Therm-a-Rest Lumbar Travel Pillow

Update: Its now 2019 and I bought this lumbar support pillow back in 2016. I am still using this one every day. It is mostly my car seat back pillow, but I occasionally bring it out. It rolls up and deflates to fit in my purse when going to the movies or to church. I don’t have to blow in it to inflate it. I can just loosen the knob and it airs up itself. It’s still a great pillow. Fully inflated on its own and still very much useful and helps relieve my back pain. I would recommend this pillow to anyone with lower back pain and I’d buy it again if I ever need to. But I’ve had it for 3 years now and it’s still going strong. I've had this pillow for four months now and it's still working great. I use it daily since I have bulging discs in my lower back. I use it in the car and take it out, let the air out and roll it up to stick in my purse if I'm going somewhere where I need to sit for a while. It rolls up really small. It doesn't inflate too much on its own now when I loosen the cap to let the air in. Probably because I've used it so much that the foam inside has flattened some. But I just give it a few breaths of air in the opening and it's back to new. I really like how I can open the cap to let however much air out I need to when I'm using it. It can be softer or firmer to my liking. I'm glad I chose this one as opposed to a pillow that doesn't allow for this adjustment. Sometimes I just need more support if I'm in a chair that doesn't have lower back support. Sometimes I only need a little support if I'm in a tight space like my car seat.

I have degenerative disk disease in my lower back, so any time I am sitting for a long period of time in a seat without lumbar support, I am in pain. Often times I will use a sweatshirt or coat for support. Now I don't have to! This solves the problem for me. I use it when I am in a car that is not my own, and I use it whenever I fly and have to sit in the airplane seats that seam to have a hole in the lower back (If you know what I mean, then you will love this!). It easily stores in my laptop bag so I can use it at long meetings with bad chairs. It works simply and easily, and you can adjust it without moving it simply by opening the nozzle briefly. It is light, small, and stores even smaller. We have Therm-a-Rest camping pads, and have always been super happy with them. After more than a decade of use, they are still holding up! This seems to be exactly the same material and design in a smaller package, so I expect the same. It does take a little practice to get used to adjusting the inflated size if you have never had a Therm-a-Rest product before, but once you get it down it is super simple! The one drawback I can see is that it becomes so integrated to the seat that you are sitting in that you can forget that it is there. If you do that in a rental car then you may never see it again. I'm ordering a replacement! :)

Most lumbar pillows seem to provide support too high for me and they never seem to give me the support or comfort I am looking for. I typically cannot use lumbar support in most car seats because it usually feels like it is pushing on my spine a little too high. I was not expecting much from this pillow. Thought I would be just as disappointed as other pillows but I love this thing. It is very well constructed and can easy support my body weight. It can be inflated or deflated to optimize support and comfort. It truly is self inflating unlike other Thermorest products. Loved it so much I bought another one for a friend that was complaining about his back.

As a traveler with back arthritis (old fracture), I need lumbar support for long flights. Before I hauled around the same heavy memory foam pillow I use in my car. It took up a huge chunk of my carry-on! I checked amazon reviews and ordered this. Now that I have the Therma-Rest Lumbar Travel Pillow, I can actually bring a smaller carryon and have more space in it! It's very easy to inflate and deflate, which is great. It folds down quite small, like the space of 2-3 granola bars or a paperback book. It provides adequate support, which you can play around with by inflating more or less (for me full inflation is too much). The support doesn't, of course, mold to your own body and that's why it isn't perfect. But - it keeps me from having a lot of pain or discomfort; and I don't have to lug an awkward large pillow around. I recommend it!

I recently had back surgery and finding the goldilocks "just right" firmness for support has been a challenge, until this pillow. Where ever I'm sitting, whatever I need, it's customizable to my exact requirements. Sometimes it's fully inflated, but often I have it barely inflated, depending on the moment and chair. Portable to take in the car, restaurants, airplanes... I can adjust to my need and be much more comfortable where I am. This pillow makes my ability to GO places without as much pain the perfect companion for a full life. Highly recommend if you need a customizable pillow for varying situations.

I give this a five star rating because it works. I took it on a very long flight to Egypt and it was tremendous. Now I use it in my car. It is so simple to stick behind your back and it inflates itself. Too firm? Just turn the valve while it is behind your back and release the right amount to make your comfortable. I'm not sure why there are negative reviews on this. It is a great product. Some people will complain about anything. Tried and tested. Recommended.

We flew to Italy from Phoenix. 5 hours across the country. Then another 9+ hour flight. I guess I could say it sorta a little bit helped. Have the other flights I forgot I had it. I usually use my shirt or something thing. Pro's it is really tiny when you take all the air out of it for traveling a lot that was nice. We went to 5 cities and 7 flights, train rides etc. I only used it for the 2 long flights. It is high quality material will last long. Maybe it would be good for car rides, train rides or camping. Fit in the arch of your back good. maybe if they made the design a little more curved for the lower back that might be a better design. Con price is way too high and I didn't feel it helped that much. However I had to have back surgery 4 months after so my back was so bad maybe I am not a person to give a good review. I put off lower back surgery for over 10 years. This wasn't soft. Hope this helps. It was good where it wasn't too bulking and your back didn't feel like you were being pushed forward too much.

I used it for a very long, long flight and I feel like it helped me so much and I left my back pain when I came back. It was more than 25 hours flight round three more than 50 hours from US to Africa. I loved it. It’s super easy to use and carry around. I can squeeze it in and put it in my purse and I can reinflate it when I needed it. It’s very very helpful and I use it in my car every day.

Perfect to put in your wife's handbag for when you have an injured back and are going out to dinner, and you will need lumbar support to be able to sit through 3 courses.

Mi è stato consigliato da un amico osteopata, che lo usa quotidianamente. In ufficio aiuta molto se si sta tanto seduti, e, già dai primi utilizzo, ho notato che a fine giornata non avverto più la zona lombare irrigidita. Il fatto che sia regolabile facilmente permette di adattarlo a tutte le esigenze. Ottimo anche per lunghi viaggi in auto.

Prompt delivery. Great product, compact & simple to use. Fits the purpose well.

Excelente. Es un poco más grande de lo que imaginaba pero cumple su función a la perfección. Siempre intento tener un soporte en la espalda cuando estoy sentada por mucho tiempo para evitar el consecuente dolor lumbar. Necesitaba algo que cumpla esta función y que sea fácil de transportar para usarlo en viajes. Esta almohada es muy fácil de inflar y desinflar y brinda un gran soporte lumbar. Ya la usé en un primer trayecto y creo que será un elemento indispensable para todos los viajes que haga en el futuro. Estoy muy contenta y satisfecha con la compra.

Great lumbar support cushion. I have several protruding discs and have tried lots of different cushions and devices over the years. As I had a long haul flight coming up I thought I’d try this out. It’s the best cushion I’ve used - because it’s very customisable. You can expand it as much or as little as you want and because of it’s relatively small size you can put it wherever you need it on your back And, most importantly, move it around as your trip goes on. And at the end of the trip you can roll it up very small. So glad I got this!