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Sleep is worth its weight.
My opinion, either s2s or similar real pillow, skip the inflatables. I've found a 12x12 ish, maybe 10x10 'throw pillow ' compress quite flat, keeps its loft, and enough loft and warmth wins out over inflatables.
Or spend the $40 on a s2s compressible pillow and rock on.
Between the crinkle, the lack of sleep you're used to, you will be much closer to status quo than the alternatives.
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I’ve had a couple of decent inflatables The best iirc was a thermarest
Advice; Don’t inflate it for a nap in the truck at 2500 ft and then drive up over 11K with it still inflated
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I’ve had a couple of decent inflatables The best iirc was a thermarest
Advice; Don’t inflate it for a nap in the truck at 2500 ft and then drive up over 11K with it still inflated LOL. Did it startle you when it popped?
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I use an inflatable pillow but usually struggle with keeping it in place. This year I took an old Tshirt and sewed it closed part way down the body and shortened the sleeves and sewed them closed. I took a thin bungee cord and attached to each sleeve so that it wraps around my sleeping mat. Slip the pillow in through the neck and then inflate it. It’s a pillow case and keeps the pillow from moving. It worked perfect on a 14 day trip.
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i just atke my house pillows with me. the added comfort is worth the extra weight. i have any kind of uncomfortable pillow I wake up with a god awful headache that won't g away.
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Only thing worse than an inflatable pillow is no pillow at all. Don't over think it.
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I am tagging along on an Alaskan moose hunt. We will be camping 10-14 days. Today they suggested that I get a good inflatable camp pillow. The two other guys don't particularly like their pillows. Any suggestions? Take an extra set of 10 game bags. Use them until you kill a moose- if you do. Hndy for changing out wet, bloody, or torn 1st set. Or use your fanny pack, jacket, rain gear, or your extra set of clothes, if any. Do double duty with as much as you can. I don't use a pillow at all in a bed, but I do when ground sleeping, per above.
Last edited by las; 10/04/23.
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Probably too late for your moose hunt, but Teton sports makes an ultra light pillow that fits perfect in a mummy bag. It has a washable case as well and its own compression sack. I tagged along with a buddy on a caribou hunt this Sept and didn’t bring mine, was a mistake, missed that thing, sleep is important when you’re living out of a pack. They are like $15.
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I forgot about this thread.
I did purchase a Klymit deluxe for the trip. One of the other guys brought 2 Cabela's camp pillows. I liked the Cabela's pillow better than the pillow I use at home.
We saw several moose. Maybe 8 different bulls several different times during the hunt. But, none were legal. We saw one grizzly about 500-600 yards away, 9 caribou, lots of grizzly and wolf tracks.
Beautiful scenery and lots of fun.
Thank you for all the replies.
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