Cascade Designs

Cascade Designs, Inc.

Founded	1972
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Website	www.cascadedesigns.com

Cascade Designs is an American company specializing in outdoor recreation products. It is located in Seattle, Washington, and was founded in 1972 by two former Boeing engineers, who were avid backpackers. Their first product innovation was the self-inflating camping mattress, marketed as Therm-a-Rest.

Cascade Designs owns the following subsidiaries and/or trademarks:

• Mountain Safety Research, acquired in August 2001, makers of outdoor recreation gear
• Therm-a-Rest, makers of portable sleeping pads
• Platypus, makers of hydration systems
• SealLine, makers of waterproof bags
• Tracks, makers of high-end walking staffs and trekking poles.
• Varilite, specializing in wheelchair positioning products.

See also

• List of outdoor industry parent companies

External links

• www.cascadedesigns.com — Cascade Designs