[pct-l] Pillow

Fri Mar 25 14:28:25 CDT 2011

I used these on my 2008 hike.  Absolutely love them.

These eventually start to lose air after a few hours of sleeping on them,
but by the time they do I'm usually already fast asleep.

I use one under my head and one to put between my knees when sleeping on my
side (it keeps my hips happy).

They are cheap, have negligible weight (even for a gram weenie like me), and
are a great comfort item.

:)

Austin Williams

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On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:01 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I have never seen this one...dam now I have to get more pillows and check
> em out
> lol
>
> Sugar Moma
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> ________________________________
> From: Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com>
> To: patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: 'Sourdough' Foster <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>; Melanie Clarke
> <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>; Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>;
> pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 11:34:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pillow
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> I'm considering ordering a couple of these for our hike.
> http://www.ultralightdesigns.com/products/sleeping/flexAirPillowLg.html
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> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> this is my pillow of choice! totally worth the 3.7 oz if u ask me. Sleep is
> very
> >important when ur hiking 25-30 miles a day. I have a twisted spine and
> pelvic
> >from a car accident and if I don't use a pillow I hurt bad the next day.
> I've
> >tried everyone out there and made my own with stuff sacks and clothes.
> Problem
> >with that is if all ur clothes are wet or on u b/c it's so dam
> cold....what do
> u
> >have left to stuff the bag with? I've even tried using my food bag...but
> then
> >the smell of the food keeps me up all night...I think I'll stick to my
> blow up
> >pillow!
> >
> >http://www.rei.com/product/766035
> >
> >and So Do haven't had any problems with it getting punctured...pretty
> durable.
> >But I do have to admit the corners sometimes have issues...good thing
> about REI
> >is they replace everything!
> >
> >Sugar Moma
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> >________________________________
> >From: 'Sourdough' Foster <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>
> >To: Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>; Jeffrey Olson <
> jolson at olc.edu>
> >
> >Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 7:20:22 AM
> >
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pillow
> >
> >I have seen these pillows and hear they are great, but what keeps them
> from
> >getting punctured from the same prickly things you all have out there that
> >puncture self inflating mattresses? :-)
> >S'do
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >From: Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>
> >To: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
> >Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Sent: Fri, March 25, 2011 10:09:02 AM
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pillow
> >
> >Dear Jeff,
> >
> >I just bought an inflatable backpacking pillow from REI.  I did a test
> hike
> >in Big Basin (never stopped raining) and the pillow worked great.  I under
> >inflated it so it was soft and squishy, gawd it was great!  My pack weight
> >is a tad higher than I want.  Wow, comfort vs. weight... always the
> dilemma!
> >
> >Melanie
> >
> >On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> I have struggled my whole backpacking life with finding a pillow that is
> >> comfortable.  I've stuffed stuff sacks, rolled extra clothes, and on and
> >> on.  For the past decade I've just used a stuff sack that is five inchs
> >> in diameter and filled it with clothes.  I wrap a tee shirt or something
> >> around it and that's that.  I'm a bit disgruntled.
> >>
> >> I did just buy a new pillow - it's in my gear storage down in the
> >> basement so I don't remember the name.  I got it out of the Backpacker
> >> magazine gear guide.  I'm hoping it is the be all - end all of my
> >> sleeping...  Finally, the perfect pillow...
> >>
> >> On 3/24/2011 10:53 PM, John Abela wrote:
> >> > and I suppose some out there
> >> > would argue that the pillow could be replaced with some clothing, but
> >> > I tired for two years to get the perfect pillow made out of gear
> >> > already being carried, and nothing worked, so, while it does add 3
> >> > ounces, I have a hard time not considering it an essential item -
> >> > peaceful sleep is priority #2. (not hurting myself is priority #1)
> >> >
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