[pct-l] Pillow

[Melanie Clarke]

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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