Also, if there are any girls out there or maybe anyone with any experience with using headbands too hold your hair up and keeping it from falling in your face when you run please suggest some.  I typically used ones from Target or Walmart but those aren’t cutting it.  I have heard good things about Nike’s brands but wasn’t sure.  So, if you have any experience with that – would love to hear your suggestions.

Just ordered my new cases of Teddy Bambinos as I ran out out of them so with some of my Christmas money I got I figured I could use some of it on couple cases of Bambino Diapers.  Anyone else using some of their Christmas cash on diapers?  I typically do it every year.  Funny story, we were traveling this holiday season and it was a LONG LONG drive.  I was wearing one of those Unique Wellness diapers in the car and for anyone who hasn’t tried them, I figured they would be OK for the drive but oh how wrong I was.  I leaked all over my seat and jeans.  I wasn’t about to change into another one of those so we had to actually stop and we bought some of the Depends from CVS which actually didn’t leak on the first wetting while sitting down like the Unique Wellness did on me.  The Depends obviously didn’t hold much at all but they didn’t leak on me so that was good.  But, I  hadn’t worn a Depends diaper in a long time and it felt so weird because of how paper thin it was.  Those things are meant for maybe 1-2 wettings lol.  I guess I have been spoiled with the Abenas, Bambinos and Molicares of the world.

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The adult diaper industry is huge.  I mean huge.  The premium adult diaper industry though is big but not big as in variety.  There are only several huge adult diaper companies that actually put out a “premium” adult type diaper.  When I refer to premium, I am referring to the heavy duty type adult diapers that are meant for big messes

If you really think about just how many truly “premium” adult diapers there are – it really is not that many and you start to see the lack of variety.  You can probably name them on one hand: Abena X-Plus, Bambino Diapers, Secure Personal Care, ABUniverse, Molicare, and maybe Unique Wellness Brief and Dry 24/7.  Those are the big time premium adult diapers on the market.  What is also funny if you look at this list is that only 3 of those are truly American made adult diapers (Bambino and Secure)…which raises a question on why there are so few premium adult diaper manufacturers in the United States?  Abena I believe is German, ABUniverse is manufactured outside of the United States, Unique Wellness Briefs are out of I believe Australia originally, etc.  I left out Tranquility ATN because I don’t consider it on the same level as these adult diapers. I believe Molicare may be manufactured in the United States but was originally created over seas somewhere…at least I remember someone saying that somewhere…so don’t quote me on that.

I recognize that the premium adult diapers are made for a special population and not everyone needs such a heavy duty adult diaper.  But, I think the manufacturers are really missing out on a specialized and focused group.  Now, the one thing I can think of that may keep some manufacturers away from producing a premium diaper especially for the ABDL type people is the mass complaint system and small room for error.  Consider this, Bambino Diapers does just that – they created a specialized adult diaper for the ABDL community mainly – fortunately, there product is really good and amazing but that does not keep the few that despise them for some reason to make it their mission to badmouth Bambino Diapers.  When you have a specialized group and one person chooses to be immature that can really hurt a company that specifically caters to a smaller selection of people.  So, it is risky for companies I would imagine to create a premium adult diaper for such specialized communities and/or groups when a few people who decide to be immature just plain don’t like the diaper or prefer another one over that one but want to badmouth about it to others for no reason.  The same can be said for Abena – some people hate Abena products because of the tapes but the fact is that Abena makes very good products as well but a minor issue such as sometimes their tapes can be difficult cause people to go off on tangents about how terrible of a diaper it is – which is obvious not true.  So, I would imagine that some companies think it is a risky operation to cater to such specialized groups which is why you don’t find so many “premium” type adult diapers.

