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Cascade Designs is an American company specializing in outdoor recreation products. It is located in Seattle, Washington and Reno, Nevada, 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. 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 the legendary Larry Penberthy 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 PackTowl, specializing in highly packable technical towels

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Cascade Designs
1st Avenue South, Seattle

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