Packable pillow for side-sleepers that actually work?
After fondling & buying various pillows from the local travel stores & hours of research online over the years I have yet to find a foldable pillow that actually is "firm" enough to support a side sleeper. They all squish too flat though they look "fluffy" in the beginning.I want it to be firm enough to support reading a book while lying flat too. I'm looking for a rectangular pillow which is "compressible" in some way (preferably stuffs into it's own sack + has a non-slippery surface) for use on beds/flat surfaces and not plane seats etc. Anybody know of a travel pillow that fits?
Edit: Oops, forgot to say: No inflatables please. Oh, the nightmares. ;-)
Edit 2.0: I don't care how tiny the pillow might be as long as it has enough support. In my daily life I use a foam type pillow (the cheapie foam not the Tempur-stuff. Though I'd to avoid the sore ears I get from my daily pillow. So if a travel sized one exists like that it would be good...where are all you pillow-carrying-sidesleepers at? :-) What do you use?
Best Answer
Use your clothes. You're already packing them. If they don't hold sufficient form, carry a pillow case and put a few items of clothing inside--either folded, or wadded, depending on the texture/form you desire.
If this isn't soft enough, carry one of your existing travel pillows and place it between the pillow case and clothing for an added layer of padding.
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Answer 2
I usually just use my large towel and fold it down to pillow size.
Towels are just about the most massively useful thing any traveller can carry. It fits all your pillow requirements and you probably already have one in your luggage, so you don't need to buy anything or carry an extra item in your backpack.
Answer 3
If you don't care people staring at you thinking you are a completely insane person, you can try the ostrich pillow.
They have other types of pillows on their website.
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