Fortunately, the ABDL community and others can be thankful that a select few companies have decided to either cater to us or continue to manufacture a good premium product that can be used in the adult baby and diaper lover community.  I know my thoughts are a bit sporadic today and you will have to forgive me on that – I sort of just type out what I think sometimes.  And, I just think sometimes we may be a little too harsh on certain companies when it may be just because of a bad batch of adult diapers or small little inconsistencies that are normal in the manufacturing process.  Little problems like that should not cause us to hate a product.  I can understand big problems like a diaper ripping all the time, switching to cloth, poor customer service, etc.  Those reasons I can understand for complaining but we as a specialized community should not be so quick to complain and crucify these companies that actively support us and provide great products whether it is specifically for us or not.  I mean can you imagine what diapers you would be stuck with if we didn’t have Bambino Diapers, Secure, Abena, Molicare, or the other premium adult diapers.  I am not hating on Depends or anything but I don’t know about you – but I don’t want to be relegated to using Depends or Attends the rest of my life and always worrying about leaks and all the other problems that come with the cheaper adult diapers.  Just my thoughts!

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Now, take note that while I think the ABU Cushie diaper is a great addition to the ABDL community – its price is particularly high especially considering it lacks some of the features the other two premium diapers have.  I also didn’t include minor things that an everyday wearer notices and takes note of in between the diapers ONLY because I have not tried a ABU Cushie even though they are suppose to be pretty much identical to the Super Dry Kids diaper (just a diff. look).  And, if they are, there are some glaring differences there as well that you would notice only by wearing it.

I am only pointing out a PRICE discrepancy that is quite notable between the adult diapers that makes people wonder…I am not questioning anything else…I appreciate their contribution to the ABDL community as any contribution really is a good one in this day and age.

Once again, choosing an adult diaper comes down to a multitude of things which I have noted before and everyone has their budget, their likes, dislikes, comfort level, body type, etc.  My budget is not that high especially considering I think both the Bambino diaper and Abena are superior to the ABUniverse diapers and many others will agree…but again, some won’t.  My opinion.  Hope this at least help visualize the diaper prices for some of you.

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For example, an adult diaper manufacturer could create a super absorbent diaper by purely using polymer which absorbs many times more than pulp/fluff in an adult diaper.  But, this would do two things:

1. Make the cost of the diaper skyrocket because polymer is a lot more expensive than pulp.
2. For ABDLs, using purely polymer would cause the diaper to be a lot thinner if it did not contain any pulp at all.

So, an adult diaper manufacturer has a balancing act to play.  Depending on what they are aiming for, they may add more or less polymer depending on the absorbency they are going for.  This exact situation can be seen in the adult diaper industry today, especially in the adult baby and diaper lover world.

The materials used to make adult diapers is extremely important in the diaper manufacturing process.  Everything from the type of plastic to the woven inner-lining of the diaper.  There are many different types of plastic outer coverings and the one you choose is important.  Some plastics have big pores and are more susceptible to leaking or feeling clammy because moisture from wetting the diaper seeps into the plastic outer coating.  The inner-lining of an adult diaper is probably a seemingly “taken for granted” part of the diaper.  But, if you were to compare certain adult diapers side by side you would be able to feel and immense difference in softness of the inner lining (inside) between them.  Bambino Diapers are famous for probably having the softest inner-lining on the market because they have a specially patented blend that makes the inner lining very soft.  So, if you compare for example, a Bambino Diaper’s inner lining to an Attends – you can definitely tell the difference in the diaper’s softness of the inner-lining.

Cost is one of the biggest factors that goes into creating adult diapers.  Keeping the diaper affordable but with the best features, absorbency, and materials used can prove quite a complex process.  Plus, the diaper provider/manufacturer’s “profitability factor” must be taken into account.  Obviously, each diaper sold is earning a profit for a diaper company, that amount earned is determined by the diaper company.  Obviously, some companies are going to be more apt to make a “quick buck” by jacking up their prices.  A person can easily determine the “greed factor” of a company by comparing that companies products with competitor’s prices in conjunction with features. Below, is a PRIME example of this:

