• KingJalopy
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    3927 days ago

    I figured it out. I bought a fancy $100 pillow that a certain hotel uses which is fucking bliss. Underneath that I have the flattest most useless “idea” of a pillow I’ve had for years. Combined it is the perfect amount of pillow. I can’t recommend enough purchasing a high quality pillow though, it’s a game changer for real.

  • @[email protected]
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    3427 days ago

    I suffered for so long and then finally caved and bought a custom-fit pillow for side sleeping. Literally had to go to a physio to measure the space between my neck and the end of my shoulder. It was some of the best $200 I have ever spent, I cannot recommend it enough.

      • @[email protected]
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        2527 days ago

        It’s one of these bad boys. Mine is specifically for side sleeping but they have back sleeper ones too.

          • @[email protected]
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            326 days ago

            I’m not super sure but I think they just give you a different size that’s better fitted for in between. Mine is just a tad bit too tall if I sleep on my back, but I had requested a side sleeper only.

        • @[email protected]
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          126 days ago

          Why does that cost so much? It’s just a different shape it can’t cost that much more to make than a normal pillow lol

          • @[email protected]
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            526 days ago

            The material is significantly better than other memory foam pillows of similar shape that I’ve had, but I suspect part of it is the gimmick too of like a medically approved custom sized pillow. I’ve had it for about a year now though and unlike other memory foam ones I’ve had, it’s kept its shape very well and is still as comfortable as when I first got it.

          • @[email protected]
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            327 days ago

            There is more space between your head and the ground when you are on your side

            On your back you want a gradual increase in height from your shoulders up

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            126 days ago

            A back sleeper pillow is the right size and shape to fit in a coffin, which is the only time you should be “sleeping” on your back.

  • 74 183.84
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    3027 days ago

    You gotta game the system man. One big good pillow and one lil bitch pillow. You will sleep like a king

    • Blackout
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      1827 days ago

      I have a feather pillow that completely collapses under the weight of my head. I guess I just need the essence of a pillow.

      • @[email protected]
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        127 days ago

        Almost as if people arent identical copies of each other and have their own requirements :D

        more or less layers

        for me its usually less too tho

        • blaue_Fledermaus
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          127 days ago

          I read a story that once the US air force tried designing a pilot seat based on the average of the measurements of all their pilots and ended with something that was uncomfortable to all of them.

    • edric
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      327 days ago

      Do you have a link? Regular pillows are too thick for my head when lying on my back and it hurts my neck. I instead use a folded blanket so I can customize the thickness.

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    27 days ago

    “ my opponent has gone too far!”

    “ my opponent hasn’t gone too far enough!”

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    1427 days ago

    I sliced a memory foam pillow to half thickness with a single edge razor and put it in the same case as a firm pillow. It’s stiff as fuck for the first week or 2, but hoo boy is it the best pillow I’ve ever had. My wife kept stealing my pillow, so she got the other half of the foam pillow

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    927 days ago

    Shredded foam, pretty much any kind, with a zippered end for adjusting. Toss it in the dryer on cool for 10m when it loses it’s floof.

  • Match!!
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    626 days ago

    I’m going to get one perfect porcelain pillow and live like an emperor

  • wander1236
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    627 days ago

    I found out that those boxy memory foam pillows under a fairly flat “normal” pillow is basically perfect for me

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      227 days ago

      Even in a hammock I use a very small camping pillow - the Snoozy from Wise Owl - but I sleep on my side, I can’t fall asleep on my back. When I first tried hammock camping I was up almost 72 hrs straight trying to fall asleep on my back. But I just curl up my legs and sleep like a baby now.

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    527 days ago

    I use a “cube” memory foam pillow with a cooling side. It’s the best thing I’ve ever bought