Top 5 Portable Blackout Curtains for Travel, Dorms and Day Sleepers
Stick-on or suction blinds that pack flat.
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Blackout and travel sleep: travel blackout curtains, plane kits and hotel rooms
Hotel curtains that never meet, a dorm window, a long flight. Travel blackout curtains, blinds and the kit that packs flat.
Travel blackout curtains and blinds
By place: hotel, dorm, day sleeping or a plane
Hotel roomsSleep Foundation suggests asking for blackout shades, or bringing an eye mask.
Dorms and rentals A stick-on or suction blind needs no drilling.
Day sleeping Cover the edges as well as the glass.
On a plane A mask and earplugs fit a seat pocket; Sleep Foundation notes most masks fold small.
How to sleep on a plane, and other travel how-tos
What to check before you pack a blind
How it attachesSuction cups, stick-on strips or hook-and-loop: check what the frame allows.
Packed sizeHow small it folds, and its weight with the fixings.
The edgesA blind that overlaps the frame leaves fewer gaps at the sides.
A blind or a maskSleep Foundation says blackout curtains can help reduce outdoor light, and calls a mask a less expensive way to block it.
Blackout and travel questions
Ask us somethingCan you use a blackout blind in a hotel room?
Yes, if the window frame takes suction cups or stick-on strips. Sleep Foundation also suggests asking whether the room has blackout shades, or bringing an eye mask.
Source: Sleep FoundationHow do you black out a window without drilling?
Stick-on strips, suction cups or a tension rod hold a blind without holes. Check the frame and any rental rules first; our how-to is being written.
What goes in a travel sleep kit?
A mask and earplugs fit a seat pocket; for hotels, add a small blind. See the earplug and sleep mask shelves.
How we pick travel blackout
Owner reports on fit and edges, the maker's sizes, and what fits a carry-on.