The premium adult diapers include Bambino Diapers, Abena X-Plus, Secure X-Plus, Molicare and some would say the ABUniverse Diaper.  If you were to shop around for prices of EACH of these diapers you would notice a similarity somewhat (between a few cents to 10-20 cents per diaper) between the Bambino, Abena, Secure, and Molicare; BUT, there is an outlier and its strange.  The ABUniverse diaper costs around $2.25 PER DIAPER (ABU Cushie) while the Bambino is $1.36 PER DIAPER, Abena is $1.37 PER DIAPER, Secure is $1.36 PER DIAPER, and Molicare ranges from $1.40 to $1.57 PER DIAPER (depending on which store).  This is NOT a knock against the ABUniverse diaper but just merely pointing out a huge discrepancy in price of their diaper compared to the rest of the premium adult diaper market.

To further the argument above, the ABUniverse Cushie diaper does NOT have any insane features that would possibly cause the price to be jacked up so high.  Technically, the ABUniverse diaper is less absorbent than the Abena, Molicare, Bambino and Secure adult diapers.  The materials are of higher quality in all the other diapers than ABUniverse.  The only thing different is the look/design.  The pure design itself should not cause such a huge price discrepancy.  The only thing to conclude from this is that ABUniverse is more interested in making a higher profit by charging an outrageous price for technically an inferior diaper to its competitors in the premium diaper market.  For those with lots of money and really just want the looks, the ABUniverse diaper might be up your alley, but I know I cannot afford to shell out that sort of money when I can get better absorbency, features, and comfort in a Bambino, Abena, Secure, or Molicare diaper.

This article is not meant to bash any diaper but rather point out pure facts and educate the ABDL community and anyone else looking to purchase adult diapers.  Money is always tight now a days for many people, including myself, and I am trying to get the best bang for my buck.  Much of the adult baby and diaper lover community does not think about these things, which you don’t have to, but I just wanted to provide a little tidbit of information that I take into consideration when purchasing my adult diapers (which is quite often).  Money does not grow on trees for me, so I will take a cheaper price adult diaper with better absorbency, features, and material over a super expensive diaper that only has a different look.  But, then again, everyone is different and after something different.

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“I tested the absolute absorbency of the Abena X-Plus and the Bambino Bianco by first weighing them dry and then weighing them after soaking them in water for 10 minutes, then letting them hang to dry for 10 minutes. I also did the same thing for the Abri-Let Maxi and the Bambino Quadro. I used a kitchen scale that measures to the closest 5g; not that it really mattered in the end, there was one very clear winner…

Dry weights:

Abena X-Plus – 185g
Bambino – 165g

Abri-Let Maxi – 70g
Bambino Quadro – 45g

Wet weights:

Abena X-Plus – 4255g
Bambino Bianco – ~6600g !! It actually exceeded the kitchen scale’s range so I weighed it on my bathroom scale (14lbs.) and converted the result.

Abri-Let Maxi – 620g – this had a lot of press out/runoff when I hung it up because it is mostly pulp. It also compressed in thickness as well.
Bambino Quadro – 1880g !! This one swelled to almost quadruple the thickeness of the Abri-Let !! I will post a picture to my gallery of the comparison. It is impressive considering the dry comparison pictures. “

So, this person experimented with water testing the absorbancy between Bambino Diapers and Abena.  They also tested the Bambino Quadro and Abri-let Maxi.  So, water is not a accurate representation of real urine.  If a saline solution (salt solution basically) which is more representative of urine was used then this would only make Bambino Diapers better.  Bambinos have made it clear they use a lot of polymer in their diaper (source: http://www.bambinodiapers.com/news/) and polymer reacts and absorbs better when a saline solution is used.  So, if the tests were done using a saline solution then the Bambino probably would have done even better than Abena using water. So, I guess the lesson we learned is that the dry weight thickness doesn’t always represent how absorbant it is.  It is more about the materials and technology used in the diaper that makes it more absorbant.  So, while the Abena may appear thicker DRY compared to the Bambino, the Bambino actually swells up larger and is MORE absorbant then Abena by a significant amount when actually WET.

Note: The test was performed by a user on Adisc.org

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