Klymit

Klymit and its employees are united by a single purpose: sleeping outside. From inflatable sleeping pads to innovative hammock tents and customizable sleeping bags, each product is deliberately designed to maximize comfort and minimize weight.

Waking up rested in the wilderness wasn’t the original intent of Klymit, however. Its initial product offerings included inflatable outdoor apparel, insulated with air or argon gas rather than down. It was quickly discovered that this proprietary technology could be used to reinvent sleeping pads, however, and Klymit’s focus shifted.

Klymit uses Body Mapping technology to achieve comfortable, consistent support where your body touches the sleeping surface and eliminates unnecessary materials. Changing the shape of the baffles also contributed to the comfort and popularity of the original Static V inflatable pad. Since then, more than a dozen iterations have been created to accommodate different body types and camping preferences, including insulating pads designed specifically for use in hammocks. Klymit’s line of outdoor gear has expanded to include backpacks with air frames, dinghies, travel pillows and sleeping bags. Prototypes are fabricated on-site and tested in the Utah-based company’s backyard: the Wasatch Mountains. With this sort of innovation, it’s no wonder Klymit has been on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies for multiple years.

Despite its wide success, the folks at Klymit realize that not everyone sleeps outside voluntarily. More than half a million people are homeless in the United States and there isn’t enough room in shelters for all of them. For this reason, Klymit partnered with Softer Streets, donating sleeping mats to get members of the homeless community off the cold, hard ground. Klymit’s engineers are also developing a new mat designed specifically for the urban environment.

We can’t wait to see what else Klymit has in the works. Like each product in our current collection of Klymit sleeping pads and camping gear, we know future products will make overnight adventures even more enjoyable.