Ther­marest Com­press­ible Pil­low Review

 

The Ther­marest Com­press­ible Pil­low  is quite a won­der­ful item I have recently added to my camp­ing back­pack. For years while sleep­ing at camp­sites, I would use rolled up dirty clothes or my back­pack as a pil­low. These were not good options for sev­eral rea­sons. Com­fort being the rea­son that stands out. A few times I brought pil­lows from home, but they can be rather bulky and are eas­ily dam­aged while camping.

Ther­marest Comfort

The Ther­marest Com­press­ible Pil­low solved all my prob­lems while tak­ing up very lit­tle space. It rolls up so small, it fits nicely into my back­pack. At first I didn’t believe that once it unrolled, it had a chance of retak­ing a com­fort­able form again. I was very wrong. Once I unrolled it, it still looked flat but after a minute it had regained its fluffi­ness and pro­vided the most com­fort­able camp­ing pil­low option I’ve yet to come across. When you roll it up, the attached draw-string secures the pil­low and keeps it from unrolling in your back­pack or bag. This Ther­marest requires no infla­tion either. Those infla­tion pil­lows can be comfy, but they require you to carry around an infla­tion device, which is why I pre­fer this pillow.

Com­press­ible Pil­low For Travel

The Ther­marest Com­press­ible Pil­low is a good option for travel as well. Long rides of any sort can be uncom­fort­able places to try to nap, whether it be car, train, bus, or plane. This pil­low can store eas­ily in your carry-on bag or back­pack and will let you get your desired rest.

Camp­ing Pillows

It is also machine wash­able. I have washed and dried mine sev­eral times and it always main­tained its com­fort.  After stor­ing for long peri­ods of time in the rolled up posi­tion, it still comes to full fluffi­ness within a few minutes.

The Ther­marest is avail­able in three dif­fer­ent sizes rang­ing from small to large. There are at least six sep­a­rate design schemes to choose from as well, includ­ing two dif­fer­ent cammo pat­terns, two solid color, and two dec­o­ra­tive pat­terns. I bought one of the polka dot­ted patterns.

The Com­press­ible Pil­low is a great option for campers, hik­ers, back­pack­ers, and trav­el­ers that need a com­press­ible solu­tion for head rest. They make a great gift for the out­doors­man on your shop­ping list as well. Pick one up from Ama­zon today! The medium and large sizes are even avail­able with free ship­ping.

 

Wen­zel Alpine  Dome 3-Person Tent Review

 

 

The Wen­zel Alpine three per­son dome tent is a nice tent for its price range. There are bet­ter three per­son tents avail­able but they will cost nearly three times as much as the Alpine.

Get­ting the Wen­zel Alpine set up and ready to go can be accom­plished rather quickly. With only three poles to work with, no won­der it is so easy. In fact, if you’ve ever set up a tent before, you can prob­a­bly get this one up with­out even read­ing the direc­tions. Of course read­ing the direc­tions first is always advis­able. Plus the pole pock­ets sim­plify the whole process. Tak­ing the Alpine down is easy as well. One per­son is all that is needed. The rain fly is pretty small so putting it on is a snap also.

The Wen­zel Alpine does pretty good in light rain and maybe some light wind. This tents’ fab­ric is the typ­i­cal weather armor with rein­forced floor and strong seams and all those good mar­ket­ing terms that make tents sound like they could with­stand a hur­ri­cane. The truth is, this tent will with­stand light rain just fine, but the rain fly is so small that it does not cover the win­dows, mean­ing you can’t open them for good ven­ti­la­tion dur­ing the rain. Of course in dry weather, this isn’t a prob­lem at all. I do like the attached floor mat with drainage that helps to keep the inside of the tent clean.

The Wen­zel Alpine is touted as eight feet by eight and a half feet, but with its pen­ta­gon shape, these dimen­sions are from the longest points and no sin­gle wall actu­ally mea­sures this long. This could cause a prob­lem if try­ing to sleep a tall per­son or even three adults. One adult with a cou­ple of chil­dren or three chil­dren will fit fine. Two adults will fit as long as the adults aren’t both over six feet tall. If you must sleep three adults, I would say that the Wen­zel Alpine is not for you unless you are much shorter than aver­age people.

The large D shaped door is a nice touch. The zip­per also runs smoothly with­out snag­ging, which is uncom­mon in tents that are this rea­son­ably priced. There is a small loft that is great for plac­ing per­sonal items like wal­lets or cell phones. The Wen­zel Alpine is very light-weight; about eight pounds, mak­ing it ideal for bik­ing, hik­ing, or motor­cy­cle trips. It would also make a good tent for music fes­ti­vals and the like.

The Wen­zel Alpine Dome Tent, while hav­ing a few flaws is a great tent for the kids. They will find it sim­ple to set up and carry them­selves, also will be able to fit in it with­out trou­ble. Order your Wen­zel Alpine Dome Tent from Ama­zon Today while it is dis­counted and avail­able with free shipping!