Woud you build your own pillow?
 

My guess is someone already thought of this but in my quest for the perfect (for me) pillow, I would want to customize the filling making a pillow a kit. You could buy different and new fillings (have some ideas on those) either until you got it right or to revitalize your pillow after 3-6 months.

I'm just not sure anyone would go to the trouble except with a little trial and error, you could create a perfect customized pillow for you.

I did that once when I was having problems with my neck. I half-filled a pillowcase with ground walnut shells. It conformed to my neck easily and worked well for the length of my rehab. So, I'd say it can be done.

Just sew a zipper into the pillow and you can change fillings as desired.

I’ve done it a few times… I like a feather pillow but not one that is too full. Issue is, feathers break down after time and they become too flat. My solution, buy a new feather pillow pull out part of the feathers and add them later as the ones inside breakdown.

That's part of what I'm talking about. I get a perfect pillow but it's only good for 3-6 months. Last pillow I bought was $200. Loved it initially, worth the money but it lasted a little over a month and then it wasn't so great anymore. Thank god I was able to return it.

What I really want to be able to is customize pillow filling with a variety of different foams and feathers and such.

The idea was too good not to have been done already.

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I am actually now pondering this. Thanks!

You spend $200 for a freaking pillow multiple times a year? :eek: Now I understand why paying a $500 bet was so difficult.

Walmart has all types of pillows for $5-$10. Pretty sure that is where my wife has gotten them in the past. Am guessing I go a couple years on the same pillow. Never give it a thought. The words "high maintenance" come to mind.

You're not going to get a good quality feather (down) pillow for $5-10.

I've tried lots of pillows in the past from cheap to expensive. Many years ago, my wife got a super nice down pillow for $300. I didn't like it. She loved hers, and we took mine back. I am only comfortable on a latex foam pillow. I even stayed at my parents once and was super comfortable on the pillow on their guest bed, but when I took it home, it didn't work for me. I assume maybe since I sleep on my side, the pillow and bed have to work together.

I just find it kind of funny... I have slept on a floor, an army bunk, the ground, a cot, an air mattress, a waterbed, couches, foldout beds, hotel beds, a hammock, recliners etc and never thought twice about it let alone thinking I needed a special pillow to sleep. :)

^^^ foldout beds are the very worst. :)

Sleeping on the ground (which I have done many times) makes me wish I had brought a pillow. Wadded up clothing fills the need.

It is interesting in that I used to be of the exact frame of mind.

Injuries, surgeries, arthritis, etc, catches up with you. We did the My Pillow route and they are very good, at least for me. All different sizes. I am also willing to pay for a more custom set up. We'll see.

For hotels, when I travel I have a huge roller in camo that I pack two pillows in. I have found over the years that the detergents they use for hotel linens irritates my eyes. Bringing in my own pillows helps immensely.

Shark's Tank.

Maybe Lory QVC has some million dollars ideas

That is probably 75% of what I want to do, thanks for posting Paul. I went through their build a pillow game and would ask a few more questions. What I didn't know is my position when I wake up.

As a side sleeper, I want a lot of soft volume to sink into with a medium core for support. And I want to be able to customize that core as well as make sure the volume stays where it should which I've worked out how to do.

^^^^ That's me.... except I can't sleep on my back.... never have. I understand if ya have physical conditions, etc. but I can sleep on anything.

I remember Byron used to sell 15K mattresses....

You need to try one Tim :D

Buy a pillow case and a goose too ;)

My ex-MIL used to make me pillows.. I thought it was a bit weird.. every time I went to China....a new pillow...

She also gave a new embroidered pillowcase with the new pillow..

She filled them with rice husks... She did make comfortable pillows

[QUOTE=TimT;11836540]My ex-MIL used to make me pillows.. I thought it was a bit weird.. every time I went to China....a new pillow...

She also gave a new embroidered pillowcase with the new pillow..


They look nice...but not great for sleeping. (embroidered cases)

Ahh, the sobakawa pillow. Those are great, but if overstuffed, it is really firm.

I'm ok with hotel detergents, just moisturize with a high quality lotion before going to bed. Hotels are one way to find good pillows. When I drove out to Colorado to pick up the Scirocco, we stayed in a hotel that had great pillows. Took a pic of the tag. Couldn't find this exact one but similar ones. That's when I knew I had to make my own pillow.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1667394058.jpg

Spent most of my life not caring about a what kind of pillow I had. I've always really liked to have something under my head, and the times I didn't have a pillow one my boots or some rolled up clothes sufficed. Now, I'm a lot more picky. I'd like the option of building my own pillow. Great idea.

I want a pillow with a refrigeration unit so that it is always refreshingly cool.

That is the dream, isn’t it?

There was/is a product called the “Chillow” and it does keep your head cool, but it was too hard for me.

I’ve become a big fan of in-bed temperature control.

In winter, I set the house heat to 60 F, so it is fairly chilly in the bedroom. My wife put an electric heating topper on the bed, each half of the bed can be heated to a different level, so it is just the right degree of comfy.

In summer, alas, the AC is not very effective in our bedroom - on the whole second floor of the house, really - so it would be nice to have some way to cool the bed. I don’t sleep well when it is hot, and sadly summer is getting hotter and hotter in Portland.

It looks like there are toppers that circulate chilled water to cool the bed. https://www.consumerreports.org/bed-cooling-devices/best-mattress-cooling-pads-a1218690832/

Anyone try these bed chillers?

I can't help you there but the converse. I use ultra-soft fleece fabric to polish window frames on. It makes a great pillowcase in the winter. Super soft, warm and snuggly.

Any tailor can sew them up for $20. Luxe fleece at Joann Fabrics is the best.

I've ordered a lot of different foams and fills, after doing some testing in the next few weeks, I'll send you a kit to try it out.

This thread has been great. I had no idea there were bed coolers. Vicki needs a cool bed, she sets the room temp down to 64 at night and puts a wet cloth on her neck to be comfortable. I'm on the other side under 3 blankets wearing sweat pants and heat holder socks. I ordered a Chilisleep for her after reading this thread.
I would love to build my own pillow. Every night is a battle with the pillow and the CPAP mask to try to get comfortable without the pillow pushing the mask off. A pillow with a sharp drop-off so I can support my head while sort of hanging the mask off the pillow would be great.

^^^ Try one of these....it's def has a sharp drop-off. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1128388-side-sleeper.html
I really like mine.