I've been on a grand tour of camping pillows trying to find the perfect one. This one comes close, but I'm not sure if it's going to be the one I eventually settle on.Pros:- packs fairly small. Not as small as bladder only pillows.... but smaller than most "compressible" type pillows.- quite comfortable... the foam side has a nice give to it- tall - nearly 4" tall, for side sleepers this may be the best choice... most don't get this big.Cons:- I'm pretty adept, but getting this thing back into it's stuff sack takes practice.- Smell... oh my... unpack this thing and let it air out for at least 3 days before you use it. It's nauseating out of the bag.- it's slick on the bottom, slides around on my pad. This is the #1 reason I didn't give this pillow 5 stars. Why in the world would you use a super slick bottom that has no surface stickiness... there is zero chance this pillow will stay in place on your pad. You will absolutely need to engineer some kind of shock cord system to hold it in place.

Very comfortable

Soft topper, but, not enough of it to compensate for balloon air bladder. Has loud crinkle noise when move around, kind of defeats the whole staying asleep thing. Also can't really adjust the inflation of the pillow, after losing about 20% it becomes too easy to roll off the pillow. Finally, let's be honest, it's way too bulky to justify when backpacking, I have a small travel pillow (real pillow) that packs down smaller and works better.

This is just a ridiculously overpriced air bag. It doesn't feel like "it has foam" or whatever. You blow it up and it feels like an airbag. This shouldn't be more than $14 tbh.