ColoradoIceman

Pretty much impossible to find now but the thicker plastic from the vintage attends (1990s and before.) I believe the backsheets were made thicker and therefore louder. But the plastic is very stretchy. And best of all, no texture. Very smooth and pure, plain white. But these diapers are very rare and the absorbancy is not as high as today's standards. And the glue / sealant does not hold the lining well at all so they fall apart. But they do make nice cover diapers over modern diapers. One thing they had right, fluff in the wings. Don't see that very much either. Too bad. Ideally, ABU would do well to use this type of plastic for their backsheet material. I wonder how well it would hold up against the SAP crystals and packing. Then again, if they laid down a thin layer of cellulose and then added the crystals before adding more cellulose, they might not have the problem of pinhole leaks like the Dry 24/7s. I have not had quite the number of pinhole leaks with any Bambino or Secure diapers. But their plastic is textured and thinner which requires the taping panel. Of course, the old Attends did have tape popping issues. I would love to come across a storage building full of the 1980s Attends before they added SAPs. They were so nice and thick and fit really well. Of course I was much skinnier back then. *SIGH* Really limits what I can buy and how they fit being overweight like this. My wife is too good of a cook.

I'm south of Greensboro in Asheboro. It does seem like there are a lot of people here in N.C. with some interest in AB/DL. But I bet that ANY state would be that way per capita. Heck, before the internet, I didn't even KNOW there were others out there like me.

I heard that if you get them out of the bags and on a shelf, they will uncompress. They also will absorb faster after that too. I noticed a little difference but these absorb a lot already. Wish they were twice as thick! Oh well.

The ones I had was two lines... I wonder what the difference other than that was?

My major issue with the "cloth" backed disposiable diapers is the fasteners. They tend to pop off a lot. Plastic diapers you can add additional packing tape to reinforce a tape or replace one which has ripped off. I too have had problems with leaks from the cloth backed diapers but some plastic back ones can leak through pin-hole holes. The difference I found is that the holes are hidden much more in the cloth backed ones. The cloth backed diapers are cooler on the hips but where there is padding, there is insulation and heat. Add moisture and you have humidity too. Not the most comforatable - no matter what diaper is worn. Ideally, you should wear as little as needed when you are out where you might sweat. And wear cotton to help absorb sweat and keep you cooler. And this is coming from someone who is now living in the southern U.S. where the humidity is high enough that you sweat but it does not evaporate... Less is best. But in the winter - get the best quality diaper (your preference) and go for it. Now a tangent: I know some people swear by normal cloth diapers as being cooler but need plastic pants over them to contain the heavy wettings which makes them a diaper sauna. If you can go plastic pant-less, they might be more comfortable. This might be an option around home. I used to use cloth diapers under disposiables because the cloth would wick the wetness to ALL the disposiable. The cloth would remain damp but I found it to be a wonderful liner. But they required laundering, which my wife suggested would offset the increased absorbancy. So I would have to suggest it's all a factor of quality, convience and personal preference.

FYI - Both Bambinos and ABU run on the small size. I would suggest, if you normally wear mediums, to order large. But like all diapers, sizes varies and what might not fit on person will fit another. So I would suggest sample sizes are first. I wish both companies could make XXL sizes which would fit me more like the European brands (high on the hips.) Oddly enough, I tried the Wellness brief which is much lower rise but had lots of "wing" to it. It actully fit me really well. Plastic was cool too - very smooth yet more fragile. Just an example of how sizes can vary just like styles. I would wear a large attends and I need XL in Bambinos and ABU. And the ABU didn't really reach the taping panel for me so... These might be better for smaller people. Just my observations. I like them all. But I miss the Attends from the 1980s - thick, fit well... Sigh... All in the name of progress...

