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I guess wearing the vest would also save some money if you're close to the weight limit for your luggage. The advanced version of wearing three sweaters at once.
That seems to depend greatly on the length of the person lying there. In a standard hotel bed, my feet are pretty much at the edge of the mattress when my head rests on the pillow. In this case that cloth wouldn't protect much.