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Long before people got all grumpy over the current TSA thing I was pulled aside in Tokyo when arriving from Thailand. The lady checking luggage happened to open the bag that had several diapers left over that had been purchased in Thailand (Euroform, I think, or something similar). She was understandably confused, so she signaled to a security guy nearby who then pulled me into a back room for privacy. It ended up being three security guys and their manager drilling me with questions about my diapers, my vacation and my stay in Japan. At the time I was coming off a vacation in Thailand, intending on spending the better part of a month in Tokyo. The diapers, I explained, were because I sometimes wet while sleeping and was afraid I'd fall asleep on the plane. (a lie) They thoroughly searched through my luggage, took all the fluids and powders away to be tested (shampoo, lotion, etc.) and had me remove the diaper I had been wearing in front of them. By this point I had pretty much ceased being embarrassed and started finding the experience immensely amusing. Putting the removed diaper in a shallow box they set on the desk in front of me, one of the security guys helpfully pointed out that the diaper was a little wet before taking it away for testing. After all the testing came back negative, they asked if I needed to put another diaper on. Keeping with the story, I said that I wouldn't need one until leaving the airport, and would do that at a later time in the privacy of an airport bathroom. Accepting that, they then took me to the airport hospital, where I was x-rayed for reasons unknown to me at the time. After all was said and done, they apologized profusely, explaining that they were concerned I may had been smuggling drugs in from Thailand. It apparently isn't unheard of for drugs to be smuggled into countries inside of baby diapers, and they thought the combination of coming from Thailand and having adult diapers as a foreigner was rather odd. The X-ray was to make certain I wasn't carrying any drugs into the country "on the inside". They ended up giving me a card for a free medical visit at the Narita hospital as a form of compensation. I never did take advantage of that. Anyway, people complaining about TSA practices needs to keep things in perspective. The radiation involved is pretty minor; you'll receive more on most flights simply as a result of being that high in the atmosphere for an extended period of time. If you've ever had an X-ray, that was many dozens of times more powerful than one run through the airport scanners. At the very least consider that if you're only an occasional traveller the daily business travelers and/or airplane crew are going to be going through those scanners many dozens of times more often than you... they get to be the public's canaries in the coal mine, if you will. Beware of fear, it is a powerful motivator. Others will wield it to manipulate you, worried of thoughtful decent - if allowed.

The Thai nursery closed in 2007 or 2008, I think. I haven't heard of others in Asia, but in general: - Don't look to countries that are poor, unless sex tourism is big. When you're having trouble feeding your family you generally don't think about adults wearing diapers. You'd probably spend even less time contemplating opening an adult nursery. - Focus on countries where English is a common language, if not the national language. A place like Japan may well have an AB nursery hidden somewhere in the jungle of Tokyo or up in Hokkaido, but for reasons both linguistic and cultural they would most likely only target Japanese clients (and completely ignore foreign, non-Japanese speaking clients). - The best you may be able to do in Asia is a paid escort on a beach in Thailand.

These aren't terrible. I know the ABU Cushie vs. Bambino thing has turned political in both emotion and caliber of argument, but my personal take on the ABU Cushies is that it 'wins' on the outside, 'loses' on the inside. Specifically: Things ABU Cushies do well: - The single tapes work, and are more closely aligned with the fetish ideal. If Bambino is going to experiment with tapes, they should definitely look in this direction and not in the direction of stretchy tapes. One way to improve on these already great tapes - make them solid white, not transparent. - The patterns on the diaper were unexpectedly pleasant. I had thought at first they would be too loud, like those on ABU's old overnight diaper's landing tapes (ick). Having said that, they definitely fit strongly into the AB category of the fetish. As long as the SDK diapers keep parity with the Cushies in absorbancy and features I can see those serving as a sort-of 'bianco' of the ABU lines. - The landing tape is ok. I personally liked their SDK landing tape design more, but it probably would look out of place with the diaper pattern on the Cushies. My biggest hang up with the landing tape is the transparent background, and how it causes the landing tape print to sloppily overlap the diaper pattern underneath. A landing tape with a white background may be better. - The crinkle is golden, if you're after that sort of thing. It would be wholly impractical for folks wearing 24/7 I suppose, but for the fetish-based occasional wearer, Cushies crinkle well. Things ABU Cushies do poorly: - Function as a diaper. Without additional liners or stuffers, ABU Cushies have a dismal ability to keep from leaking. I don't think the gatherers are particularly bad, and it doesn't seem to be a tape issue. I can only blame the lack of absorption material. Of note to ABU: This isn't the sort of issue you fix by adding a small blue patch of extra material in the middle or up front, you literally have 1/2 - 1/3 of the material that is needed throughout the diaper. On this point it isn't even fair to compare ABUs to Bambinos (which are great as far as absorbency goes)... Cushies absorbency falls somewhere between Depends (normal) and Attends (American) in my opinion. - Discretion. With respect to discretion under clothing, Bambinos win. This is partly due to the absorbancy issue, and partly due to the sound 'feature' of Cushies. It's also worth noting that appearance-wise, Bianco's are excusable without a direct connection to being a fetish... ABU has no equivalent that isn't a third party brand.

The pic is a 34/36 waist and large diaper.

People with no real knowledge about an issue repeating something someone said somewhere with authority. Inject a bit of moral imperative and you have the random democrat picked off the street. Inject a bit of fear mongering and you have the random republican similarly plucked. In either case, every Joe the Plumber seems to think they're a policy expert these days. Such is democracy in the age of the inter-webs.

I actually placed the order a half-week or so after the advertised shipping date for pre-orders had passed. It was about a month after that point that I received them. I assume it was simply a matter of being sold out or back-ordered, so I'm not complaining. I just figured it was worth mentioning as part of the experience of dealing with the company.

The good: - In look and feel it is probably the most babyish adult diaper I've worn. - I greatly prefer the tape-zone pattern to the pattern on the classic Bambino. - The single tapes hold well, but should be made longer and opaque white. - It is a very noisy diaper (may not be considered 'good' by some). - The fit is surprisingly comfortable. The bad: - Despite the added surge guard, it leaks fairly easily on its own. - It is not particularly thick when compared to Bambino. - It took about a month from placing the order for the diapers to arrive. Conclusions: - Considering appearance and sound only, it is probably the best adult diaper I've tried. - Considering function and performance, it doesn't come close to Bambino.