SWet

I have to say I'm very satisfied with my current diaper choices. For the practical, I can't fault Northshore Supreme Briefs, great fit and absorbency for the cost, but for the more light hearted moments I have to go with ABUniverse's Peek-ABU. That being said the way the world of diapers is changing who knows what interesting diapers may become available.

I'd like to add my experience with the NorthShore Supreme briefs. In my opinion they are the most cost effective diaper out there and perform great. Yes, they are a bit stiff, but if you follow the NorthShore instructions and fold the diaper in half length wise this will help soften them a bit. Personally I just toss mine in the dryer with little or no heat and tumble them for a minute, fluffs them up nicely. Don't leave them in the dryer much longer as the padding may start to clump. I would rather keep the bulk down by compressing the diapers so they takes up less space when stored.

I have an Environmental Studies degree from 45 years ago (Yes, there was an environment back then) one of my instructors very profoundly stated we would run out of oil in 15 years, cars would never get more than 25 mpg and that electric cars would never be practical as they used lead acid batteries. Also there was not a mention of global warming and no awareness of CO2 levels rising. A few things the instructor got right – if the Chinese achieved a middle class lifestyle like the west it might cause massive pollution and resource depletion. Predicting the future is usually a losing proposition, but sometimes the effort does cause change. The Population Bomb was defused by the Chinese with their one child policy which contributed to their economic success. The planet is definitely warming, but it should be noted that we have been there before. In fact, for most of its' geologic history there has been little ice on the planet. We live in an icehouse phase of the earths history. Take a looks at this chart of deep time temperatures (present is to the right). On the scale of this graph you can't even see the current warming. Part of the problem is the rate of change is so rapid that many species are not able to adapt. This may be the 6th Mass Extinction, but likely not nearly as bad as the K\T extinction event (dinosaur go bye,bye). So in my opinion don't panic (like writing off electric vehicles), work the problem and accept that change is inevitable. (from Goldilocks Planet)

I have a couple pair and really like the way they keep my disposable diaper in place. They compress the diaper a bit and hold a disposable closer to the body so they decrees the infamous diaper bulge, not a lot, but it does help. They seem to help with leaks around the legs as the diaper isn't allowed to pull away. I did dye one pair a royal blue, but have to say the material didn't hold the dye very well. After about six washings I had a nice baby blue which was fine by me. Probably the greatest thing is they last forever! I think I purchased mine about 4 years ago from XPMedical and the elastic is still working just fine. What a crazy "hobby" --- I'd go with obsession

I have to agree with you on the Northshore diapers. Not the max absorbency but good enough for my needs and a good value. Just got a case delivered and that should last me a couple of months of night time use.

Just wanted to thank all the Vets for their service. To all my fellow Vietnam era vets who didn't come home to the greatest welcome in the world it's nice that efforts are being made to make amends for that. Here in Arizona they are building a replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall which should be completed in a year. Nice to see that folks around here care. So here is a big Thank You to all that have served.

Same here not really an AB, but I've found that a onesie really helps with keeping my diaper in place during the night.

For me it would have to be Northshore Supreme (plastic backed).

The Padded Puppy has a nice comprehensive review of the Little Pawz Diaper Suit.

Hi Babyqtboy,

Ok, went and got the Abena Graphic T Shirt, wore to our local get together of ABDL's and no one noticed. When I finally had to come out about my T Shirt the comment was - thought that was tire tracks from a motorcycle (could be I ride a sports bike) or nice shirt. This is from folks that are clued in. Maybe this shirt is to subtle. I had a print out of the other designs and it seems the M4 addition to the Abena shirt would have been more of a give away, but universally no one was willing to wear the Tena shirt.

Hi rusty pins, I stretched the shirt laterally to increase its size which shortened it.

I actually just got delivery of the Abena shirt a few days ago.

Its' been 60 years, but I'm going to be giving them up tomorrow ------- sure I am.

Ok, I think I have to agree with diapers always on this.

Thanks WetDad great observation - with the offset positioning of the Abena graphic it would be easy to construe it as a racing stripe.

I'm trying to find a t shirt that shows my interest in diapers, but just whispers it

Have I ever mixed diapers & dirt bikes?

My question is are there any diaper folk here that are into extreme sports? By that I mean skydiving, hang gliding, paragliding, motorcycle racing, white water kayaking, etc. (I've been into all of these at one time in my life) . Even though I'm a very dedicated DL, I never mixed diapers and these activities. Likely one of the reasons is the chance of injury and being carted off to the hospital in diapers would be way worse that any injury I could have sustained. I've had a broken leg & a concussion so I know the Emergency room all to well. This is not to say that I haven't worn a diaper while out kayaking on a lake, taking a Sunday ride on my Ninja or doing a hike in the woods. There just is something about doing extreme sports and wearing a diaper that is incongruous. I'm sure there are actually diaper dependent folk who are doing some pretty extreme stuff (I actually corresponded with a fellow motorcycle racer who was incontinent). So just wondering, extreme sports & diapers

You know you're old when you thought these were really great cartoons.

Hi P_Man, Hey another Gilbert DL!

One of the recurrent fantasies in a portion of the diaper community is an electrified diaper that shocks the wearer when it gets wet. Fantasy is fine but that doesn't sound very pleasant to me, but what about E-Stim? Could you make a diaper that would have a little electric pleasure? Well continuing on with the condom catheter theme there sure seemed like there might be a way. For all E-Stim the basics are a power box, cables to the electrodes and, of course, electrodes. So can a wet diaper work as an electrode? Oh, yes it can. How to connect? This is the ultimate in simplicity just poke the lead through the plastic of a disposable diaper into an area that will be or is wet. For cloth just make sure that the metal of the connector is not in direct contact with skin, maybe behind an insert. For the other electrode (this is the fun part) create a plug that has a wire leading into the tube of the catheter, not to long as you don't want to touch the sensitive bits with bare wire. To allow for conductivity you will need to fill (no air bubbles) the tip of the condom catheter with a saline solution (water with a pinch of salt or bicarbonate of soda works). I find a hobby glue syringe helps with this. It should be noted that you don't need the HT2 for this to work, just the condom catheter will work perfectly fine.