Cascade Designs Converts Factory To Make Medical Masks
Seattle’s Cascade Designs (parent company of MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, PackTowl, and SealLine) has converted one of their factories to manufacture medical masks for 51 hospitals in the Providence network. Currently they can manufacturer 1,000 masks a day using materials which are being provided by Kaas Tailored, and they hope to ramp up production to 20,000 ASTM Level 1 medical masks a day.
“Cascade Designs has been manufacturing quality outdoor gear in its Seattle factory for more than 50 years. Our team is experienced and fully committed to supporting the medical community - the doctors, nurses, health-care workers and first responders - that need personal protective equipment to safely and effectively care for their patients.”
To our Cascade Designs family,
As the world changes rapidly around us, we hope that you are safe and able to enjoy the rejuvenation of the outdoors in a responsible way. Our teams at Therm-a-Rest, MSR, SealLine, Platypus and PackTowl are focused on protecting the health and wellbeing of our employees and that of our communities.
In these unprecedented times, our thoughts are with everyone personally affected by the spread of COVID-19 and we are grateful for the medical staff working on the frontlines.
As many of us operate from home, we’re also focused on being here for you. We’re working hard to continue to be your resource for information and inspiration. Our lines are open and our North American website is taking orders.
If you need a dose of adventure stoke, check out our brand blogs and YouTube channels for everything from gear maintenance tips to future trip ideas. Or just say hi to us on social.
As adventurers, we know things can go sideways fast, but it’s how we respond that makes all the difference. Right now, our ability to adapt and truly be there for each other like never before will allow us to navigate this extraordinary challenge and emerge even stronger—together.
From all of us at Cascade Designs, stay safe, stay creatively social, keep looking up.
