I am a Japanese female who came to the U.S. for the research opportunity as a scientist.
In my free time, I go hiking, backpacking, XC skiing. I love to be in the deep wilderness. I write my adventures from all over the world and Introduce the beauty of nature, from a viewpoint of Japanese.
日本出身の女性研究者かつハイカー。
休日はハイキング、バックパッキング、クロスカントリスキーなどで多忙。
日本人の視点から見た世界中の自然の美しさを、読者が旅をしているような感覚で読んで頂ければと思い、このブログを作成。
2019-07-05
Gear Review -Exped AirPillow UL
Gear Review -Exped AirPillow UL
Brand: Exped
Price: $30-35 depending on a retail
Weight: 1.6 ounce = 45 gram
A couple of months ago, I went backpacking in White Mountains in New Hampshire. It was in winter and of course it was cold!
In the tent I wore all the layers I brought, I rolled into a sleeping bag. I was still cold. So I literally slept by rolling.
Next day my neck hurt. Only left side hurt. I was sure it was because I slept in a bad position.
I had gotten neck pains from sleeping wrong several times. I thought that this time was the same. Actually I believed it was the same, but I had a mistake. I massaged neck and shoulder. It was bad and make it prolonged to recover from neck pain.
Indeed the severe neck pain lasted for 2 weeks. Then slight neck pain followed 2 more weeks.
From this experience, I realized how important to have a good sleep in wilderness. You never know you wear all your cloths and no more stuff to use for a pillow.
So, AirPillow UL.
I really like this.
UL is ultralight.
People might say if you are ultralight, why do you bring pillow which is not absolutely necessary? Answer is pillow is needed! The sleeping position affects the body condition. With severe neck pain it is hard to go backpacking. It is better to have a good sleep.
This is realultralight. Only 1.6 ounce, meaning 45 grams, and so small.
You can see how small it is in the sack in the left picture.
After taking it out from the sack, you inflate the pillow. It takes only 1 or 2 seconds.
After inflated, it is ready. The second picture is the one after inflated.
I have used other type of backpacking pillow, which was down one.
Down pillow is nice but it takes much more space in a backpack. Also it is not as high as this airpillow. I felt I didn't have anything on that thin down pillow. However, that was given by a person, so it was old and worn out, so new models currently available might be nice.
Anyway, carrying backpacking ultralight pillow is totally worth it and you will have a comfortable sleep.
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