This was posted in a chat on Rick Steve's Europe. Thanks, JER wherever you are!
5/12/11 8:15 PM
JER
Seattle, USA
Posts: 871
I've tried a variety of neck pillows for long haul flights. I've gone through three different inflatables (including the Rick Steves one) and sorry, Rick, they don't work for me. On the plus side, they're light in weight, but they are hard to inflate to the right pressure and they develop leaks. Next I went to the buckwheat hull filled horseshoe. Too bulky, takes up half my carry-on, and no support to keep my head from flopping forward. (It was, however, comfy as a regular pillow when I had to spend the night at an airport once.) I tried the Komfort Kollar memory foam pillow, too bulky and it wasn't that comfortable for me. Too big and uncomfortable around the back of the neck, where the bulge of memory foam just got in the way. My last neck pillow is the one I actually use now the Embrace Sleep Collar. It's memory foam, but about half the size of the Komfort Kollar The chin portion is contoured so it doesn't feel as "choky" as the Komfort Kollar, and it has plain fabric across the back of the neck, eliminating the bulge and making it less hot to wear. It's smaller and more compact, too. I bring mine on board my wrapping it round my upper arm before boarding (where you might fasten a blood pressure cuff, which it actually looks a lot like!) so it isn't taking up space in my carry-on.
First neck pillow that I wanted to use more than once, and I never leave it behind now on any transatlantic or transpacific or redeye transcontinental flight.
Rick Steve's Europe
5/12/11 8:15 PM
JER
Seattle, USA
Posts: 871
I've tried a variety of neck pillows for long haul flights. I've gone through three different inflatables (including the Rick Steves one) and sorry, Rick, they don't work for me. On the plus side, they're light in weight, but they are hard to inflate to the right pressure and they develop leaks. Next I went to the buckwheat hull filled horseshoe. Too bulky, takes up half my carry-on, and no support to keep my head from flopping forward. (It was, however, comfy as a regular pillow when I had to spend the night at an airport once.) I tried the Komfort Kollar memory foam pillow, too bulky and it wasn't that comfortable for me. Too big and uncomfortable around the back of the neck, where the bulge of memory foam just got in the way. My last neck pillow is the one I actually use now the Embrace Sleep Collar. It's memory foam, but about half the size of the Komfort Kollar The chin portion is contoured so it doesn't feel as "choky" as the Komfort Kollar, and it has plain fabric across the back of the neck, eliminating the bulge and making it less hot to wear. It's smaller and more compact, too. I bring mine on board my wrapping it round my upper arm before boarding (where you might fasten a blood pressure cuff, which it actually looks a lot like!) so it isn't taking up space in my carry-on.
First neck pillow that I wanted to use more than once, and I never leave it behind now on any transatlantic or transpacific or redeye transcontinental flight.
Rick Steve's Europe
