The Trekology Aluft Pillow 2.0 is about as small as a real pillow gets. It weighs 110 g, rolls up smaller than a soda can, and rubber dots plus a latch strap keep it on your sleeping mat. It’s a bare inflatable with no cover, so it’s for when every gram counts more than a soft feel. It cost us $34.
What’s in the box
A contoured inflatable pillow in black, made of a water-resistant elastic TPU fabric, with a two-way valve, rubber anti-slip dots on the back and a latch strap that clips to the baffles of an inflatable sleeping mat. It comes with a small stuff sack.
What we like
- Only 110 g
- Packs smaller than a soda can
- Anti-slip dots and latch strap
- Contoured shape for the neck
- Quick push-button deflate
- Cheap at $34
What we don’t
- No removable cover
- Like a balloon if overfilled
- Fabric isn’t soft
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Trekology |
| Material | Water-resistant elastic TPU |
| Colour | Black |
| Weight | 110 g |
| Size | 40.6 × 30.5 × 10 cm |
| Packed size | 12.7 × 5 cm |
| Valve | Two-wayPush-button deflate |
| Features | Anti-slip dotsLatch strap |
Small enough for any pack
Packed, it’s 12.7 × 5 cm, so it fits in a hip-belt pocket or the lid of a pack. Blown up, it’s 40.6 × 30.5 cm with 10 cm of loft, enough to rest your head on without it sliding out from under you, and the contoured shape gives the neck a little support on your back or side. The TPU fabric is tough and shrugs off condensation in the tent.
Dots and a latch keep it on the matDots and latch
Trekology calls it the Dot and Latch design. Rubber dots on the back grip the mat, and the latch strap clips around a baffle of an inflatable mat, so the pillow stays put when you roll over. On a very slippery or unusual mat the dots grip less, which is when the strap earns its place.
Blowing it up and letting it downInflating
It takes three to eight breaths through the two-way valve, which doesn’t let the air back out between breaths. Stop early for a softer pillow: filled hard, it feels like a balloon. A press of the button lets it all out, and it rolls back into its sack in under a minute. The fabric is functional rather than soft, so a t-shirt over it helps on a warm night.
How it compares with other inflatable pillowsVs other inflatables
We’ve tested four other inflatable pillows. The Trekology Aluft Deluxe adds a soft, quilted foam cover for 10 g more, the Trekology Aluft Ultra is a big pillow the size of the one at home, and the Hikenture has a washable cover but no mat strap. The Trekology Aluft Neck is the U-shaped travel pillow of the range, for naps sitting up.
This one Aluft 2.0 | Grippy Hikenture | Quilted Aluft Deluxe | Lightest Aluft Neck | Biggest Aluft Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat strap | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Size | 40.6 × 30.5 × 10 cm | 43 × 27 × 11 cm | 40.5 × 28 × 10 cm | 37 × 29 × 11 cm | 60 × 38 × 12 cm |
| Packed size | 12.7 × 5 cm | 15 × 8 cm | 15.2 × 10 × 7.6 cm | 7.5 × 12 cm | 19 × 10 × 10 cm |
| Cover | None, bare TPU | Soft fabric, washable | Quilted foam, removable | Polyester & cotton, removable | Velvet, removable |
| Breaths to fill | 3–8 | 3–5 | 3–5 | – | 4–6 |
| Weight | 110 g | 140 g | 120 g | 100 g | 265 g |
| Price paid | $34 | $29 | $33 | $25 | $46 |
| Our score | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
Conclusion: Trekology Aluft 2.0 Backpacking PillowConclusion
The Trekology Aluft Pillow 2.0 is a tiny, cheap pillow for backpackers who count grams. At 110 g it packs smaller than a soda can, it blows up in a few breaths, and the rubber dots and latch strap keep it on your mat. The bare TPU fabric isn’t soft, there’s no cover to wash and it feels like a balloon if you overfill it, but for $34 it’s a big step up from a rolled-up jacket.
A tiny, cheap inflatable pillow for when every gram counts.
At 110 g it packs smaller than a soda can, and the rubber dots and latch strap keep it on the mat. The bare TPU fabric isn’t soft, there’s no cover to wash, and it feels like a balloon if you overfill it.
- Backpackers
- Hikers
- Travellers
Yes, for backpackers. At $34 you get a 110 g pillow that packs smaller than a soda can and stays on the mat. It isn’t soft, and there’s no cover to wash.
