Earlier this year, I managed to get my hands on the brand-new , an incredibly comfortable sleep system unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Doing away with the old concept of the ‘bag’, the Zenbivy Bed is a modular setup that is much more reminiscent of your bed at home than it is a classic camping sleeping bag. In it you can toss, turn and snuggle much more naturally.
And as I noted in my review it’s the best bit of kit – , or otherwise – that I’ve tested for quite a while. I connected with Zenbivy founder and general manager Michael Glavin to find out how this phenomenal little sleep system came to be, and to discuss what is yet to come in their “peaceful little rebellion against traditional outdoor gear”. The philosophy of Zenbivy has always been that the most comfortable system is minimal.
The best way I can describe that is if you go with certain people, they take everything but the kitchen sink...
Then they’ll do a trip, come home and put it all away. It’s exhausting. You end up spending all of your time managing gear and not experiencing what you’re out there to experience.
Which is why the whole idea behind Zenbivy is that going is to be more comfortable. We’re about making gear that’s more minimal..
. so that you can focus on the experience you’re out there to have. The Zenbivy Bed came from a vision I had in the late 1990s when I was the director of marketing at Cascade Designs.
Of course, Therm-a-Rest was huge in mattresses but had no.
