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Nap Anywhere is a folding disc-shaped support pillow about one inch thick

By India Sturgis for MailOnline Published: 04:12 EST, 13 October 2014 | Updated: 04:41 EST, 13 October 2014

Is this the death knell for florescent U-shaped pillows? A doctor from Virginia, US, thinks he's come up with a solution to every traveller's worst problem; sleeping on the move.

The result is Nap Anywhere, a disc-shaped head support pillow that starts out life as a flat disc about one inch thick

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/tr...-anywhere.html

alanR

Wow, I'll have to get one as I can never sleep on a plane...

... or am I missing something?

CPRich

I might have to give it a try. The only time I've ever been able to sleep on a plane (other than completely lie-flat beds - not 160 degrees) was when the seat had a headrest that folder on the end a full 90 degrees and was able to support the full weight of my head. Those are few and far between.

Loren Pechtel

$30 on Amazon, getting good reviews but more bad reviews than I would expect given the very high number of 5 stars.

WillCAD

Could you post a link Loren? I'm only seeing it on Amazon for $69.

Loren Pechtel

Oops, Amazon's search engine led me astray. Hit #1 isn't the right product!

Doc Savage

If it's really as flexible as they show, I can't see it holding up the weight of a head.

Might double as an iPad stand, though.

rwoman

Interesting, although my "adjustable" air up neck pillow ($7.99 at Target several years ago) still works.



The first hits I got on amazon.co.uk were the infamous ostrich pillow... (some FT discussion here - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...e-jet-lag.html)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...L._SL1500_.jpg

jago25_98

hmm... thoughts and concerns:

Nap Anywhere - head flop forward?
Method Simple - head flops forward?
Orthopaedic neck brace - constrict breathing?
Ostrich pillow - head flop forward... if on tray table then legs go numb
Skyrest - legs go numb maybe...
KomfortKollar - padding at the back pushes head forward
Caldera Releaf Neck Rest - less constricting than cheap doc neck brace?

Things I've tried and failed:
- Rest on table. Table never gets cleaned. Legs go numb. Raise legs?
- u pillow: neck pushed forward, head flops down.

I think I'm just going to buy them all and try every single one. I think it's the only way. Really can't put a price on getting rest though.
Why do we sit in planes anyway when flat beds could fit more people...

Loren Pechtel

I had an interesting experience on our last flight. SIL gave us memory foam U-shaped pillows. She liked hers, I didn't, as you say it pushes the neck forward--and I found it too small to give any meaningful support to the side. I did find a use for it, though--I lifted up the armrest to almost vertical put the still folded & wrapped airline blanket on it, then put the pillow on that vertically. While it still wasn't good it's the best I've managed to do. Obviously this is only acceptable with a partner as half of the pillow stuck into her space.