Pillow Recomedations

[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

 

[Squidders]

When in my tent or ground dwelling I use a thermarest trekker pillow. Nice and comfy, warm and does not get sweaty.

As I hammock in the summer months, I only use the pillow in the winter and always have a jumper or fleece to stuff in the pillow. Another advantage is that whatever you stuff in it, stays nice and warm.

 

[Tweed Man]

http://www.heinnie.com/Snugpak-Sasquatch/p-0-0-7228/
Doubles As Warm Kit In The Morning
Happy Sleeping!