He started HEST in 2019 to answer that call, building a team that, over the last five years, has poured themselves into developing the most proven portable sleep system on the market. Spending late nights testing prototypes to develop the perfect comfort so that travelers, campers, and adventurers don’t have to, HEST has invested in experience and innovation to solve one of the biggest cruxes in our active lifestyles: where and how to rest our heads away from home, on the road or in the outdoors.
In the early days, Ambuske remembers rolling over seven different prototypes on the floor of a Reno hotel room, tweaking constructions tirelessly to find the perfect fit. Like your memory foam bed at home, the HEST camping pad had to be inviting, but stable, a challenge HEST addressed by employing two different layers of foam: a viscoelastic memory foam top for pressure point release, and a stiffer bottom foam to keep the body aligned, but not stiff. The combination was tested with a variety of different foams, glues, and fabrics, with teams getting down to the molecular level before any mattress ever hit production.
But our development isn't just foam deep. Where traditional air mattresses offer little in the way of temperature regulation, HEST mattresses are porous to prevent sweaty nights and chilly mornings. Even the fabric we use to line the HEST product line has been tested, and tested again, offering a dirt, water, and slip-resistant fabric material enough to deal with the realities of sleeping outside in mind, while still providing a comfortable sleep.
Designing the best night’s rest is an evolving project, and we’re still as dedicated as ever to getting our friends outdoors in comfort. After all, getting a full night of sleep is what gets us going in the morning. Think of it as nature’s original performance enhancer. We’re happy to be a part of that sleep journey, and proud of the base we’ve built in the last half decade. With HEST, we rest.
