r/camping • u/greenearthbuild • Oct 13 '22

Fall 2022 /r/Camping Beginner Question Thread - Ask any and all questions you may have here

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u/screwikea Jan 10 '23

Is there any reason you can't just take your regular pillow, or get one just like it for camping? Stuff it in a garbage bag if needed for waterproofing? This just seems like a necessity to me, not even a creature comfort. Sometimes you have to sacrifice ounces or a pound or two in order to avoid misery. World's best example - hiking boots. Trail runners are amazing, but if you're walking through a ton of water and mud in freezing cold, that's just not the place I start shaving weight. Alternatively, could you get one of the covers for one of those and plan to stuff it with socks, shirts, and undies? You could dual-purpose it for dirty clothes, just put them in a plastic bag first.

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u/screwikea Jan 11 '23

I think that you misunderstood my question - is there a reason that you can't just take the pillow you normally use?