Cheap cloth backed leak through. But there ARE some decent cloth backed diapers that don't do this IF that's the only reason you don't like cloth backed diapers. Some that come to mind are Attends Overnight (or whatever they're called), Seni Quatro, and Northshore AirSupreme. For us, the best of the bunch is the Northshore AirSupreme due to it's great wicking ability. That being said, we still prefer plastic backed for reasons other than the leaking through.