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Gear Details: Sleeping Pads

40th Anniversary Edition (Small)

Manufacturer: Therm-a-Rest

Product Details:
Product Year2012
Length: 47
Thickness: Yes
Closed Cell:
Inflatable: 1
Recycled Content:
Weight: 1 1
Price: 99.95
In 1972, Cascade Designs patented the first Therm-a-RestŪ self-inflating mattress. In celebration of the 40-year anniversary, the company is releasing this limited edition mattress, retro-branded with the original 1972 logo and mattress color. It may look like a throwback, but features an exclusive cutting-edge, lighter-density foam, resulting in the most comfortable, thickest and warmest self-inflating mattress in the Fast & LightŪ category. The individually serial-numbered mattresses also feature a glow-in-the-dark valve and a new softgrip bottom fabric to prevent slipping on the tent floor. R-value: 4.0

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