no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 nemo equipment inc. type private company industry manufacturing founded 2002 headquarters dover nh products outdoor equipment website www.nemoequipment.com nemo equipment inc. is a company based in dover new hampshire that designs and manufactures outdoor equipment tents and shelters . nemo was founded by cam brensinger in 2002 while studying industrial design at the rhode island school of design . contents 1 history 2 design distinction 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit in 2004 at the summer market outdoor retailer show in salt lake city nemo introduced its first line of backpacking and mountaineering tents . a few months later the company won the 2005 ispo brandnew award from munich germany . 1 later in 2005 nemo s products were named among the best inventions of the year by time magazine 2 reader s digest 3 men s journal 4 and popular science . 5 nemo has also been recognized numerous times for its design with the good design award from the chicago athenaeum 6 a design distinction honor from i.d. magazine and the 2006 bottom line design award from business 2.0 and frog design . 7 nemo tents have also received numerous accolades from outdoor publications such as backpacker s 2008 best all around mountaineering tent and rock & ice editor choice award . design distinction edit nemo is best known for its airsupported technology which incorporates low pressure airbeams in place of traditional aluminum tent poles . 8 nemo has also worked with the nasa institute for advanced concepts on its extreme expeditionary architecture exp arch project to create shelter concepts based on highly mobile quickly deployable and retractable architecture systems . 9 products edit nemo s core product line includes a wide range of tents and shelters . the tents range from single person bivy sacks to larger base camp mountaineering tents . nemo uses several different kinds of structural elements to support their tents including traditional aluminum tent poles and low pressure air beams . camping in nemo s moki tent in 2009 nemo introduced its first sleeping pads and pillow to the market . the company has also recently focused on sustainable design with nano oz a two person tent made with recycled polyester fabric mesh and recycled fasteners 10 bamboo tent poles as a lightweight strong and more renewable alternative to traditional aluminum tent poles 11 and reusable shopping bags made from old sample tents . 12 references edit hi tech camping . business nh magazine . best inventions 2005 sporting life . time magazine . november 13 2005 . retrieved may 20 2010 . best design and style . reader s digest . innovations 2005 the best of the new new things . men s journal . nemo equipment sako . popular science . good design 2004 winners . chicago athenaeum . bottom line design awards 2006 winners nemo hypno tent . business 2.0 and frog design . nemo equipment . hgtv marketplace . expedition news october 2006 highlights . expedition news . recycled tents to keep bugs rain and waste away . treehugger.com . the gear junkie scoop bamboo tent poles september 15 2008 . the gear junkie . reusable shopping bags for outdoor gearheads . core77 . external links edit official nemo equipment inc. website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nemo equipment & oldid 618020263 categories camping equipment manufacturerssporting goods manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in new hampshirehidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2014 at 19 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view