[pct-l] Pillow

[Jim McCrain]

I have been using the Flex-Air Dual Ultralight Pillow for several years now.  They are a lightweight, disposable medical pillow that are designed for single use.  However, I generally use ONE for an entire month on the trail.  I cover it with a "thermarest pillow case" but a piece of fleece will work just as well.  They DO "crinkle" when you move at night, as they are made of tyvek.  But they last a long time and are very comfortable.  I like the dual chamber versus the single chamber, as the single felt like I was bobbing my head on a balloon.  The dual chamber "cradles" my head quite nicely.  Here is a link to where I got mine: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/flexair_dual_ultralight_pillow.html

Cheers!

Jim

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On 3/25/2011 at 12:00 PM pct-l-request at backcountry.net 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...