Originally Posted by BayLeaf
In regards to pillows/eyemasks - does anyone have a favorite brand? I bought a pillow from Brookstone a few months back, and am not all that impressed. It's one of those squishy ones that looks like an average airplane pillow. Wasn't sure if the U-shaped one would be comfortable enough to be worth the strange looks I'd get.
You definitely want one of the U-shaped ones. I doubt you'll get many strange looks, as they're a pretty common sight on aircraft. You need one of these because one of the things that wakes people up is their heads falling over when they fall asleep. This is exactly what the U-shaped pillow is designed to prevent.
Better still, of course, is to fly on a carrier whose economy class seats have headrest "wings" that make the U-shaped pillows unnecessary. It's now been many years since I last used my pillow.