Exped air pillow

I have the regular and like it, but I'm nearly as comfortable with an empty inflated Nalgene Cantene (3 liter) under my head when on my back. I already carry this for collecting water, so I save the weight of the pillow. For side sleeping, I'd need something taller than either.

Andy's post inspired me to look at my own Exped. It would in fact make a great water container if you filled it from the deflation hole. Thus, Andy uses his water container as a pillow. Next trip, I will use my pillow as a water container.

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Hilarious! :D I like that idea better, so I'm going to try it too!

If you haven't checked it out Montbel makes one that I really like. Big, very light and packs light:
http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=33&p_id=1124290

I have been using the Exped pillow and it works great for me, it fits perfectly in the hood of my Mont-Bell.

But to get down to 1.3 oz I am going to try the pillow from Kookabay http://www.kookabay.com/ which is the same price I paid at REI, too bad I missed his sub 1 oz pillow sale when he had the 30d fabric.

I like the Kookabay. However, it is a tad small for my overly large head. The Exped also lifts your head a tad higher than the Kookabay. If you sleep on your back, both work fine. If you sleep on your side, the Exped is, IMO, the better choice. I may try the Montbell, though. It looks as high as the Exped, and it's .6 oz lighter.

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