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Cloudster Pillow is a small family business that makes the Cloudster Pillow, an adjustable-fill holster pillow for IWB and appendix carry. Questions about anything on this page: cloudster@cloudsterpillow.com.

Cloudster Pillow's founder has carried appendix for years, started out with traditional foam wedges, found none that worked, and built the Cloudster Pillow for personal carry. Every Cloudster Pillow is made in the USA.

Glock Gen 6 vs Gen 5: Same Size, New Grip. What Changed?

Quick answer: On the Glock 19, Gen6 didn’t change the size. Glock lists the G19 Gen6 and the G19 Gen5 at the same 5.04-inch height, 7.28-inch length and 4.02-inch barrel. The Gen6 is 0.01 inches wider (1.35 vs 1.34), 1.41 ounces lighter with no magazine and 1.06 ounces lighter loaded. What Glock says is new […]

Glock 43X vs Sig P365: Taller Grip, Same Width. Which to Carry?

Quick answer: The Glock 43X is taller than the base Sig P365. Glock lists the 43X at 5.04 inches tall with the magazine in, and Sig lists the P365 at 4.3 inches. The closer height match is the P365X (4.8 inches) or the P365-XMACRO (5.2 inches), so this page compares the 43X with all three. […]

Glock 26 vs 19: Shorter Grip, Same Width. Which to Carry?

Quick answer: The Glock 26 is a shorter Glock 19, not a thinner one. Glock lists its grip 0.87 inches shorter (4.17 vs 5.04 inches tall with the magazine) and the whole gun 0.86 inches shorter, but only 0.04 inches narrower (1.30 vs 1.34 inches). It holds 10 rounds as standard against the Glock 19’s […]

Glock 19 vs 43X: Same Height, Different Width. Which to Carry?

Quick answer: The Glock 19 and Glock 43X stand exactly the same height: Glock lists both at 5.04 inches with the magazine in. The 43X is the thinner gun (1.10 vs 1.34 inches wide), it’s 0.78 inches shorter, and it weighs about 7 ounces less loaded. The Glock 19 holds 15 rounds as standard against […]

Glock 48 vs 43X: Same Grip, Longer Slide. Which to Carry?

Quick answer: The Glock 48 and Glock 43X have the same grip. Glock lists both at 5.04 inches tall and 1.10 inches wide, with the same 10-round standard magazine. The only real difference is length: the 48’s slide is 0.79 inches longer and its barrel is 0.76 inches longer, which makes the whole gun 0.78 […]