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I've been wanting to switch out the buckwheat husk filling in my pillow. So I ordered £14 of the stuff.....turns out that I now am in possession of enough buckwheat husk to be a heirloom for my descendants to last to the heat death of the universe......
They basically sent you an even bigger buckwheat pillow. You could use it as a buckwheat mattress.
I'd have to make a new case for it, it's that scratchy plastic.
So you're gonna reupholster all your furniture now right
TIL about buckwheat husk filling in pillows.
I really like it, stays cooler longer, is firm but also conforms to the shape of your head and neck a bit
What normal pillow filling texture would it compare to?
Imagine the conformity of memory foam with the firmness of dry rice, and you're in the ballpark. There's not really a 1:1 comparison.
It might sound weird but it is super comfortable. It needs to be pretty full though, if it's under-stuffed then it just lacks the support.
What about the sound it makes you move on it?
I think it makes a pretty satisfying sound. When you first drop it on the ground it makes a gentle, "clink" sound. When you sit on it it kinda rustles a little.
Then it doesn't really make much noise when you shift around, unless you rearrange the pillow significantly. Once it conforms to your seat it kinda just holds its shape.
Dang. I might just get it for my next pillow.
I've never tried it for like a head pillow before so I don't know how comfortable it is for that, but it's great for anything you might sit on like a chair cushion or whatever
Beanbag chair...ish. it's not really close to anything else. In fact I think some beanbag chairs are filled with buckwheat husks.
It's common in traditional meditation cushions. It gives you a firm seat while still conforming nicely. There's nothing else like it, honestly.
Some traditional Japanese pillows use(d) them, which is where I first learned of them. They're also great because you can remove or add more hulls based on how thick or malleable you want the pillow to be. Highly recommend them.
Fill some couch cushions with it! I love buckwheat filling
That image needs a trigger warning, my cat just ran off to hide
The carrier is there because our cat's been deathly ill. Last few months he's been going off food, obviously hungry because he comes and yells at us for the 45mins before supper time, just won't eat. Took him to the vet, nothing seemed wrong with his teeth or tummy. Then my wife said she'd noticed his breathing was quite laboured. They pulled 300ml of fluid from his chest cavity. The possible causes were heart failure, kidney/liver failure, something about proteins 🤷🏾♂️ or cancer.
All his bloods came back in the green. Two ultrasounds showed a bit of something in the chest. So CT scan.
Turns out all they can find is a bit of arthritis starting in his spine, but no cause of the fluid. So wee man got shoved in the carrier three days on the bounce, £3500 if I didn't have insurance for him.
Sorry for triggering your fur baby.
Aw no I didn't expect sad kitty stories. Hope he doesn't have to go back! Here's mine pretending she's not scared of the box
He'll have to go back in a few weeks to see if the meds are working to keep the fluid out of his chest. But other than that he's not going in the carrier for a while if we can help it.
Hey if the carrier is traumatizing for the cat, and you have a car, I've had much better experience, just putting the cat in the car and carrying it into the vet wrapped in its favorite blanket.
That'd be a great idea for anyone who has a cat they can pick up. Jin is so skittish that he'll scratch and bite if you try to pick him up. He's usually a really gentle boy, enjoys a cuddle, just had a traumatic kittenhood and gets freaked out by being picked up. I had him for 4 years before he'd let me touch him with both hands at the same time.