Zips into a pillow, unzips into a blanket, and means never touching an aeroplane one again.
Why it makes every trip better
I freeze on every single flight, so taking my own blanket stopped being optional a long time ago. The problem was always carrying it. This zips up into a pillow, which means it travels as one small object rather than a bundle under your arm.
The alternative is what the airline hands you and, unless you’re in business class, that’s a thin, scratchy, occasionally questionable piece of material, or nothing at all. Having your own removes that lottery. I’ve owned one of these in several colours, because matching your travel things is a perfectly reasonable thing to care about.
WHO TRAVELS WITH THIS
For anyone who has ever landed cold, stiff, and slightly resentful.
The Woman Who Is Always Cold on a Plane: Cabin temperature is set for someone else. Bringing your own is the only thing that reliably works.
The Economy Long-Hauler: Airline blankets are thin at best and absent at worst. This removes the gamble from an eleven-hour flight.
The Germ-Conscious Flyer: Nobody wants to think too hard about how often a shared blanket is washed. Yours is yours.
The Road Tripper: Zipped into a pillow it works for the passenger seat. Unzipped it covers whoever is trying to sleep in the back.
