The neck contraptions people use on planes

I have difficulty sleeping on planes just like anyone else who can't afford first class does. There simply isn't any way to possibly sleep in an upright position for anyone that isn't on their 2nd day of fighting and armed conflict.

I have seen the evolution of the neck pillow over the years and honestly, some of these things are ridiculous.

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I'm not trying to tell anyone how to live their lives but what exactly are we hoping to accomplish here?

Let me tell you what the ultimate neck pillow is: A powerful sedative. That's my neck pillow. Pop an Ambien and then see if you can stay awake, it's a real challenge. Sure your neck is going to be popping all over the place and it isn't real sleep and certainly isn't refreshing but at least you don't have to look like those creatures in star wars that have snake heads.

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This guy has the ultimate neck pillow, everwhere he goes.

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I saw one of these the last time I was on a long-haul flight and it took me a while to actually find a version of it in an image search. I am not going to sneak pictures of strangers even if they do look like jackaloons.

I just wonder to the people that are neck pillow enthusiasts so to speak: does any of this work? Do you have a great upright sleep with these things?

now they have pillows that attach to the seat as well and while I am totally a "live and let live" sort of person, I really find a lot of this stuff to be another way to take money away from people.

Airplane travel sucks now. I don't think there is really any way around that. If any of these things improve your own experience then I say go for it. But once you start attaching things to my seat we may have a problem. Maybe this is just one more reason why people are fussing and shouting at one another on airplanes all the time and then ending up on a no fly list because of it.

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@cryptoandcoffee(85)· 6d

I have never tried because you cannot sleep whilst sitting in a seat too small. I have upgrade points for the next flights and I plan to try and get some form of sleep. The floor is great on the A380 and it all depends how full the flight is.

@riverflows(82)· 7d

They always say how great it is on the ads. My problem is not neck support. It's trying to sleep in a seated position. Give me good drugs.