This travel pillow looks like it's attacking you but actually just wants to give you a hug

Gimme a hand.
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Leah Stodart
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Sleeping while traveling isn't the easiest thing to do. It's impossible to get comfortable, and good luck waking up without a massive pain in your neck.

There are countless travel pillows that go around the back of your neck, but do they actually work? Heck no. A Kickstarter project took this communal issue and created a unique solution in the form of a pair of oversized and slightly hilarious pillow hands: meet the MonPère a travel pillow.

At first glance, these hands look like they're coming for your head. But there's a method to the madness: these mitts stay secure whichever way you bend them and literally hold your head in place — making for a deeper sleep, better posture, and less bouncing around.

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No window to lean your head on? No problem — MonPère apparently offers comfortable head support in any position, even if you got stuck with the aisle seat.

Check out the video below:

Deliveries start in May 2018, just in time for summer vacation season (and hours of traveling). Back the campaign and get the early bird price of $63 here.

Leah Stodart
Leah Stodart
Senior Shopping Reporter

Leah Stodart is a Philadelphia-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable where she covers and tests essential home tech like vacuums and TVs, plus eco-friendly hacks. Her ever-evolving experience in these categories comes in clutch when making recommendations on how to spend your money during shopping holidays like Black Friday, which Leah has been covering for Mashable since 2017.

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