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01/06/2017 10:00AM
I use a NEMO Fillo Backpacking Pillow. Kind of pricy but a good nights sleep is priceless. It has two bungee cords on the back to add jacket or shirt to make it bigger. I would recommend it.
"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD
01/06/2017 10:24AM
I like the inflatable travel "neck pillow." It weighs next to nothing, takes up very little space, and they're pretty inexpensive.
In the past, I've used a bean-bag style seat cushion on backpacking trips. It's also extremely light, but it doesn't compress at all, so I lashed it to the outside of my pack. My friends used to make fun of me because it looked ridiculous, but I got the last laugh with a comfortable night's sleep.
In the past, I've used a bean-bag style seat cushion on backpacking trips. It's also extremely light, but it doesn't compress at all, so I lashed it to the outside of my pack. My friends used to make fun of me because it looked ridiculous, but I got the last laugh with a comfortable night's sleep.
01/06/2017 10:46AM
First trip, sleeping in a tent, I took an inflatable pillow borrowed from a friend. Worked great, he had made a cotton cover for it, so it was comfy, packed small and light, and fit nicely in the top of the mummy sleeping bag.
Now I sleep in the hammock, and use a Hammock Gear down pillow.
Hammock Gear Pillow
It is small, light, and stuffs in the sack with the quilts (or sleeping bag).
I'm not sure if it gives enough support when sleeping on the ground, but works great for a hammock.
Now I sleep in the hammock, and use a Hammock Gear down pillow.
Hammock Gear Pillow
It is small, light, and stuffs in the sack with the quilts (or sleeping bag).
I'm not sure if it gives enough support when sleeping on the ground, but works great for a hammock.
01/06/2017 11:01AM
quote Savage Voyageur: "I use a NEMO Fillo Backpacking Pillow. Kind of pricy but a good nights sleep is priceless. It has two bungee cords on the back to add jacket or shirt to make it bigger. I would recommend it. "
I 2nd this. packs up small and is very comfortabe. I believe there are two sizes.
tony
01/06/2017 12:20PM
quote BuckFlicks: "
In the past, I've used a bean-bag style seat cushion on backpacking trips. It's also extremely light, but it doesn't compress at all, so I lashed it to the outside of my pack. My friends used to make fun of me because it looked ridiculous, but I got the last laugh with a comfortable night's sleep.
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I remember when some clothes rolled in a sweater was all I needed. Now, I have to have some elevation to breathe. Never would have thought of this. I have a couple in our "Gear room" right now, I will have to try it next time. Thanks for that tip!
"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
01/06/2017 12:34PM
No, I don't use one now. I have one somewhere, but it wasn't really an improvement over clothing, so it was just another thing to carry. It's usually warm enough (I wear a cap anyway) that I'll just roll the sleeping bag hood under my head. Obviously, I'm different :)
01/06/2017 01:19PM
Used to just roll up extra clothes, several years ago added some small pillows for car camping. Now I pull the pillow and take just the fleece cover, stuff it with cloths. Packs well works well!
butthead
butthead
"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin
01/06/2017 05:34PM
I had been using the "cocoon inflateable" with pretty good success. You have go by trial and error to find right amount of air. Last couple trips I have been using a travel size My Pillow. They condense down the size of nalgene bottle. Seems to work.
Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.
01/06/2017 11:22PM
quote cowdoc: "I stuff my clothes into my sleeping bag's compression sack and the wrap my fleece or shirt around it. One less thing to drag along......multiple use of other items."
Similar here when I sleep on the ground. I stuff my fleece jacket into my thermarest sack.
“It is clearly absurd to limit the term 'education' to a person's formal schooling.” - Murray Rothbard
01/07/2017 09:25AM
I probably have close to a dozen different camping pillows, mostly bought on Amazon Warehouse Deals for cheap, trying to find the most comfortable. The Nemo Fillo is my favorite for both hammock and tent camping, followed by the Sierra Designs Dridown pillow. . Also, the Patagonia Ultralight Down Sweater packs into it's inner pocket to make a very nice down pillow.
Endeavor to persevere.
01/07/2017 12:24PM
I pull the pillow I have on the bed at home and pack it in bag. Base camping and little concern with weight or portage trips within a half day of entry point make that the perfect option for me.
the greatest come backs are reserved for those with the greatest deficits.
01/07/2017 01:06PM
quote mr.barley: "I use a Sea to Summit Aeros premium deluxe pillow. Stuffs to the size of a sanwich and is super comfortable. A little pricey, but I'm worth it. ;-) pillow "
Rolled up fleece shirt guy here.
You almost had me look seriously at this one... Packs small... Relatively lightweight... Seventy dollars!?!??!
"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra
01/07/2017 02:46PM
quote schweady: "Yeah, I know. I used to be in the stuff sack/clothing camp, but it packs so small and I really like it.quote mr.barley: "I use a Sea to Summit Aeros premium deluxe pillow. Stuffs to the size of a sanwich and is super comfortable. A little pricey, but I'm worth it. ;-) pillow "
Rolled up fleece shirt guy here.
You almost had me look seriously at this one... Packs small... Relatively lightweight... Seventy dollars!?!??!
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serenity now
01/07/2017 09:10PM
I have tried man, currently using the Exped
It's the best so far, but still not the greatest. Not sure I will ever find the perfect pillow seeing as how I sleep with 2 pillows at home.
It is on my list at Copia to look for.
It's the best so far, but still not the greatest. Not sure I will ever find the perfect pillow seeing as how I sleep with 2 pillows at home.
It is on my list at Copia to look for.
"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"
01/08/2017 11:27AM
I really like the Nemo Fillo. It is awesome, I also am one who uses my pfd (life jacket) to get more loft if needed or you can stuff a coat or something under it. But the memory foam top and filling the air amount you want is awesome. Helps me snore really loud.
SunCatcher
SunCatcher
"WWJD"
01/09/2017 08:59AM
quote moosewatcher: "I use a Polar fleece jacket over my life jacket and have forty trips or so. "
Been there, done that Not sleeping with my head on MY PFD any more; I paddle enough days in the heat that my PFD's scent does not exactly smell like a bed of roses(LOL)!
"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain
01/09/2017 12:43PM
I use to use clothes stuffed into a Thermarest bag, but about two years ago we switched to using the Thermarest Pillows, either medium or large I can't remember. They can pack down small and are to me, worth the effort to take them. I stuff mine into the head section of my mummy bag and I am good to go!
Bruce
Bruce
Good Paddling, Great Fishing, and God Bless All...
01/11/2017 05:37PM
Similar to others, I've always taken an empty fleece pillow case and stuffed it with clothes. However, a buddy of mine has one of those inflatable ones and it looks like the deal. Sea to Summit and Exped appear to make some really nice ones. Might have to pull the trigger on one of those this year.
01/11/2017 08:57PM
Used to be no pillow and just sleep on smelly ass sweatshirt. then was thermarest down-, but used the sea to summit on last years MN Voyageur Challenge think i found my last camping pillow...
The two loudest sounds known to man: a gun that goes bang when it is supposed to go click and a gun that goes click when it is supposed to go bang.
01/16/2017 11:58AM
quote ozarkpaddler:
I remember when some clothes rolled in a sweater was all I needed. Now, I have to have some elevation to breathe. Never would have thought of this. I have a couple in our "Gear room" right now, I will have to try it next time. Thanks for that tip!"
You bet! I need the elevation for the same reason. That's how I used to sleep as well. The bean bag was very comfortable, but a bit noisy, with my ear right on the pillow. All the pellets rubbing against each other made a tremendous racket. Wrapping it in a fleece jacket made it more bearable.
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