Vive Inflatable Lumbar Pillow - Cushion for Airplane Seat Travel Support - Lower Back Cushion for Car, Office Chair - Adjustable Firm Air Neck Pain, Sciatica Relief - Compact Portable Camping Headrest

Completely counteracts the concave shape of airplane seats, much better than the short wide ones. Allows my neck to be in a neutral position on the seat back, too. Two breaths inflates it, it's easy to adjust firmness, it's easy to deflate to fit in the tiny storage bag, and my spine feels supported, relaxed and even caressed while using it. I've tried self-inflating, gel-filled, and reverse valve travel lumbar pillows in the past, and they don't come close to this. Inexpensive, too. I don't dread a few hours on a plane anymore.

I was so thankful to have this pillow on my recent flights. Easy to carry and inflate on plane. Fits into small travel bag once you release all the air and roll back up. Can fully inflate and then release air as needed for desired firmness. Can use for lumbar support or neck support.

I have had many seat cushions but this one is pretty good. So far, it holds the air, no leaks, is comfortable and folds easily for travel.

Packs down small to easily keep in my computer bag. The press button valve lets you blow it up and release a bit of air as needed to get the right fit. Looking for a similar one for tailbone friendly support.

The article description says, "An integrated elastic strap allows the support pillow to be secured to most seats which allows it to be placed in the perfect position for maximum comfort."This description is not precise. The elastic strap has a fixed length. It has no mechanism/hardware to be gathered (shortened). So, if your chair is not the correct width to fully stretch the strap to its maximum length, the pillow will slide around and/or down every time you use it and get up.

This is such a help for my lower back. It only took a about 5 puffs of air to inflate (I was concerned that I would have trouble inflating it) and the one-way valve was a big help--very nice soft rubber valve. I can use it on any chair because the strap is large enough for a dining chair, office chair, or typical wood-back chair. If the chair is too large (like a lounger), then I could easily place it behind me and use simple body weight to keep it in place. There is enough of a texture to the fabric so that it will not slip as easily as would be nylon hard finish fabrics. The nice thing is that not only is it portable, but you can decide the firmness that is your preference by how much air you put in it. This a simple little device that really has made a difference already in my level of back pain.

My Vive just came today. I tried it out in the car and it worked great. Inflating it was much easier than I thought it was going to be. Because of the adverse comments about deflating, I found the video showing how to deflate it.Here is what you do to deflate. Lift the rounded part of the piece which covers the inflation valve. Hold underneath that rounded piece and just pull it apart. A very large hole appears in the inflation valve of the inflatable lumbar support and it deflates easily.I found that leaving the deflation valve open while I rolled it up to go in its case was a good idea. That allowed the last bit of air to be forced out of it so that it would fit inside its small case.I’m going to use the inflatable lumbar support on the long plane flight shortly. I do not want to carry a fixed lumbar support because that will be one more thing to manage while going through TSA in boarding the plane. Inflating after I get on the plane seems like a good idea to me.If I run into any problems, I will post again. Given my experience so far, I expect the Vive Inflatable Lumbar Support to work well.Now you do not need the manufacturer to have instructions on how to deflate the Vive. You have those instructions in this review.

This is thrown out money because there is no place to inflate this so called inflatable pillow. There is a button to press to deflate it, however.