| Cocoon AirCore Travel Pillow |  | Brand: Cocoon
Department: Travel
List Price: $18.00
Buy New: $15.90
as of 3/19/2010 14:46 EDT details
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  4 reviews
Color: Khaki
Size: 13"x17"
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 3.4 x 2.8
MPN: ACP3
Model: ACP3
UPC: 799696107338
EAN: 0799696107338
ASIN: B001DXCSS0
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| Features:
| • | A new pillow that features an inflatable air core underneath a layer of premium synthetic fill |
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Product Description
The Cocoon Air-Core Travel Pillow compresses to a tiny 3 x 4 inches to easily fit in your airline carry-on bag for travel or in your backpack on a hiking trip. Internal air cores help you inflate this Cocoon pillow to 13 x 17 inches, and synthetic insulation provides plenty of warmth. The Air-Core Travel Pillow's bottom was made with tough nylon for durability, and the top has a soft microfiber cover for comfort.
Product Features- Material: [Shell] Microfiber and nylon; [fill] synthetic
- Dimensions: [Packed] 3 x 4in; [expanded] 13 x 17in
- Warranty: 1 Year
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| Customer Reviews:
 Doesn't stay inflated December 1, 2009
K. Bailey (Largo, Florida)
Other reviews mentioned that the pillow won't stay inflated. Some said it was due to fabric getting caught in the stem. I made absolutely sure that there was nothing stuck in the stem and it still leaked. I tried a few times before giving up and returning the pillow for a refund. It is a shame since the size, weight, and softness were great. But it is useless if it won't stay inflated.
 Cocoon travel pillow November 30, 2009
Katie (Southern Alleghenies)
The Cocoon AirCore Travel Pillow is perfect for traveling! We use it most of the time when traveling with our granddaughter on flights. The amount of air to inflate it can be adjusted to make it softer or harder. We love it.
Amazingly comfortable for such a compact pillow September 25, 2009
Larry in Lafayette (Lafayette, California)
Over the years, I've purchased various small pillows for airplane trips, backpacking, etc. This one is by far the best. You won't think you're sleeping with some luxurious pillow from the "pillow bar" at the Ritz. But given the fact that it folds into a package smaller than my wrist, it is amazing. I played with the amount of inflation until I got it 'tuned' for my style of sleeping. A good little pillow!
More air than fill, but packs small + light! January 21, 2009
M. Alana Bell (USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I hadn't been able to find this pillow locally, so I bought it sight unseen. I have many Design Salt products (that's the company owning Cocoon), so I wasn't worried about quality. I've never had a problem yet, either with their sleep sacks, or silk (also cotton) travel clothing, so that aspect didn't come to mind at all.
As I'd expected, this pillow was well-made, and larger yet much lighter and more compressible than other travel pillows of this size. At roughly 13"x17", this pillow is large enough to actually use in a hotel if needed. Yet it literally bags up smaller than a 12-ounce soda can, so if size is limited in your carry-on, this fills that requirement. It's also very light (under 6 ounces), so no worries there either. One outer side is nylon, and the other one a fleecy material. If you don't want to spring for a pillowcase, you can get by. However, Design Salt does sell cases for this pillow on their site - the cases match their cotton/silk/fleece Travelsheets.
What did surprise me was the lack of fill padding - it's so thin as to be nonexistent, merely there as a marketing tool, in my opinion. If you are thinking of getting this pillow to use without inflating it, don't. You must inflate this pillow to use it. If you have to have a totally silent pillow under your head, be warned the nylon side is a little rustly if you move your head about. And, if you've been let down in the past by an inflatable pillow going flat without so much as a by-your-leave, this pillow might not be for you. Patching this one (if necessary) might be a little fiddly and very time consuming due to the sewn-around fabric cover. The padding is not enough to protect it from sharp items. Traveling with animals or fishing tackle? Probably not with this pillow.
If you've used Cascade Designs' Therm-A-Rest pads, you'll recognize the air valve. Unlike the Cascade Designs sleeping pads, this Cocoon pillow does not self-inflate. You need to inflate it by mouth. If you travel in areas where breath condensation could condense inside an item, this non-self-inflating pillow might not be the best choice.
If you just want a pillow which fits into the smallest carryon without adding significantly to the weight, can handle using an inflatable pillow, and don't mind a teeny bit of rustle, I think this pillow might fit your needs. It's fit mine so far.
One star off for lack of fill around pillow. Company needs to stress the pillow cannot be used without air. The other Cocoon pillows (down and synthetic down) do not inflate. Air-core makes it sound like it's there to bolster a thin but serviceable synthetic-fill pillow. It would have been better to call this an inflatable pillow and remove all doubt.
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