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eel28

04/6/2007 at 3:06pm
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we saw these in the shop on Saturday, they look to be about half the size of a household pillow, and as supportive.

was just wondering if anybody out there has used them, would value opinions.

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Utter crap......... but that's my personal opinion as I hate the things.

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Dripping_Wet

04/6/2007 at 3:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by eel28 on 04/6/2007

we saw these in the shop on Saturday, they look to be about half the size of a household pillow, and as supportive.

was just wondering if anybody out there has used them, would value opinions.

thank you

Take your normal pillow in one of those vacuum pack bags and it takes up no space whatsoever in the car.

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04/6/2007 at 4:44pm
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OK if the weather's warm (don't over inflate), but if the weather's chilly it's like putting your head on an ice block.

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eel28

04/6/2007 at 8:58pm
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thanks for your replies, the pillow appears to be self inflating, and has a foam inner along with the air that inflates it.

been looking for a replacement for my 20 year old inflatable pillow and this seems to fit the bill well to me.

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05/6/2007 at 12:37pm
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Got the air pillows from Morrisons £1.49 same width as household pillows,if its cold put flannelette cases on them-excellent value and best used under inflated.

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I'm with Pete, I hate the things.

If I'm in a car, I take the pillow off the bed, even sitting on it during the journey if need for space means that I have to. When backpacking, I have a small camping pillow from Decathlon. It is a bit like a cushion cover with a layer of foam in it and an open flap at the back so that it can be padded out with a spare fleece or whatever. Very warm and comfortable and only cost about £1.99.

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I picked up some inflatable pillows from ASDA, and after three night of sleeping on bricks, in the early hours of the morning I tried letting some of the air out of one, and found it much moe comfortable.
I found them handy in that they took up next to no space in the car, as I was without trailer or roofbox so space was at a premium.
For the summer I will be taking proper pillows - two cars, roofbox and trailer.

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05/6/2007 at 7:16pm
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We have been using these particular Outwell pillows and they are fine as long as you don't over inflate them.

They do contain some foam so there is a little more cushioning than regular inflatable pillows.

They are incredibly compact as well. One tip - buy a couple of cheap pillowcases to put them into. Keeps them clean and makes them feel like regular pillows rather than sleeping directly in the flock finish of the pillow itself.

hats

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The secret with inflatable pillows is not to over fill them. We've got some but i'm not keen on them. They're not very comfortable. Taking a pillow from home is a much better idea.

hlk01

05/6/2007 at 10:46pm
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Lidl will be doing these a week on Thursday for £2.99 each. ( 14/06 )

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msty29368

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We just take our pillows from home too, we just sit on them in car and they take up no space at all !!!

I will say that driver dont sit on hers though as her head then touches roof and thats not good

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eel28

14/6/2007 at 6:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by hlk01 on 05/6/2007
Lidl will be doing these a week on Thursday for £2.99 each. ( 14/06 )

just got a couple of these from Lidl, they seem absolutly perfect

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midge21

14/6/2007 at 8:51pm
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Just got an Intex flocked inflatable pillow from Asda for 98p! It doesn't seem too bad - we're hoping to use it under a normal pillow just to boost the height as we all usually have 2 pillows but taking 8 in the car is a bit of overkill. We'll try it out next weekend when go on our test run with our new Vermont XL and keep you posted!

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