The Travel Halo
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Fabric headband with build-in pillows.
UK price: £21.50
Pros: it’s machine washable
Cons: everything else
Verdict: do I look like a Travel Halo sort of guy?
Rating: no stars
Available from: http://www.relax-uk.com/
Product Review
Here’s the idea: weary sleep-deprived travellers buy a Travel Halo, wear it round their head as a portable built-in headrest and eyeshade and sleep happily ever after.
Here’s the reality: you look like a total ding-a-ling and can’t sleep worrying what everyone thinks about you.
The Travel Halo is a black fabric headband. At the back are two small padded cushions. At the front is a flap of black material. It costs £21.50.
Here’s the marketing speil: “The brand new TravelHalo™ is a neat and discreet head band incorporating two small pillows that stabilise your head and keep your neck straight while travelling. You slip the ‘halo’ band onto your head and adjust the two mini pillows for comfort. If you want to relax deeply or fall asleep, simply fold down the integral soft eye mask to block out light. Heavenly!”
Previously I thought using my rolled up socks once as a pillow was a bit naff - but this beats them easily. You have the sock-like pads attached to the back of your head as you walk round the plane or bus. You look like someone with a strange taste in hats with big cushions stitched on the back or some kind of eccentric hippy with a bizarre hairband. Or some previously unheard of branch of Judaism that requires you to wear a black padded band round your head while travelling.
It’s of course completely preposterous and in these hard times I am amazed at some of the ridiculous travel products I get sent to review. Which hard-nosed industrialist thought it worth investing loads of share-holders’ cash in producing a warehouse full of these things?
And the point about sleeping in planes and buses is that the seats are crap. Get us better seats not padded headbands. If you can’t get a better seat you need something far more adjustable around your neck and head but even then it doesn’t help much if the seat is too upright.
The Travel Halo isn’t even comfortable. I’m writing this review wearing the darned thing. I hope no-one walks into the office. They'll think the Kitmaster has finally lost it. "I'm protecting the back of my head with these padded cushions," I'll splutter. They'll look awkward.
It’s a bit tight and I’m getting a headache. Oh forget it, it’s going in the bin.
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