Nemo
Nemo Fillo Elite Pillow (Regular, 39 x 27 x 8 cm)
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Packed size: 9/10 How much room it takes in your rucksack.
Ultralight and long-distance backpackers who want a soft cover for under 100 g
- Type
- Hybrid
- Weight
- 80 g
- Height
- 8 cm
- Size
- 39 x 27 cm
Packed size 0.5 L, 10 cm long and 8 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
Shorter than a 2-litre bottle and thinner than one. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Absolute Snow £47.95 In stock. RRP £59.95; delivery charge shows only in the basket, free over £100.
View at shop: Absolute SnowNeedle Sports £54 In stock. Free delivery. Mango, Blue Horizon and Black Pearl in stock. The shop's RRP is £60.00 (Absolute Snow shows £59.95). Free delivery over £50.
View at shop: Needle SportsUltralight Outdoor Gear £54.99 In stock. Free delivery. Midnight Grey (£52.99) is out of stock on 2 Nov 2026, so this is the price of the colours in stock. The shop's RRP is £59.99; free tracked UK delivery.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearPrices checked 2 Nov 2026 to 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Brand lists a minimum weight of 80 g (83 g with the stuff sack), in the 70–119 g band. Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 82 g, Needle Sports 80 g, OutdoorGearLab weighed 85 g and Live for the Outdoors 70 g on its own sample (all in the same band; the brand's 80 g figure has not changed since 2021).
Packed size
From maker's figures 9/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.
Brand gives a packed size of 10 cm long and 8 cm across: 3.1416 x 4 x 4 x 10 = 503 cm³, about 0.50 L, in the under 0.6 L band.
In short
Good for
- Ultralight and long-distance backpackers who want a soft cover for under 100 g
- Back sleepers, or side sleepers who add a jacket for height
- Anyone who wants a washable cover on a very small pillow
Strengths
- 80 g and about 0.5 L, roughly the size of a soda can
- Soft jersey cover with a thin PrimaLoft layer; removable and machine washable
- Baffled air cell holds the head in place
- Stuff sack is sewn into the cover
Weaknesses
- Only 8 cm tall: testers say it is low for side sleepers
- No way to fasten it to a mat, and the underside is slippery
- Valve is long and fiddly; one Halfway Anywhere valve failed
- Getting it back into the sewn-in stuff sack takes effort (OutdoorGearLab)
- Costly for a pillow of this size
- Not enough evidence yet on long-term durability
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (5)
- Nemo: Fillo Elite Ultralight Backpacking Pillow (Regular 80 g, 39 x 27 x 8 cm, packed 10 x 8 cm)
- OutdoorGearLab: Nemo Fillo Elite Review (tested, ranked 6th of 17 camping pillows)
- Treeline Review: Best Backpacking Pillows of 2026 (Nemo Fillo Elite, field-tested)
- Live for the Outdoors: Best Camping Pillows (Nemo Fillo Elite, best overall, comfort 5/5)
- Halfway Anywhere: NEMO Fillo Elite Ultralight Backpacking Pillow Review (long-term use)