Camping Pillow
Recently I have been having an overview/overhaul of my camping equipment. I should point out that I am not an all-weather camper so any opinions I offer are always going to be based on that principle.
Anyway, I have pretty much decided that I am going to replace some/many of the key components. I have just purchased a new tent and an airbed, a new propane stove to compliment my ancient but trusted trangia meths burner set up, some new bungees and velcro straps as well as a couple of other bits and pieces. I am actively looking for a new sleeping bag amongst other things. What I have noticed is that there are so many different brands of pillows for camping. I have to say I like a pillow when I'm camping, I'm just not one of those people who can sleep without one. At home I have 3 pillows on my bed!
I don't know about the rest of you but I fail to see the benefits of a branded camping pillow at silly money ranging from a couple of ££'s to ridiculous amounts when the best pillow is absolutely free of charge. I simply carry a nice soft empty pillowcase and at night I put some of my clothes into it. If you get the correct amount of clothing (and it doesn't really take much effort) then it'll be better, so much better, than any of the camping branded specialist items.
Having said that, my solution does have it's own drawbacks. For example, it might be 1 gram heavier than your specialist product which in turn will decrease your mpg by 0.0000000000001 percent, it could reduce your top speed by 0.0000000000000000001 mph and in corners it might even be the difference between you staying upright and falling over so please bear those details in mind before copying my behaviour!
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