Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow Review

Over the last couple of years, I’ve been experimenting with different pillow options that range from Hyperlite Mountain Gear Stuff Sack Pillow to stuffing clothing into the sleeves of my coats. Nothing has been comfortable. So, when searching for inflatable pillows, I came across an inexpensive option that was well reviewed on Amazon. It’s the Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow. This is my brief Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow Review.

Description

The Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow is technically called the Aluft 2.0. It’s $16 on Amazon. It is an inflatable pillow. It takes three to five breaths to completely inflate. When inflated, it’s about 17 inches by 11 inches and about 4 inches high. The pillow packs small enough to fit in your hand. The claimed weight is 2.8 ounces. It’s 3.8 ounces on my scale with the stuff sack, pillow and the worthless strap that is suppose to keep the pillow on your mattress pad. The fabric on the top of the pillow feels softish, and the bottom textured fabric helps keep it from slipping off your sleeping pad. Trekology uses a valve that only allows air to escape after you click a button. Otherwise, you can blow air in without it escaping.

Using the Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow

In use, I found that I could inflate it completely in four deep breaths. When inflating, I’d leave the valve open. Then I’d quickly shut the valve. A little air would leak out, but that left the pillow slightly under inflated and more comfortable for me. The pillow generally stays in place on the sleeping mattress. Because I roll around a lot at night I found that it does slip off now and then. I tried the included strap that is suppose to hold the pillow in place but found that it does work with my mattress. Because I use the Exped Synmat HL Medium, I suspect that I’ll have the same problem with any pillow due to the narrowness of the Exped.

I have a minor quibble with the stuff sack. It seems too small. You really have to make sure all the air comes out of the pillow while rolling it up to make it fit back into the stuff sack. On several occasions, I had to reroll the pillow several times until it fit. Maybe this will get better with practice, but a larger stuff sack would be better.

Conclusion

So far I’ve only used it a handful of days in the wild thought it was comfortable when not fully inflated. Like other inflatable pillows that I’ve tried, I find that when fully inflated it feels too stiff for my neck. By leaving it partially inflated, it felt more like my down pillow at home. While I can’t yet testify to the durability, this pillow will be coming on future trips. The comfort of this pillow compared to other pillows that I’ve tried justifies the 3.8 ounces total. Overall, I’m glad I bought it, and it gets a recommended rating (pending more use for durability). At $16, it seems the bargain compared to other pillows out there.

Buy It

• Get it from Amazon: Trekology Ultralight Camping Pillow