Cascade Designs was featured in the ABC World News Made in America series hosted by Diane Sawyer. The ABC News series focuses on the scarcity of American-made goods in peoples everyday lives and showcases products that are still being made in America today, reporting that if one percent more were spent on American-made items, 200,000 jobs would be instantly created.
Founded in 1972, Cascade Designs is the parent company of Therm-a-Rest, MSR (Mountain Safety Research), SealLine, Platypus, Tracks, PackTowl, and the newly launched Hummingbird line. The company designs and manufactures the majority of its gear in the United States with a focus on innovative, long-lasting, useful equipment for the outdoors and outstanding customer service.
Its always been my philosophy that you want to make products near where youre selling it because you can provide much better customer service that way, said Burroughs. But being close to the manufacturing line also helps our designers build a better product and retain control over the quality of what we sell. Manufacturing in the U.S. is a long-term investment but we have found it to be a key factor in our success over the last 40 years.
Inside Cascade Designs lives a museum of the companys product evolution, including some of the first Therm-a-Rest mattresses and the first MSR stove and snowshoe prototypes. The company designs and manufactures a variety of outdoor products including; mattresses and sleep systems; camp seats, chairs and pillows; tents and wings; camping stoves and cookware; water bottles, treatment and storage; snowshoes; protective cases for electronics; waterproof commuter bags; hydration backpacks; waterproof backpacks; duffles and bags; sea kayak gear protection; and adventure travel luggage.
