This pillow is not perfection, but it scores neck-and-neck with our favorite backpacking-focused model, and is a great choice for bringing a reasonably comfortable head cushion into the backcountry. The award-winning Fillo™ backpacking and camping pillow brings clever design to an often-overlooked piece of gear: the humble camp pillow.

Our heads sank gently into the foam of the pillow, while the inflated portion underneath sustained the weight easily and kept our spines aligned. This is only a luxury if you don't normally carry a pillow, otherwise it's just a top quality version of many of the other travel pillows out there. Simply inflate it fully, lay on it, and let the air out until your desired comfort level is reached. From there I hit SR 313 in time for a beautiful sunrise and then began the fun of descending the Schafer switchbacks while continually being in awe of the landscape around me. The r2r2r has been on my radar for a while now since it's such a classic route, but I never lived closed enough to make it a weekend trip.As I mentioned above, the weight was too much for me and so my Fillo only came on two backpacking trips before I retired it.

Try it at different levels of inflation until you find the one that lets you sleep the best, and the longest. The adjustable air cell allows back and stomach sleepers to thin down the pillow's volume for individualized comfort. The Nemo Fillo combines some of the most desirable qualities of inflatable and compressible pillows into a top-notch hybrid pillow. Considering the small packed size of the Fillo, it has a large surface area for your head to roam around on.The internal air bladder is baffled, slightly stretchy, and cradles your head to some extent (in fact, I think the smaller pillow will do better here).

We use marketing, analytical and functional cookies as well as similar technologies to give you the best experience.However, when compared to other (especially ultralight) inflatable pillows, the extra layering of padding in the Fillo does a good job of tempering the sound. We designed the Fillo™ Elite with a layer of 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Primaloft® insulation, combined with a 3” I-beam baffled air cell and an ultra-soft jersey cover. 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. The Fillo's length made it fit snugly inside the hoods of the mummy sacks we used for our tests, and it did not slide around much under our heads at night. Thankfully I answered as it was a river ranger saying I was next on the list for a late January launch - I was ecstatic!