Road trips

[todderhr]

I use a small amount of Lysol and wipes on the restroom partition wall before I lean into it to hold the diaper in place while changing

that’s exactly what I do. Except they usually use a wipe.

I found that Love’s and Buc-ees are good places to change. They have individual toilet rooms for privacy.

 

[babyjoe698]

Buc-ees is awesome place. I live in West side of the DFW area

 

[todderhr]

Buc-ees is awesome place. I live in West side of the DFW area

I live on and travel the east coast, Buc-ees is popping there. It was the place to go when in TX.

I really want their firepit…

 

[babyjoe698]

I went on a road trip to San Antonio and that where we made pit stops to use the restroom. I had to be a big boy that weekend

 

[Mapboy]

We have them in Georgia, I absolutely love Buc-ees. They have probably some of the cleanest restrooms to use.

 

[Ellyn]

Yes, Buc-ees is a good place to change too. I’ve never found a nasty Buc-ees yet! Thing is that they don’t offer a sit down healthy lunch where I can have a lite lunch and relax for awhile. I don’t eat in my car but do drink on long rides. My husband has a REAL PROBLEM with corn chips and Cheetos between the seat cushions!

 

[Mapboy]

What the beaver nuggets don’t fall into one basic4 food groups

 

[Ellyn]

At 43 and two babies, I still have the same waist size it did at 18. Nuggets, Buc-ees or otherwise aren’t on my list of approved meals .

 

[Eclectic]

At 43 and two babies, I still have the same waist size it did at 18. Nuggets, Buc-ees or otherwise aren’t on my list of approved meals .

Good for you Ellyn. My family eats pretty healthy too, which can be challenging when traveling. We usually bring our own and, yes, I am the one who freaks out a little when messy eaters drop food in deep dark places in our Outback.

 

[Ellyn]

I always use waterproof pants over diapers. Again, one cloth diaper in the heat and humidity gets uncomfortable after an hour or two as it gets saturated from perspiration (mostly in the back) and of course urine. Two thinner diapers magically cross the threshold into the comfortable range for me and the bulk is minimized with a good light compression brief (which is key). I can usually go 3 or 4 hours (+/-) and remain comfortable. Most of the disposables that I’ve tried will bunch up mostly in the back after a few hours, making them uncomfortable and likely unsightly. MegaMax holds up fairly well but it too will bunch after awhile.

 

[sport1]

Let me start by saying that part of my job involves visiting customer’s offices and work sites so I’m in the car a lot. By a lot, I mean that, on average, I make between one and three customer visits per day, which can be a few travel hours on the road, one way. The rest of the time is ‘working’ from home, running errands, and going into the office, which is a few times per week for several hours.
We also have a ranch that we visit in East Texas that is four hours from home. I sometimes travel there for a few days, taking the canine kids so stopping along the way is difficult.
If I’m going to be traveling locally (an hour or so away) and will be at a work site, I’ll wear cloth diapers due to the comfort factor. Cloth diapers are much more comfortable in the Texas climate in that they feel cooler and don’t bunch up like most disposables do. If the “local” trip involves only one change during the round trip, cloth it is. I change In pre-chosen restaurant restrooms as they are usually very clean and somewhat private. If the trip involves more than one change, it’s usually a MegaMax or Supreme. On the other hand, if I’m traveling to the ranch (4 hours away), I’ll usually wear cloth as we have a washer/dryer there.
My point is that it’s always a carefully planned trip with contingency supplies and plans. I keep a well supplied bag in the back of each of our vehicles and always have my backpack with one or two changes and changing supplies (plastic bags, extra pins, wipes, etc).
I usually wear a dress or skirt so changes are relatively quick and easy. At a restaurant, I use a small amount of Lysol and wipes on the restroom partition wall before I lean into it to hold the diaper in place while changing. I’ve gotten very good at changing quickly and quietly in places like that. The only potential give away is the plastic pants but they are only brought down to my knees so there’s not a lot of noise. PUL pants produce even less noise but feel bulkier than the EuroFlex urethane pants that are paper thin.
The remainder of my day includes cloth diapers so by the day’s end, I’ve accumulated eight or more diapers (4 sets of double diapers, 1 set being thick nighttime diapers) to wash and dry. It seems like the washer and dryer are constantly running with diapers (dedicated wash) and clothes, bedding, and the like for a family of four. Yet, that (LG) equipment seems to run flawlessly for years!

I also have a lot of trouble when traveling distances.

