Did you know...

[Cuffs]

Or am I just now finding this out...

That Cascade Designs is the parent company of: Platypus, MSR, ThermaRest, SealLine, & Tracks?!

Am I really that slow in putting this together or are there others who are now informed with this post?

[SGT Rock]

Already knew it. I've done some testing for MSR in the past though, so I have been through all that with Cascade Designs.

[Alligator]

I knew that it was the parent company and could have named 2-3 of the companies listed. I wouldn't say you were slow. The company appears to market heavier on the "children" and not as one large company.

Now on the other hand don't you do investigative work .

[Cuffs]

Now on the other hand don't you do investigative work .

Yea! Thats the scary part! (speaking of, thats what Im supposed to be doing, but nooooo, where do you find me??? Here on WB of course! Hey, isnt that another thread?

[Skidsteer]

Is this thread a joke?

Have you ever been to the cascade designs webpage or picked up a print catalog?

Rancor! Rancor!

Tsk, Tsk, Boston.

[hikerjohnd]

Frankly, does it matter if cascade designs is the parent company of all these brands?

Well, yes, it does. One criteria I use to judge a company is the service it provides. Knowing that CD is the parent company of the rest tells me something about the level of service I can/should expect. If I get bad service from one, it may be true of others and I may hesitate before making a gear purchase.

We all saw it like 10 years ago.

Do not speak for me - as I am included in all. I did not know CD was the parent company of all the others listed - I had not researched it. I have only dealt with MSR and ThermaRest and received good service from both so further research was not warranted.

ALHikerGal - thanks for the heads up - now I know who I'll be doing business with if I look into the other brands!

[Ewker]

Alls I ask for is a little common sense.

News flash- If you are posting something titled "Have you seen this before" or "check this out" on an internet message board...It's been discussed before. Don't post it. We all saw it like 10 years ago. So spare yourself the effort. And spare us.

Frankly, does it matter if cascade designs is the parent company of all these brands? No.

get a grip, no reason to act like a jerk

[SGT Rock]

Chill out Boston. Why are you being so negative lately?

[cowpens]

I thought everything was already owned by Wal Mart

[Tinker]

Yep. REI used to own MSR, too. Most main stream hiking gear name brands are actually owned by large corporations, and almost all the name brand stuff is made overseas.

[Midway Sam]

Jeeze, maybe 16 or 17 years ago I worked a temp job in the shipping department of a company in Lexington, KY named FoamDesign. The made anything and everything styrofoam. Back in the shipping department we had several "factory seconds" foam deer, turkey, etc. that we used to have all sorts of fun with.

Anywhoo, one day they had me package up some "self-inflating camp pads" they manufactured for another company. I don't remember a brand name on them but they look just like some of the early Thermarests I have seen. I wonder if they manufactured them for Cascade? I do remember that they seemed freakin' heavy.

Found a website: http://foamdesign.com/index.html

[Just Jeff]

I didn't know that, ALHikerGal. Thanks for posting it.

[Cuffs]

Well, yes, it does. One criteria I use to judge a company is the service it provides. Knowing that CD is the parent company of the rest tells me something about the level of service I can/should expect. If I get bad service from one, it may be true of others and I may hesitate before making a gear purchase.

ALHikerGal - thanks for the heads up - now I know who I'll be doing business with if I look into the other brands!

Maybe I should have elaborated in my first post.... I think like you do HikerJohn... if one company is good to me, then I would probably not even hesitate to work with the others. (just the same as if they had bad service, I wouldnt deal with the others either.)

But alas, apparently my post was lacking or not that important after all... Sorry for the interruption....

One thing is for sure... I aint leavin cuz of Boston!

[Creek Dancer]

I did not know that. Thanks for posting ALHikerGal.

[Almost There]

Hey Boston, You win the "ASSHAT" of the Thread Award!!!

BTW, I didn't know either, thanks for the info.