A Camping Pillow
 Ensures a Great Night's Sleep

Owning a camping pillow means that you can sleep in comfort wherever you camp.

One of the best things about camping is crawling into your sleeping bag at the end of a happy day, and drifting off to a sound sleep.

A pillow is an important part of that experience for me!

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Options for pillows at camp

1. Don't use a pillow at all

Some people don't need a pillow in order to have a good sleep. I am not one of those people!

2. Bring the pillow from your bed at home

If you have an RV, or if you are car camping and have lots of room in the vehicle, just use your regular pillow.

If you are backpacking, or if you are car camping with a small vehicle, you won't be able to bring your standard-sized pillow. Don't dismay: there are lots of other options!

3. Bring a pillowcase from home

At bedtime, fill the pillowcase with soft items of clothing. A fleece jacket works well. Be sure to fold it carefully to minimize lumps.

Your pillow will be a bit bumpy, but it will work!

4. Purchase a special camping pillow

If you do a lot of camping, you might like to have a camping pillow that packs small but is almost as comfortable as a pillow from home. There are lots of options.

Types of camping pillows

1. Inflatable

This is the most economical choice.

Inflatable pillows take very little room to pack, and can be inflated to be just as soft or as hard as you like.

This pillow gets good reviews and is a best seller on Amazon.

You can buy it at Amazon HERE.

When packed, it's the size of a soda can!

It can also be used as a seat cushion.

2. Compressible foam

This type of pillow squishes flat, and needs to be plumped up when you are ready to use it.

Some people find a compressible pillow more comfortable than the inflatable kind.

This pillow has adjustable, supportive, and sustainable latex foam. Latex foam is more contouring and boyant than memory foam and doesn’t trap heat, so you’re always sleeping on the cool side of the pillow!

3. Folding

This memory foam pillow compresses and folds up into its own little bag.

It has a removable and washable pillowcase.

CLICK HERE to purchase this pillow at Amazon!

4. Down-filled

Lincove Canadian Down Filled Travel Pillow

The beauty of a down pillow is that it is extremely light and very compressible.

This pillow will add almost no weight to your backpack.

Pull the drawstring to make the pillow as soft or firm as your like.

If you find that the down is too compressible for your comfort, pop a T-shirt inside for added loft.

5. A travel pillow case

A travel pillow case is more versatile than a travel pillow.

In the daytime, you can use this as a stuff sack.

At night, stuff it with clothing - just like I used to do with my regular pillow case. Make it as firm or as soft as you like.

This camping pillow case can be purchased here on Amazon.

stuffable pillowcase

My travel pillow

I need a pillow at bedtime. I used to do the "stuff your pillowcase with a fleece jacket" trick on backpacking trips - until my wonderful husband bought me a very comfortable down-filled camping pillow.

Now I can sleep comfortably no matter where we camp!

The bottom line

If all of your camping is car camping - and if you have lots of room in your vehicle - just bring along your pillow from home.

If you are considering doing some backpacking or canoe camping - or any camping with limited space for packing - consider purchasing a camping pillow. If it helps you get a good night's sleep, it's money well spent.

The pillow might come in handy at other times, too. It's just the thing for long trips in a car, bus, plane or train.

Now that you know why I love my camping pillow, learn about another essential element of a good night's sleep at camp: a sleeping pad.

Please visit The Camping Family home page. I have lots of tips and ideas to make your next camping trip the best ever!