Bamboo fabric and insulation elevate the classic Ether Thermo design and performance to create a sustainable, carbon neutral alternative. Recycled aluminium value and hemp draw cord in the included stuff sack round out the package. A repair kit keeps it all humming along.
The Eco series of inflatable sleeping mats was originally a demonstration in sustainability to see if Pacific Outdoor Equipment could keep their carbon output in balance and the Eco Ethers became manufacturing viable the more they looked at the eco-friendly materials available. Utilising bamboo based fibre fill and undyed bamboo fabrics along with purchasing renewable wind and solar power to offset their manufacturing consumption and shipping, they werw able to achieve a carbon neutral footprint while still providing a fully functional, environmentally sensitive, high performance sleeping pad.
Good gear = less waste
No longer should "designed obsolescence" exist in a designer's vocabulary. Making good gear that lasts does more than just assure you that your equipment will perform for you when you want or need it the most. It also reduces our personal footprint and makes us a less conspicuous consumer. Every item that we use in our daily and/or recreational lives has an embodied energy. This is the engergy required to create that item and get it to the point of first use. Durable good gear makes this embodied energy investment go longer. So when you study products that are "environmentally sensitive" remember to look at its durability - which isn't purely a fuction of the raw materials that go into it, rather it is also a function of how the item is put together. With this in mind, Pacific Outdoor Equipement over builds, for longevity, to help keep their gear in the outdoors, out of the landfills, and their energy and resource use to a minimum.
Like all Pacific Outdoor Equipment sleeping mats, the Eco Thermo 6 comes with a stuff sack and repair kit.
Brand Pacific Outdoor Equipment (formerly Insulmat)
Size 183cm long x 51cm wide x 6cm thick
Weight 709 grams