Pillow Recomedations

[Outdoordude]

Right guys, I just spent the night in a tent and had this pillow from the 99p store. It was inflatable and cheap. I didn't get on with it and gave up after half an hour. So can anybody recommend a pillow that packs down very small and is very comfortable. I would also like to be able to use it in a hammock when i get one.

Thanks for your help in Advance!

[Teepee]

A fleece, jumper or jacket in a stuff sack works for me. No weight, no bulk, no money.

I don't bother with one in the hammock as the curve of the lay lifts my head anyway. Whenever I've used one, it's escaped in the night mid 'Hammock induced coma' and I've only noticed it missing in the morning.

[screwdriver]

i use one of the exped comfort pillows and find it very comfortable, though ive never got on with inflatable pillows before .
ref the above post as stated only really required when sleeping flat on the ground

[Harvestman]

I use a travel neck pillow and find it very effective, but pack size isn't that small.

[resnikov]

A fleece, jumper or jacket in a stuff sack works for me. No weight, no bulk, no money.

I use the same to. I even use the stuff sac I carry my hammock in thus saving even more weight.

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[Outdoordude]

Thanks for all your help guys. I will be looking at all the products and trying the stuff sack idea.

[Outdoordude]

i use one of the exped comfort pillows and find it very comfortable, though ive never got on with inflatable pillows before .
ref the above post as stated only really required when sleeping flat on the ground

£30 for a pillow. Thats a lot but maybe its worth it.

[Tengu]

I use a little bag made from cotton.

Or you could cut down a familiar pillowcase...Nothing is as bad as something odd against your face at night.

[Harvestman]

Nothing is as bad as something odd against your face at night.

That may be the best quote on here for a while

[Bodge]

That may be the best quote on here for a while

lol lol lol

[Tengu]

Oh, so now you are going to be in the queue whos `not` going to sleep with me?

[Gill]

[Humpback]

i use one of the exped comfort pillows and find it very comfortable, though ive never got on with inflatable pillows before .
ref the above post as stated only really required when sleeping flat on the ground

+1 for this after having tried several other styles and makes including clothes stuffed in a bag. Cheap price for a good nights sleep.
Alan

[spiritwalker]

and if you find a stuff sack too rustly you can just pack a pillow case and stuff it with your coat / spare clothes

[Maxip]

I recently bought a Karrimor Camping pillow from sportsdirect and was pleasantly surprised - it's not that big but fits neatly inside the hood of a mummy style sleeping bag. I can honestly say that it's streets ahead of any jumper / fleece combination I've tried in the past. Bargain as well at £3 !!

[woodspirits]

I use a little bag made from cotton.

Or you could cut down a familiar pillowcase...Nothing is as bad as something odd against your face at night.

or as my mate neil on here would say... ive seen that video

as above, the clothes you take off stuffed in a fleece or something

[pauljm116]

I use a couple of snugpak pillows, theyre light, pack up small and are comfy.

[Large Sack]

I use a couple of snugpak pillows, theyre light, pack up small and are comfy.

+1 for the SnugpaK 'Snuggy' Pillows

[BareThrills]

I use a pillow. A proper taken off the bed pillow. Ive tried everything else and nothing comes close to my pillow. I look like a loon but im a comfy loon

[Paullyfuzz]

I'm for proper pillows aswell. Tried the clothes stuff in a bag and have never had a good nights sleep.

[decorum]

This is definitely an area where you need to experiment and find out what works for you.


On an army cot, a swannie ranger folded into the bag's hood usually suffices. On the ground I need a bit of additional head and neck support and I'll often add a compact travel / camp pillow to the swannie ~ mine has a sleeve to hold a self inflating kneel pad which gives both added thickness and a bit of rigidity . If all else fails, I'll make use of a dry bag .

[Harvestman]

This isn't a minor issue. Get it wrong and you won't get a good night's sleep. Try a few things, find out what makes you most comfortable, and stick with it.

[torc]

I have a couple of Lowe Alpine travel pillows, they're very comfy, light and pack up small.
Lately I've switched to a medium sized mesh stuff sack packed with some spare clothing.
It doesn't move around like a rolled up fleece would, it's much softer than an inflatable pillow, it doesn't feel sweaty like a nylon stuff sack and it weighs nothing.
Next morning it's ready to fill with kit again, the perfect piece of duel use kit.
For example.....http://www.seatosummit.com.au/showdetail.php?Code=AUMSS
Happy trails...torc.

[kiltedpict]

If weights not a major concern then it's the Tempur Travel pillow for me! Another I used regularly is the Ajungilak air pillow which is ok, but not as good as one from home!

KP

[Köld]

I found a (self?)inflatable pillow at lidl by their own brand rockridge sold for about £8. It's not as light as I would like it to be at over 200 grams but it is comfortable. It is filled with foam like the old-style thermarests and I like it the most with very little air in it. A regular pillow is way too bulky IMO, but a blessing to have in the carry-on luggage when traveling by sardine class airlines.

[Shovel]

Texsport Camp pillow: 4 pound. Compacts reasonably well.

[kiltedpict]

For me, if car camping then it's a Tempur travel pillow the wife gave me for my birthday last year. If lightweight then I use the multimat inflatable pillow which is the best I've used. Couldn't get on with clothes in a stuff sack I'm afraid, but that's just me.

ATB

KP

[Man of Tanith]

i now use a swannie and or hoody folded into a fleece pillow thingy i got off kepis on here
i used to get horrific headaches on a daily basis at home or in the woods camping to the extent i went to the Dr's expecting to be told i had some tumour or something equally terrible (hedaches for several months on a daily basis can convince you of almost anything) apparently i sprained ligaments in my neck which encouraged me to rethink the no pillow approach to camping

[santaman2000]

i now use a swannie and or hoody folded into a fleece pillow thingy i got off kepis on here
i used to get horrific headaches on a daily basis at home or in the woods camping to the extent i went to the Dr's expecting to be told i had some tumour or something equally terrible (hedaches for several months on a daily basis can convince you of almost anything) apparently i sprained ligaments in my neck which encouraged me to rethink the no pillow approach to camping

I had similar headaches and fears. My dentist sorted them out with a night guard preventing me grinding my teeth in my sleep.

[Man of Tanith]

I had similar headaches and fears. My dentist sorted them out with a night guard preventing me grinding my teeth in my sleep.

i've heard of that as a cause too but the recommended treatment of massaging the ligaments in morning and at night worked so musta been that