First Class Sleeper Travel Body Pillow - Sleeping well product

October 20th, 2009 Posted in Massage & Relaxation Products, Relieving Pain Products

First Class Sleeper Travel Body Pillow - Sleeping well product

The First Class Sleeper Pillow Be the smartest person on your flight with this wonderful solution to uncomfortable Airplane Seats. The 1st Class Sleeper was designed to make you sleep like a baby on any plane, train, or bus. Just inflate with a few breaths, sit back and relax.

The 1st Class Sleeper does the rest, supporting the lower back and shoulders while cradling your head and neck - no more “head bobs”! This tough, lightweight unit rolls up to the size of a travel umbrella and features a lifetime guarantee against leaks. Just 10 - 12 breaths of air fill the 1st class sleeper pillow up to just the right amount of support. Or blow it up with just 3 - 5 breaths of air and use it for lumbar support.

The inventor of the 1st Class Sleeper is airline pilot Captain Bob Duncan; who had to find a way to stop the chronic back pain he experienced on frequent return flights on which he flew as a passenger. He developed the First Class Sleeper to provide a cushion of comfortable support for his lower back, head, and shoulders. 1st Class Sleeper Pillow Features: Comfortable - Like having your own adjustable firmness air bed in the sky.

Use as a lumbar support or full size seat liner Easy to use - Inflates with just a few breaths and fits easily into any coach, business class or first class seat Hygienic - When do you think was the last time those airline pillow cases were cleaned? Tough - Built from all new heavy gauge virgin vinyl - the same material used in water beds Compact - Rolls up into a small package and weighs just a little more than a pound - about the same size as a travel umbrella.

Stores easily in your carry on bag or briefcase Flexible - Not only does your 1st Class Sleeper work on airplanes, it also works on most car, SUV and recreational vehicle seats as well as on buses and trains.

First Class Sleeper Travel Body Pillow Features

A solution to uncomfortable aircraft seating
Easy to Inflate with 10-12 breaths
Supports lower back, shoulders and cradles neck
Rolls into a small package weighing just over 1lb
Color blue

First Class Sleeper Travel Body Pillow REVIEWs

4.0 out of 5 stars Incremental improvement in comfort
I am 5′7″ and never am able to sleep comfortably in an airplane seat… even business class. I emerge from the airplane with a sore back and sometimes sore legs, neck and arms. I used the First Class Sleeper Pillow on a recent trip to Asia, 32 hours door to door. The first class sleeper produced an incremental improvement in comfort in my coach seat. Although it didn’t produce a miraculous improvement, it produced an improvement none the less. I liked the added support to my lumbar spine and the stabilization of my neck. It provided several sleeping positions which I could not have maintained without it.

One point that is not mentioned in the literature is that few people can maintain a single sleep position for more than about 20 minutes, so you need several satisfactory positions. This is particularly true in avoiding pain in the weight bearing part of the lower body which touches the seat.

If you are thinking of buying one I would encourage you to do it. It is not very expensive so if you don’t expect too much you will likely be very satisfied. It would be nice to have a check valve for the inflator so that your inflation doesn’t leak out between puffs.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for long flights
I used this in combination with the Therm-A-Rest Camp Seat on a 20 hour coach flight to Asia. It was the perfect size to fit on the coach seat. It was much more comfortable than the regular seat, and I found myself relaxed and comfortable at the end of the flight. I herniated two discs last year and was worried I would be in pain for my entire trip, but with this product I experienced no back pain at all.

The pillow only needs a few breaths to fill up to the proper inflation pressure. While it will seem like it is not even close to being inflated properly, once you lean back against it you will find that the small amount of air is perfect. It supports your lower back, shoulders, head and neck. I did try putting more air in it, and it is less comfortable because it is too firm and does not conform to your body. Follow the directions and you find that it is amazingly comfortable.

When it is deflated, it rolls into a fairly small size that easily fit into my backpack.

I recommend this for anyone who is going to go on a long flight and wants to be comfortable and rested at the end of the flight.

5.0 out of 5 stars Necessary for travelers with back issues
I bought the First Class Sleeper for a flight to Asia. I have lower back problems and was tired of getting dirty looks from other Economy class passengers from taking all available pillows in the surrounding seats for back support. For both my flight to Asia and the return trip, the airline stewards and stewardesses noticed the pillow, love it, and asked me for details on where to get one. Using this pillow, I had NO BACK PAIN after a long plane ride for the FIRST TIME EVER! The First Class Sleeper has earned itself a permanent place in my travel kit.

A few notes about this product:

* The pillow is inflated through a tube, not unlike the tube that they have on the life preservers (you know those yellow life preservers under the airplane seats where you blow into a tube to inflate.) The tube has a twisty bit at the end, which you turn to keep the air inside the pillow. To deflate, you unscrew the end of the tube and fold the sleeper pillow to let the air out.

* The Sleeper pillow does not fully inflate. So count your breaths, because the pillow will not look like it has air inside when it really does. It helps to over-inflate (10 breaths) and then decrease the air until you get to a comfortable level

* Since you are sharing the seat with your pillow, make sure that your legs have room to stretch under the seat in front of you. Having a large bag under the seat will make things uncomfortable because you will have no room for your legs.

* The pillow comes with a slim carrying case bag that’s about 10-12 inches long. The size of the carrying case makes it a bit awkward to carry if you are not using a carry on bag.

* Practice using the pillow on a chair at home before road testing it. Given the amount of time that you have to get to your seat, get your stuff in an overhead bin, and get settled in your seat before someone else is demanding access to the seat beside you, it helps to understand how the pillow works so that you can inflate and get settled very quickly.

In all, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this product, if for no other reason than the fact that for the first time in years, I am not popping pain meds during and after a long plane ride.