We travel a lot and in the past two years we’ve been flying more and more, so I have actually been searching for the best travel pillow to prevent neck-ache and help me get some decent rest on long flights for quite a while now. I’ve tried a few different ones, from the conventional around-the-neck types, memory foam, inflatable, all sorts. While some are better than others, none of them have so far properly addressed the biggest issue when sleeping in an economy airline seat – side support to rest your head against. JetComfy got in touch with us and asked us to test out their new JetComfy travel pillow, which they think is the world’s best travel pillow, so let’s see if they’ve managed to find a decent solution.
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
When it comes to regular and long distance travel, comfort is one of the most important factors in determining how you feel about the whole experience. A comfortable, relaxing flight can set you up for a perfect trip, ready to hit the beach, climb a mountain, or attend an important business meeting to close that big deal. Get it wrong however, be uncomfortable and endure hours of neck-ache and no sleep, and you could spend the first couple of days of your precious vacation recovering in bed. Or, you could show up to your important meeting with bloodshot eyes and a head like cotton wool – good luck negotiating that deal! Sleep is always the biggest challenge on any flight, especially in economy seats, and the biggest barrier to sleep is difficulty in finding a comfortable position to rest your head and support your neck, meaning you need to find the best travel pillow to provide that.
Before I get into what I thought about it, here’s what JetComfy promise about it and why they think they have created the world’s best travel pillow.
1. The first point they make is that, “Our travel pillow takes weight off your spine and neck for a natural resting pose.” This is exactly what I’ve been searching for but haven’t been able to find yet!
2. “A full 2 inches of high quality memory foam… your face and neck will sink into soft pillow comfort.” Memory foam is great, but sometimes it gets covered in cheap velour which feels very weird against your skin.
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
3. “USB Rechargeable Power Packs…With up to two 3000Ah built-in power packs, always travel with plenty of charge for your mobile devices.” Always useful, running out of battery on a long flight is a massive pain! Be aware though that these USB power packs do not come with the JetComfy Travel Pillow was standard and have to be purchased as an ‘upgrade kit purchase’.
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
4. “Fully Adjustable height, swivel and tilt, JetComfy connects to your armrest and lets you position your pillow in the most comfortable way, customized just for you during your travels.” This is a very good start, as pretty much all of the travel pillows I have tried before are a one-size-fits-all product. The biggest problem with that idea is that one size never does not fit all!
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
5. “Designed for frequent travellers, our pillow includes a sleek compartment that houses a combination 4-in-1 pen/stylus/light/pointer. Be prepared to fill out those pesky customs forms and find those lost items under the seat!” This is a neat idea which I probably would use on an overnight flight, to avoid switching on the laser-beam retina-burning overhead reading light while most of the passengers are asleep. It also seems like a good way to add a little extra value to the ‘Upgrade Kit Purchase’ as that’s how you get it.
6. “Customize your JetComfy with our soft and comfy micro-fiber pillow covers. Available in multiple colors!” This should take care of the tacky-velour cover issue that I’ve found with other travel pillows. Washable is also good as any travelling gets things dirty quickly and anything you’re resting your face on should be as clean as possible! P.S. You get an extra one of these in your Upgrade Kit, so you always have a spare!
7. “Our pillow’s armrest strap also doubles as a handy luggage attachment strap, keeping your JetComfy secure, portable and available at all times!” This speaks for itself really and it is useful. It’s something I would expect to find in any travel pillow these days.
Is the JetComfy Travel Pillow the best travel pillow in the world?
So on first impressions when the JetComfy travel pillow looks compact, simple and the basic packaging doesn’t hide anything so it’s clear exactly what size it is. One obvious advantage this travel pillow has over others i’ve tried is its shape. It’s compact and rectangular, rather than a u-shaped wrap-around thing, so at least it will fit well in your suitcase.
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
Opening the packaging, the travel pillow is blatantly different from any other in several ways; the soft fluffy cushion cover; compact size and shape; and the extra mechanics hidden underneath.
Behind the soft cover and the memory foam cushion is a plastic backing which houses a telescopic pole with two sprung struts. These fold out to form the adjustable support system, which is how the JetComfy travel pillow is supposed to allow any user to achieve the best resting position for the head and neck.
It’s immediately clear how it works; the telescopic pole extends and is adjustable. At the base of the pole is a right-angled foot which sits on the corner of an armrest and the nylon strap wraps around to secure it.
I tested this out on an armchair in the living room then extended the support arm until the cushioned pad reached the side of my face. The two sprung struts allow the travel pillow to tilt into the correct angle of the side of the head and support it at the same time, which seems to work quite well. Rather than having support at the rear of my neck then my head falling to the side, this feels like my head would stay in a nice side resting position , allowing me to sleep properly.
JetComfy Travel Pillow – The World’s Best Travel Pillow
So, how does the JetComfy Travel Pillow measure up to the promises we went through at the beginning?
1. “…takes weight off your spine and neck for a natural resting pose.”
The position of my head and neck when using the JetComfy Travel Pillow was actually quite comfortable. The adjustable, telescopic pole and the two sprung struts let the cushion support my head in a comfortable side position. I’ll have to try it on a long flight to know for sure, but I managed a little nap in front of the TV without any trouble!
2. A full 2 inches of high quality memory foam… your face and neck will sink into soft pillow comfort.”
Simply, the memory foam does its job perfectly well – It’s comfortable and it stays comfortable.
3. “With up to two 3000Ah built-in power packs, always travel with plenty of charge for your mobile devices.”
Does exactly what it says on the tin. The two mini-cylindrical charging packs slide into the side of the plastic casing, so they’re easily accessible.
4. “Fully Adjustable height, swivel and tilt, JetComfy connects to your armrest and lets you position your pillow in the most comfortable way, customized just for you during your travels.”
The system seems to work – 4 points of adjustment that you can use to get just the right sleep position. Unlike the many others I’ve tried, this travel pillow feels like it could form part of a decent sleep.
5. “Designed for frequent travellers, our pillow includes a sleek compartment that houses a combination 4-in-1 pen/stylus/light/pointer. Be prepared to fill out those pesky customs forms and find those lost items under the seat!”
The pen/stylus/torch/pointer is a cool little tool to have when travelling, so it’s a nice little add-on.
6. “Customize your JetComfy with our soft and comfy micro-fiber pillow covers. Available in multiple colors!”
The microfibre cushion cover is a lot better than the bad velour covers on most of the other travel pillows out there.
7. “Our pillow’s armrest strap also doubles as a handy luggage attachment strap, keeping your JetComfy secure, portable and available at all times!”
As promised the pillow is easy to carry around and the compact shape of it allows it to fit into a suitcase properly too.
Conclusion – Is JetComfy the best travel pillow out there?
When it comes to travelling, flying, train travel, or any type of travel, sleep is a case of doing the best you can with what you have, so I don’t believe that there is any such thing as the ‘perfect travel pillow’. The perfect travel pillow would be a real bed, but that would mean buying a first class ticket! What the JetComfy Travel Pillow does do however, is give you a fighting chance of a good night’s sleep. With your head supported on the side and at the right height, combined with a pair of earplugs and a good eye mask, you should be able to get some rest as you fly. I’ll go as far as to say that the JetComfy Travel Pillow is the best compromise I’ve seen so far and I’ll be taking it with me on my next flight!
We’re giving away JETCOMFY PILLOWS (plus the upgrades) to 2 awesome travelers.. just answer these questions in the comment section below: WHERE ARE YOU TRAVELING NEXT and WHY DO YOU NEED THE JETCOMFY PILLOW?
This article is written in collaboration with JetComfy USA.
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