Cascade Designs is an American company specializing in outdoor recreation products. It is located in

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, and was founded in 1972 by two former

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engineers, who were avid backpackers. Their first product innovation was the self-inflating camping mattress, marketed as Therm-a-Rest. In 2015, Cascade Designs moved 1/5 of its workforce to Reno to take advantage of lower wages. Cascade Designs owns the following subsidiaries and/or trademarks: * Mountain Safety Research, acquired in August 2001, makers of outdoor recreation gear started by Larry Penberthy. * Therm-a-Rest, makers of portable

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