Our Story

We are a veteran owned family business located just outside of Boulder, Colorado. Born Outdoor was founded in 2017 out of the idea to build the highest quality and most comfortable gear for people, like us, who live for outdoor adventure. We are launching our company with the Badger Bed; a new take on the classic bedroll. But this is just the beginning of our adventure.

Our Mission

We believe in building unique quality products with a focus on durability and repairability. We are guided by a simple set of beliefs;

Design Well
Explore More
Sleep Comfortably

By building quality products that are built to last, we promote - do more with less.

Our history

The spirit of Born Outdoor can be traced back to the Yosemite Valley in the 1930s. We grew up hearing stories of bears in the family kitchen, climbing massive trees and swimming in the Merced River.

Here is Darrol Born, age 17, getting ready to lead a mule train to set up a high camp for park guests like Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams. Today, we try to capture just a bit of this adventurous spirit!