My Somnolent Sidekick, My Secret Weapon Against the Forces of Brightness
Among the most difficult times and places to sleep comfortably is during the early morning hours on a chartered bus. Many times in my journey as a college and professional athlete did I find myself in just such a scenario: confronted with the noise of the road, the loudness of movies being played, the uncomfortable seats, and, of course, the brightness of the outside light coming in at every large window. Added to these nuisances was the fact that I am one of the population of people for whom sleep is next to impossible in places that are not my bed.<br /><br />Enter the Wrap-a-Nap into my life in 2010, and everything changed. The noise of the road and of movies was drastically muffled and reduced, and in my eyes the brightness of light was replaced by the calm of perfect darkness.<br /><br />What's more--much more--is the X-Factor of softness and comfort with which the Wrap-a-Nap graces its wearer. This is what really sold me on this. The beautiful effectiveness of the Wrap-a-Nap is, almost inexplicably, more than the sum of its parts as a noise-reducer and light-blocker. The WAN cradles your head in a plush embrace, the fleecy shell and the soft filling are the stuff of which dreams-over-the-road are made.<br /><br />There is a distinct satisfaction you feel when you try out the WAN in a place you crave sleep but have been habitually denied it. And then suddenly the forces of wakefulness--from within and without--fall under the Wrap-a-Nap's mighty powers of somnolence. I'm not kidding. Try it, and you will see; and then you'll want to log onto Amazon yourself and write a review like this for the WAN.<br /><br />My days of athletics and bus-travel have ended, but my use of the Wrap-a-Nap continues. It's effective in any travel setting whatsoever. I also use it for naps on the couch in the living room, when the sun comes through my window in bed in the morning, and even at night when I'm trying to sleep and I need a little help nodding off. This thing goes around my forehead, I grab the iPad to read a bit, and before I know it I'm lulled into dreams. I love this thing, and I will always have one. The depth of sleep it ushers in is just too profound to go without.
Rating: 5 stars