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Best Travel Pillows for Every Type of Seat Sleeper





Enter the wonderful world of travel pillows. There are endless products out there to provide the plushy reinforcements you need to sleep better while traveling and feel better once you’ve reached your destination. I’ve rounded up a few favorites, from discreet neck pillows that could pass for scarves—or are hidden away in the hood of a jacket!—to inflatable sleep support devices that require superhuman levels of self-esteem, but are so, so worth it.

1) Cabeau Evolution Memory Foam Travel Pillow | 2) Metoo Lucky Sheep U Neck Travel Pillow | 3) BCOZZY Kids Chin Supporting Travel Neck Pillow | 4) Aeris Travel Pillow for Restful Sleep on an Airplane | 5) Uarter Inflatable Neck Pillow | 6) Car Neck Pillow Memory Foam With Adjustable | 7) BCOZZY Chin Supporting Travel Neck Pillow | 8) Sea To Summit Aeros Pillow Premium | 9) Cabeau Evolution Cool Travel Pillow | 10) World’s Best Mini Polka Dot Feather Soft Microfiber Neck Pillow | 11) Star Wars Kids’ Travel Neck Pillow New | 12) TEMPUR-Travel Set | 13) Airplane Pillows, Travel Pillow Airplane | 14) Simptech Travel/Airplane Pillow for Leg/Foot Rest | 15) Cabeau Evolution Memory Foam Travel Pillow | 16) Aeris Memory Foam Travel Neck Pillow with Sleep Mask | 17) BCOZZY PETS- Chin Supporting Travel Pillow | 18) Cabeau Air Evolution Inflatable Travel Neck Pillow | 19) Inflatable Travel U-Pillow | 20) Boppy Newborn Lounger, Elephant Love Gray | 21) Plemo Travel Pillow, Velvet U-Shaped Inflatable Neck Back Support Pillow | 22) Simptech Inflatable Travel Pillow | 23) OSTRICHPILLOW LIGHT Travel Pillow for Airplanes | 24) Cabeau Evolution Cool Travel Pillow | 25) HappyLuxe Odyssey Travel Pillow | 26) Therm-a-Rest Compressible Travel Pillow for Camping | 27) Trtl Pillow – Scientifically Proven Super Soft Neck Support Travel Pillow | 28) Z by MALOUF Travel DOUGH Memory Foam Pillow Removable Rayon |

From time to time we all need to travel long distances, occasionally it’s using public transport on a train, bus, airplane or perhaps as a passenger in the family car. Whether you opt to sleep on the journey or not, there is often a requirement for good head and neck support to take the burden off and allow for a snooze or general relaxation.

There is nothing better for this than a simple and smart invention known as a travel pillow; although that’s the most common name, it has many other aliases too which we will refer to going forward below.

For the general public, knowing how to choose from all the different types of pillow isn’t something you’d be expected to handle without a little expert help and advice, and that’s why we’re here to help. Recently we conducted a number of reviews and have chosen to document 5 of the best which we came across.

Hopefully if you’re looking to buy a new one or have never owned one before, our information will aid in your decision making process. Also, additional to the below reviews, you may want to learn more about the different types and characteristics, therefore we have additionally put together a comprehensive buying guide for some extra pointers on finding the best travel pillow that money can buy in 2017.

What Is A Travel Pillow?

The simplest definition would be that travel pillows are ones which are small and compact enough to take on journeys, however this can be broken down further depending on their type of usage, and shape:

A travel neck pillow is small and uniquely designed to provide support to the neck and head whilst sitting upright and traveling. Also known simply as neck pillows, these aren’t limited to usage on buses, planes and trains. They are often used during activities at home such as reading, watching TV, or even whilst sleeping in a car during your lunch break.

The other type are the traditional oblong kind but which are small enough to be merged into your luggage without taking up too much space. These are often referred to as a hiking, backpacking or camping pillow.

Travel Pillow Buying Guide

There are plenty of different designs, shapes, fillings, sizes and brands to choose from; infact there is such an abundance of choice in this niche it quite possibly exceeds any other type. Many of the best travel pillows have already been tried and tested by ourselves, it’s something we enjoy and focus our studies on, but now it’s time to pass on some of this knowledge.

Over the years travel pillows have been adapted and changed to accommodate an ever increasing market, hence the wide variation of designs which incorporate different shapes, sizes, and fillings. As you may have guessed there are numerous choices to make before you buy. In order to shed some light on this clever invention we have included some more detailed characteristics of the most popular ones below:

The Differing Shapes

Travel neck pillows are available in various different shapes. Generally the most common ones are U shaped, but can also be found in other shapes such as a J or in the form of a large arch which goes over a shoulder. Traditionally they rest on top of ones shoulders and support behind the neck and either side of the head.

This clever U shaped design is to stop the head from rolling side to side or falling forwards whilst catching up on sleep on those long journeys. In regards to the head rolling forwards this is dependent on the level of chin support which is provided.

For this, the old school U shaped pillow does the job pretty well, however in order to further prevent forward head roll and provide better chin support, leading manufacturers have recently adapted a J shape which is further more effective.

The other kind of small travel pillows are normally rectangular and highly compressible. They are lightweight whether compressed or full size, but when expanded they can sometimes reach up to 4 times their original size. In the morning when its purpose is served, simply compress back into the supplied carry case and hide away among the rest of the luggage.


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