The Full-timer's Indoor Pillow - Buckwheat hulls?

[Singingcrowsings]

Hi there,

I have been full-time for a very long time now, and have been an off again and on again pillow user in my Mayan hammock indoor. In trying to stay eco-friendly, I've recently come across buckwheat hull pillows. They are known for cradling your head, but usually on a flat mattress or tatami mat. I am wondering if anyone else has tried one in a hammock, and if so, what size you use? At 2lb - 5lb they are way too heavy to backpack with, but at home..., would they work in a hammock?

Thanks!

[Latherdome]

Hi there,

I have been full-time for a very long time now, and have been an off again and on again pillow user in my Mayan hammock indoor. In trying to stay eco-friendly, I've recently come across buckwheat hull pillows. They are known for cradling your head, but usually on a flat mattress or tatami mat. I am wondering if anyone else has tried one in a hammock, and if so, what size you use? At 2lb - 5lb they are way too heavy to backpack with, but at home..., would they work in a hammock?

Thanks!

They are all I’ve used at home in the hammock since 2013, and since the 90s when I still slept in beds. I use small kidney-shaped cervical ones, loosely filled, washable cotton covers. They are simply perfect. I miss them when I camp with a small inflatable for weight and space reasons.

Every few years I wash and dry the hulls in a mesh bag since they must pick up a lot of body oil, though they’ve never smelled or anything. I still have the original hulls from my 1990s bed pillows so I’m ready for the buckwheat hull apocalypse.


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[Singingcrowsings]

They are all I’ve used at home in the hammock since 2013, and since the 90s when I still slept in beds. I use small kidney-shaped cervical ones, loosely filled, washable cotton covers. They are simply perfect. I miss them when I camp with a small inflatable for weight and space reasons.

Every few years I wash and dry the hulls in a mesh bag since they must pick up a lot of body oil, though they’ve never smelled or anything. I still have the original hulls from my 1990s bed pillows so I’m ready for the buckwheat hull apocalypse.


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Oh! Thanks for the quick reply!

Would you mind telling me which brand you have? I mostly see rectangle and straight tube shapes.

[Latherdome]

Oh! Thanks for the quick reply!

Would you mind telling me which brand you have? I mostly see rectangle and straight tube shapes.

Presently using these: https://www.pillowcompany.com/suppor...s/neck-pillow/

Long ago I had one with a terry cover I preferred, but I can’t now find similar in cotton.


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[Singingcrowsings]

Presently using these: https://www.pillowcompany.com/suppor...s/neck-pillow/

Long ago I had one with a terry cover I preferred, but I can’t now find similar in cotton.


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Thanks so much, Latherdome! That helps a lot!

[Latherdome]

Thanks so much, Latherdome! That helps a lot!

There are some decent looking ones on Etsy right now too. No experience but at least one much cheaper with a hemp cover I expect will last longer than the thin cotton ones I have now. About 3-4 years of nightly and they’re prone to rip.


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[Singingcrowsings]

I will keep that in mind. I never thought they would rip! All those hulls all over the place! Yikes!