Therm-a-Rest Compressible Pillow

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My only real grievance with the Therm-a-Rest Compressible Pillow is the flatness. This is a boon for reading (as I said), but at times it just felt too flat. The fact of the matter is that the polyester we use for Compressible Pillow production is a tiny drop in the ocean of the polyester industry. The textile industry is the fourth largest industry in the world. In 2018 total textile production volume reached 110 million metric tons. About two-thirds of all textile fibers are synthetic, and more than half of those fibers are made from oil-based polyester. To understand how we get the foam for the Compressible Pillows it’s helpful to understand how we make our sleeping pad cores.

The Therm-a-Rest Compressible Pillow was like a thin version of my memory foam pillow from home — I laid on it, switched on a headlamp, and got to reading. It didn’t require shifting of position, never leaked air (cause that’s now how it works), and even the Small is generously-sized. Comfort – 3.5

All the Fun, Even More Puff

Once we have the foam ready for the pillows it needs to be sewn up in the covers. Upcycling the foam isn’t the only sustainable aspect of the Compressible Pillow. The polyester pillow covers are 60% recycled. This pillow will please the vast majority of campers due to its superb comfort, adjustable support, and washable external layer

A self-inflating pad is one of the best ways you can be comfortable under the stars. Why? The open-cell foam cores that go into this type of pad are warm, supportive, quiet and compact. The very same foam we put into our self-inflating pads is what we put into the Compressible Pillow. Unlike the pads, we don’t cut out specific core shapes for the pillows. Instead, we upcycle the excess foam scraps from pad core production to fill the pillows. Sleeping Pad Cores to Compressible Pillows The Air Head Lite forgoes the insulated polyester cover of its series companions to cut the weight. Unlike a lot of dedicated ultralight gear however, the Air Head Lite sacrifices very little in comfort and versa. With its remarkable next-to-skin softness, the Air Head Lite creates a supportive and soft resting surface.When it comes to camping pillows, Trekology may be a slightly more obscure manufacturer. However, we were left feeling rather impressed following our first experience with the Trekology Aluft 2.0. The inflatable camping pillow market is already fairly saturated, so we were pleased to see a design where obvious effort was made to create quality-adding features. This pillow uses an entirely new, proprietary air valve to add and release air. It also employs a textured underside, which does a noticeable job of keeping the pillow in place. Additionally, it comes with a snap-on elastic strap designed to hold the pillow from moving by snuggly looping around most single-sized sleeping pads. Most inflatable pillows do not come standard with this strap. At best, some may have loops on both sides of the pillow, leaving the owner to design their own strap system. The Aluft is also ergonomically shaped and has a curved top that will fit most mummy hoods.