Sleeping Bags

This is the second part in a series of three stories highlighting the creative ways outdoor businesses have pivoted during the pandemic-era. Their solutions may seem small, but the ideas have huge impacts. Read part 1 about prAna here. Seeing and feeling a new product in person ...read more

Mummy, rectangular, ultralight, synthetic, down, water-repellent down, full zip, no zip, and the list of sleeping bag options continues. It’s no wonder why customers’ heads spin when starting a sleeping bag search, which poses a substantial opportunity to connect with your shop. ...read more

Elevator Pitches are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors. Ride the elevator with Randy Campbell, founder and president of Hotcore. I worked for one of Canada's oldest sleeping bag manufacturers for 10 ...read more

Not long ago, a backpack was doomed to look like the Clampett mobile, with bulky gear hanging everywhere. Among the biggest offenders: the closed-cell sleeping pad. But when Cascade Designs came up with the inflatable Therm-a-Rest, the sleeping pad began to slowly shrink in size ...read more

Elevator Pitches are written by the company and edited for space and clarity. They do not express the opinions of SNEWS or its editors. Ride the elevator with Richard Rhette, CEO and founder Sierra Madre Research. Let me know if this sounds familiar? Your evening meal still warm ...read more

Sierra Designs’ zipperless Backcountry Bed changed the sleeping bag market when it launched in 2013. It immediately won numerous awards and has remained the brand’s number one item. But that type of innovation has also attracted copycats over the years. Today, Sierra Designs ...read more