Or if you are an enterprising person, you can take a bambino and slit the plastic taping panel, cut the wings and ends off of another diaper, slit the back of it and slide it inside the first diaper through the slit. Then using plastic packing tape, close up the slit again. I had several Bambinos which had missing tapes on one side which I could cut up like this. It's worth a try. -Ice

Hmmm. I guess I found that alternative fuel source I was looking for to heat my house. Used diapers! I'll have to try that out. Save some trees. Reduce my waste too! True, it's sad that someone died but all sorts of clothing, furniture, bedding, carpets, etc. burn too. Some more than others. And smoking is NOT good for you anyway. Many houses around here burned up thanks to cigarettes so I'm not surprised to hear of a diaper burning. I guess it's the novelty of a burning diaper that made the news. You're just not supposed to stuff anything on fire into them though! Another warning label - if you smoke, do not put ash in your diaper. Anything they add to make diapers fireproof will increase their price and reduce their effectiveness. I wonder if the plastic backed diapers are less prone to catch fire than the "cloth backed" ones. Might be a good reason to go back to plastic backed diapers!!! Hmmm. Now, I have to ask, how did this guy get the lighter / matches / cigar / cigarette? Someone was not doing their job I guess.

Not a motorcycle, drunk driver or congressman in sight but I fell out the back of a truck (going 40 miles an hour) onto asphalt while working for the city. (Kind of interesting because the rental agreements do say no riding in the back but that's where they stuck us...) I did a couple flips, head - back - head - back - crash into trash cans. After a while, things just sort of went downhill as my back healed and the nerves were pinched... The city paid for several tests and had me sign my rights away and so when this all started up later, there not much I could do. And I was too embarrassed to ask either.

I also collected some of the baby sized diapers because I noticed a huge number of them going up for sale and the price was going up and up. Now it's rare to see too many for sale on E-Bay. Of course with the poor market, they are not worth selling right now since people just don't have the disposable income they used to. I plan on selling these later when the markets come back because plastic-backed diapers are now a thing of the past. I need to tell my wife that she should sell all she can on E-Bay or Craigs-list because they are worth a lot. Maybe some of the adult sizes as well that I am too fat for... It might be best for you to separate the collectibles and the "everyday" diapers. Also, you might want to put some sort of book together with photos of the items, how much you paid for them and when and how much they are currently worth to a collector. And how much you think they will be worth later. Maybe even printouts from recent Ebay sales with the amount similar items sold for on E-Bay. That way the benefactor will have some sort of idea what they have on their hands. Of course if that person just takes them over to the church for the kids to wear, then they are the ones who are out the money, of which they could tithe 10% which would buy probably 10 times more "modern" diapers for the kids! Oh well! I wonder how many unused "vintage" diapers ended up in the landfills and how many are STILL going there. If only people knew...

I've had issues with the diapers but it's rare. And they are getting better and better now that they have the settings on the new machine set correctly. Heck, I had a Classico split right down the back yesterday after I accidentally ripped the top. Doesn't take much to start the rip unfortunately. Luckily I plan for such problems and had another one over it so nothing was wasted. Of course these are some I ordered last fall and I am slowly using them up. Again, I have to ask, what was wrong with the plastic that was on these when they started producing them? I found them to be stronger and nicer. Perhaps it's price. Perhaps the new machine doesn't do the older plastic. Personally, scent has no meaning to me. After the accident that rendered me incontinent, my sense of smell has fallen off to nearly zero. What I smell is hard to describe. Everything smells like chemicals to me. Sure make soft drinks taste different. But if the added scent made them better for others (i.e. the smell of pee is masked) then other people stand to gain! It's time to reorder. I hope they have their new products listed. Now if they could produce a better diaper for night. I can't help sleeping on my side and leaking. I have some more lined plastic pants coming but come summer, I'd like to avoid the sauna! I still want to see thicker and more in the wings. Yep broken record. Or broken clock. But at least I'm right 2 times a day!

Are they inserts that allow for wetness pass through them? Or can they be used like undergarments on their own?

That's true... Baby powder works good for that too! ;-)

Personally I still think more absorbency in the diaper wings is more important for us side sleepers. More absorbency all over would be GREAT. They are quite absorbent now but it could be better - thicker too. They could add scent to the diaper itself... However, I hate to ask but who's going to be sniffing your diapers anyway? Ewww!

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