NEMO Fillo Elite Pillow

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If, however, you're like me and want your gear to be as lightweight as possible, but don't want to sacrifice comfort, leave the air bladder and foam behind. For those who spend a lot of time sleeping in the backcountry, we feel the Fillo Elite is a contender for achieving great sleep upon a lightweight pillow. One of our reviewers has owned this pillow for nearly three years, taken it on countless camping trips, sent it through the washing machine, and it still performs as it did on day one. When considering the balance this pillow achieves between, comfort, weight, packed size, support, and overall appeal, we feel the Fillo Elite is one of the best for consumers looking to cut weight, maximize space, and sleep well. It's ideal for adventurists looking for a lightweight pillow that packs up small and achieves more comfort than models that are bladder-only inflatables.

The award-winning Fillo backpacking and camping pillow brings clever design to an often-overlooked piece of gear: the humble camp pillow. Granted, I no longer use the foam or air, but that is purely because of weight and packability, not because of comfort.From your local crag to the summit of Everest, at Tiso, you’ll find the climbing and mountaineering equipment you need. From canoe trips to car camping, backpacking, travel, or hammocking when good rest is needed, the Fillo doesn't disappoint. When packed into the stuff sack it's about the size of a large potato and weighs just ounces – small enough to carry into the backcountry. However, unlike a stuff-sac pillow, the Fillow's cover doesn't make a good stuff sac for clothes as the felt doesn't have a true backing.

It seemed that everyone agreed that it was their favorite multi-day river trip in the area, but I was never in the area early enough to catch the spring flows. To be transparent, it's still an inflatable pillow, subject to all of the drawbacks of sleeping on an air-filled bladder; however, the added padding in the form of the insulation cushion offers noticeable comfort and noise reduction. The microsuede is soft and plush, but also offers enough grip that if our heads moved away from the pillow's center during the night, we didn't have to worry about it sliding off as we did with most of the inflatable pillows. while the water-resistant backing acts as a stuff sack and keeps your Fillo from soaking up too much dew / rain / etc. The Fillo combines the packability of an inflatable pillow with the comfort of memory foam, which strikes a great balance for outdoor uses.

I had previously used IKs on the Tatshenshini and Nahanni, so I knew how much gear they could haul, and I was excited to put my new craft to use on a remote stretch of river. There are significant sections of exposure as well as the rock wall at Papago, so be prepared for those sections to be the crux of the trip. Fillo King Pillow is definitely not aimed at the lightweight backpacker, more the camper interested in luxury.

This version of the Fillo is huge, with a 9cm depth and a huge area of cushioning to give you maximum comfort and the best nights sleep possible.I was crushed as I knew this would likely be my only totally free month until after 5-6 years of residency. It's overall scores make the Nemo Elite a perfect option for adventurists looking to limit weight and size. With a pillow simply on top of my sleeping pad, I am chasing it around all night and this leads to interrupted sleep no matter how comfortable the pillow itself actually is.

The award-winning Fillo Luxury backpacking and camping pillow brings clever design to an often-overlooked piece of gear: the humble camp pillow.The Escalante Route is reportedly one of the more difficult, non-technical routes in the Grand Canyon, but it offers a sampling platter for all the Canyon has to offer. This is a little tricky, as the valve will immediately release all the air you just blew up the pillow with before you can close it unless you use two hands and twist it closed while inflating. Rather than carry the full Fillo, I will use just the cover and fill it with my down jacket at night.