Pillow Stuff Sack

I cut a 3/4 length Gossamer Gear NightLight closed-cell foam pad into one 32" torso pad and I use the remaining 26" to roll up and use as a pillow (I trimmed about 6" off the width as well – also protects my 1/8" ThinLight pad I use for my legs when it's on my pack)…very similar to your solution. I find that wrapping it in a microfiber towel is dual-use (at least until you have to wipe that condensation down in the morning :-), really comfortable on the face, and even if you just carry one for sleeping, pretty darned light.

If I have clothing to spare, I'll put the whole roll inside a shirt.

Are you using a sleeping bag or quilt without a hood? Those can be used on top of the pillow to avoid nasty nylon feelin's, for those times that pack volume is more important than my closed-cell pillowthang.

A Buff is a sort of tubular bandana that makes a great pillowcase. It also accels at all other things that a bandana can do, and some that it can’t too. I carry two. At night, one is my pillowcase over my nylon air pillow, and the other makes into a beanie. They’re light.

Much of the time I use a 1.6oz therm-a-rest pillow stuff sack (small) which is DWR nylon on one size and fleece on the other. It's big enough to hold my quilt and all the clothing I bring on most season trips except my rain gear which is at the top of my pack. If the conditions are mild then the "pillow" holds my thermawrap vest and is super comfortable. In cooler weather it holds my rain gear which is a bit dense for maximum comfort, but works pretty well.

Eric, I agree with your line of reasoning, an UL'er would be wearing all clothing to sleep leaving nothing to stuff into a sack. Similarly, an UL'er might attach the sit pad he's been carrying all day to the inflatable (or foam) torso portion of the sleep pad to create a longer pad. Then, if a light inflatable pillow could be attached to that; it would comprise a full length system which would not move around. That's just the reasoning behind Montbell's UL pad system and its toggles. No slippery nylon pillows, no single use sitpads, no sacrificing your pillow for wearable warmth.

I thought someone might mention this. I'm currently using my pack under my legs, which frees the sit pad to be used as a pillow. It just seems like a good use for the pack, which otherwise has no use while I'm sleeping (it just doesn't work as a pillow).

I have been using a WXTex dry bag for my sleeping bag stuff sack and inflating it for a pillow if I am wearing all my clothes. A Buff and a 2 liter Platypus works as well.

How about a zip-lock bag?

I'm a big sissy so I actually carry two pillows. The MontBell UL Pillow and the Western Mountaineering Cloudrest down pillow. They're both excellent pillows. At 6.8 ounces for the pair, it's worth the weight to me.

I learned about using a Platypus 2+ liter water bottle as an inflatable pillow from Jhaura Wachsman. What I end up using is my Mariposa Plus pack with Sitlight pad & Platypus water bottle as a pillow. Pretty comfy for me.

Thanks Jhaura!