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Cascade Designs

Five brands, one shared conviction that comfort in the outdoors shouldn't be complicated.

The five Cascade Designs brands

MSR gear in use outdoors

est. 1969

MSR

MSR arrived with its own separate history: founded in 1969 as a mountaineering-safety newsletter by engineer Larry Penberthy, it built its reputation on the Model 9 stove, a white-gas burner so reliable in the cold that climbers nicknamed it “Krakatoa.”

Mountain Safety Research has delivered a consistent flow of ground-breaking innovations with unbeatable reliability — iconic camp stoves and water treatment solutions, snowshoes, tents and more.

  • Tents
  • Stoves
  • Cookware
  • Water
  • Snowshoes
  • Poles
Therm-a-Rest gear in use outdoors

est. 1972

Therm-a-Rest

It started in Seattle in 1972, when three out-of-work Boeing engineers wrapped foam in nylon fabric using a sandwich press and invented Therm-a-Rest, the world's first self-inflating sleeping pad.

The brand that changed how people sleep outdoors is still designed and largely built in the same US and European facilities today.

  • Sleeping pads
  • Sleeping bags
  • Quilts
  • Blankets & ponchos
  • Pillows
SealLine gear in use outdoors

est. 1986

SealLine

SealLine, added in 1986, brought proprietary RF-welded waterproof fabric that's still the reference standard for serious gear protection on water.

Unfailing gear protection in the world's most challenging environments, thanks to the highest-quality waterproof fabrics and unmatched proprietary RF-welding.

  • Dry bags
  • Dry packs & duffels
  • Waterproof cases
PackTowl gear in use outdoors

est. 1993

PackTowl

PackTowl, added in 1993, turned the ordinary travel towel into something that genuinely dries fast enough to matter.

The original light, packable, hyper-absorbent adventure towel. Use it, wring it, re-use it — traditional towel performance at a fraction of the size and dry time.

  • Towels
  • Changing ponchos
Platypus gear in use outdoors

est. 1996

Platypus

Platypus followed in 1996, rethinking hydration around collapsible, packable bottles and reservoirs built for daily use rather than just the trail.

Water bottles, treatment and delivery solutions for everyday hydration, from city to trail, in taste-free materials that pack away to nothing when empty.

  • Filtration
  • Hydration reservoirs
  • Bottles

Our values

The pillars behind every product.

  1. Service

    The highest quality products, backed by unrivalled support, delivered under a code of responsibility that looks past today.

  2. Quality

    Extensive in-house and field testing, with the majority of production built in-house in Reno, Nevada and Midleton, Ireland.

  3. Support

    A worldwide warranty and repair programme staffed by outdoor enthusiasts, so damaged gear gets serviced rather than replaced.

  4. Responsibility

    Clean air, water and wild places treated as business fundamentals, with employees, environment and balance sheet on equal terms.

  5. Domestic production

    Hundreds of jobs in the US and Ireland, and far less inefficiency than shipping products around the world and back again.

60%
of returned items repaired and sent back into the field
50+
years of combined experience in the Repair Shop
2
owned factories: Reno, Nevada and Midleton, Ireland

Innovations

Fifty years of firsts, one field test at a time.

The Therm-a-Rest mattress factory — most of the range is still built in-house.
The Therm-a-Rest mattress factory — most of the range is still built in-house.
The Repair Shop: over 50 years of combined experience keeping gear out of landfill.
The Repair Shop: over 50 years of combined experience keeping gear out of landfill.

  1. 1972

    Self-inflating mattress

    The revolutionary self-inflating Therm-a-Rest mattress is invented, letting climbers sleep warm and comfortable.

  2. 1973

    MSR Model 9 stove

    The world's first remote-burner stove, built to melt snow efficiently for drinking water at altitude.

  3. 1984

    MSR WhisperLite

    The quiet, legendary liquid-fuel backpacking stove that set the standard the category still follows.

  4. 1986

    SealLine double-stiffener closure

    The most waterproof roll-down closure on the market, keeping gear dry in the wettest environments.

  5. 1995

    MSR Denali snowshoe

    The first injection-moulded plastic snowshoe deck, delivering versatility and extreme durability.

  6. 1996

    Platypus flexible hydration

    Lightweight, durable water storage that packs away to nothing when empty.

  7. 2004

    MSR Hubba tents

    A one-pole hub and swivel design that became the best-selling ultralight tent in the world.

  8. 2016

    The R-value standard

    Therm-a-Rest helped develop ASTM F3340-18, so campers can finally compare pad insulation directly.

  9. 2016

    MSR Guardian purifier

    Military-grade engineering makes it the safest, easiest way to purify water virtually anywhere on earth.

  10. 2020

    WingLock & TwinLock valves

    Faster, easier inflation and deflation for high-volume lightweight mattresses.

Sustainability

Protecting the places the gear is made for.

  • 01

    Product design

    Durable, repairable gear with a limited lifetime warranty on every non-electronic product.

  • 02

    Materials & chemicals

    Responsible materials, safer chemistry and a restricted substances list across the five brands.

  • 03

    Supply chain

    Sustainability standards applied at every step and to every supplier.

  • 04

    Carbon footprint

    Measure, plan, reduce, remove — on a path to net zero by 2050.

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