell sleeping pad, Therm-a-Rest has always excelled at designing pads that deliver excellent weight-to-warmth ratio but not necessarily a whole lot of loft. Well, all that comes ...

For years, possibly decades, in the great Therm-a-Rest NeoAir vs Nemo Tensor debate, the NeoAir XLite reigned supreme in the world of ultralight backpacking and thru-hiking. Its yellow-curry hue is so ...

For years, people have loved to complain about the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite. The valve was garbage. The pump sack was no good. And that noise—there was never a question of what crinkling pad was ...

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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 ...

Let’s be honest: no one needs a down poncho. It’s not an essential camping item like a tent or a toothbrush. But once you move past necessity and into nicety, there is no greater luxury item than the ...

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