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Post by cweston on Jun 5, 2020 11:38:25 GMT -8
I'll give it a shot. On first impression, it really doesn't seem like it will be any more comfortable than my usual down puffy in a stuff sack, but we'll see.
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Post by bradmacmt on Jun 5, 2020 12:30:18 GMT -8
In practice, a decent inflatable pillow is far more comfortable than the "down puffy in a stuff sack."
I became a believer four years ago and won't leave home without one. I use a Sea to Summit Aeros.
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Post by reuben on Jun 5, 2020 12:36:33 GMT -8
As an aging side sleeper, I bundle my jacket and use it as a pillow. A couple of my jackets have self-stuffing pockets, which is a bonus.
I also sleep on the floor or outside on the hard deck at times with a non-inflatable camping pillow, just to maintain some sort of acclimitization. The outdoor pillow, of unknown origin, isn't as beefy as what's on my bed. It's more like a jacket stuffed into itself, so it's a fair representation.
Also, I don't want to have to deal with anything which could suffer a leak, like an air mattress or an air pillow, which is why I also "practice" with a CCF pad.
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Post by jazzmom on Jun 5, 2020 12:48:40 GMT -8
This is just my opinion but if an inflatable pillow was more comfortable than a down/down-alternative one, we'd all be using them at home...
What I don't like is the tactile feel of most stuff-sack materials, e.g. silnylon, so I have a DIY pillowcase out of silk with a layer of APEX sewn in one side just to smooth out some of the bumps when stuffed with puffy, clothes, etc. For me, it's worth the 1.5oz penalty.
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Post by trinity on Jun 5, 2020 13:58:23 GMT -8
I've been using an Exped for years, I love it. As with inflatable pads, one of the keys, in my experience, is not over-inflating. YMMV.
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Post by almostthere on Jun 5, 2020 14:14:58 GMT -8
I have a number of pillows. My favorite is the NeoAir pillow. Flat, firm, just enough to keep my spine straight while sleeping on my side. The soft pillow case designed to stuff a jacket in, naw. The NEMO pillow was also good - my second favorite, heavier than the NeoAir, doesn't pack as small. Exped pillow is nice enough but a tad thicker than I like it.
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Post by reuben on Jun 5, 2020 14:22:21 GMT -8
Response #2 -
Yeah. My grandson loves pillow fights. No need to wait until it gets late - any time of day will do. Little couch pillows and large couch cushions work as well. The cushions are a bit big for him to handle, but that doesn't stop him. And for some weird reason he likes to climb in a sleeping bag with a flashlight, turn it on, and have me drag him around the house. He can't see where we're going, but the flashlight is part of the fun.
He's pretty fond of fights with foam rollers, too, but I don't take one on the trail.
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Post by texasbb on Jun 5, 2020 16:19:37 GMT -8
Inflatable pillows are no more comfortable than a rock. If you can't punch a pillow to shape it like you want, it ain't a pillow. I use a stuff sack filled with (most of) the clothes I'm not sleeping in. Can't fill it too tight or it'll fail the punch test.
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Post by toejam on Jun 5, 2020 16:35:52 GMT -8
In practice, a decent inflatable pillow is far more comfortable than the "down puffy in a stuff sack." I became a believer four years ago and won't leave home without one. I use a Sea to Summit Aeros. What he said.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2020 17:10:01 GMT -8
inflatable - for a long time an Exped, now Sea to Summit. If I want a bigger pillow, I'll put the inflatable one inside a stuff sack and add my jacket, but most of the time I use it alone. And yes it is comfortable enough for me to use at home from time to time.
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Post by rebeccad on Jun 5, 2020 18:53:56 GMT -8
If you can't punch a pillow to shape it like you want, it ain't a pillow. I use the inflatable to give the clothes enough bulk for this side-sleeper. I waffle about using on most pack trips, though, since I count ounces. I have also used my Sea To Summit inflatable as knee support when on my side, to help keep my hips aligned.
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Post by franco on Jun 5, 2020 20:27:20 GMT -8
After trying several types ( I made a dozen or so myself) I eventualy realised that with most I did not like the feel against my skin. So I made a pillow case out of a damaged silk liner and then started stuffing whatever I had on hand (jumper/puffy jacket/vest...) into it. It works for me. An old image of some I tried
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jun 6, 2020 1:09:21 GMT -8
Stuff sack filled with my spare clothing.
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Post by almostthere on Jun 6, 2020 6:59:32 GMT -8
Inflatable pillows are no more comfortable than a rock. If you can't punch a pillow to shape it like you want, it ain't a pillow. I use a stuff sack filled with (most of) the clothes I'm not sleeping in. Can't fill it too tight or it'll fail the punch test.
Clothes I'm not sleeping in? You mean the ones I left at home?
I did that for a while. Pheh. No. The "clothing" was my down jacket, which took special delight in oozing right back out of the stuff sack slowly all night, leaving me without a pillow. You literally cannot punch that into submission. Doesn't hold a shape. Doesn't act like a pillow.
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Post by Freestone on Jun 6, 2020 8:38:11 GMT -8
Exped pillow stuffed under a tee shirt That is fitted over the head of my air pad to fix it in place, I sleep in a mummy bag so my arms aren’t always available to keep it positioned under my head.
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