 

[Karoq]

There's a good one made in the UK by SnuggleBlanks; that has foldable inserts that go in the pocket, and you wear plastic pants over it. It's an upsised version of their child and special needs product; they don't envisage an ABDL clientele unlike Rearz. I've used it only occasionally (at night) because of the hassle of washing it, but it's very comfortable and doesn’t feel particularly wet because of the material that goes next to the skin.

I have Snuggleblanks adult nappies. I first bought both the original Contislip which has all the absorbancy layers built in. This is super absorbant especially if another folded soaker is added but it takes an eternity to dry. I then bought their pocket nappy into which you can add inserts but remove and separate for washing. I met the lady who owns the business about 5 years ago at a disability exhibbition and spoke at length with her. She specialised in older child, special needs and adults products after being frustrated herself in not finding any suitable nappies for her autistic daughter. She will also custom make products . I am one of those people in between standard sizes and the first off the shelf product I bought from her was too big as a large but too small as a medium so she made me an in between size.

I must say that after years of either improvising by using folded towels as pin on nappies, or using disposables (Tenaslip) the Snuggleblanks are the best, the most effective and the most comfortable nappies I’ve ever worn

 

[Neroforte]

Got bag in my car with change, personally don't do cloth diaper I just disposal diaper. Changing in my car happen and yeah clearly plan the trip is important

 

[FLsolarSparky02]

When going much longer than one hour i will choose a Foley catheter and a bed bag most times, for shorter trips a normal diaper works just fine.

i done that before but, foley kinda suck

 

[FLsolarSparky02]

Sounds like I’m not the only one who likes to use cloth reusables whenever possible. It also seems that we share the almost overwhelming need to have multiple workable plans in place for dealing with the logistics involved in dealing with non disposable products. In my case about the only time that I wear disposables is when I’m going to be away from home for more than a day making the return of “used” reusables challenging. As to why I feel the way that I do about cloth diapers I can’t say if it’s because that’s what I was diapered with as a child, it was what my wife and I used to diaper our children, or that cloth diapers just go so naturally with plastic pants (for which I’ve had an affinity for as far back as I can remember). It could be their comfort or that they just work well for me, especially being a side sleeper for which cloth have proven to far superior to any disposable that I’ve tried. The biggest difference in my cloth diapering, from mine and my children’s diapering as infants, was over a year ago when I begin to use Snappis in place of the 3” stainless steel safety pins that I had been using to secure my diapers.

colth diapers suck i used them before dypos are still the cleanist and best

 

[Zeke]

Yes, Buc-ees is a good place to change too. I’ve never found a nasty Buc-ees yet! Thing is that they don’t offer a sit down healthy lunch where I can have a lite lunch and relax for awhile. I don’t eat in my car but do drink on long rides. My husband has a REAL PROBLEM with corn chips and Cheetos between the seat cushions!

Sounds like you don’t dare even think about eating crackers in bed!

 

[Zeke]

colth diapers suck i used them before dypos are still the cleanist and best

Cloth diapers do make the one doing their laundry responsible for their cleanliness. They seem to work fine for me and many others here but I happy that you’ve found something that works for you.

 

[hbic60]

I always use waterproof pants over diapers. Again, one cloth diaper in the heat and humidity gets uncomfortable after an hour or two as it gets saturated from perspiration (mostly in the back) and of course urine. Two thinner diapers magically cross the threshold into the comfortable range for me and the bulk is minimized with a good light compression brief (which is key). I can usually go 3 or 4 hours (+/-) and remain comfortable. Most of the disposables that I’ve tried will bunch up mostly in the back after a few hours, making them uncomfortable and likely unsightly. MegaMax holds up fairly well but it too will bunch after awhile.

Also on longer car drives I stay in my Attende Flex diapers, they hold minimum 4 hours without changing - and, yes, they are CF backed so the skin can still breathe (and that's why I dislike plastic pants over diapers) and, no, in my experience CF does NOT tend to leak more than plastic backed. Good AC and, additional, drivers (and co-drivers) electrical seat vent system helps perfectly against sweating in the back even if it's hot outside!

 

[leafgoalie]

Diaperdude,
Cloth isn’t for everyone. Guys are possibly less suited for cloth diapers than women due to ability to camouflage the bulk. If you have easily accessible washing facilities (not everyone does), some initial investment money to buy minimum supplies, don’t mind handling your own urine dampened (or soaked) diapers…. cloth might be for you. If nothing else, if you have wetting issues at night and have leakage problems from the diaper onto your bedding, cloth diapers of the appropriate thickness will DEFINITELY help you! Really it’s a personal choice. Personally, I have a tendency to develop rashes from disposables, especially if I’m outside in the heat a lot. DOUBLED (thinner) cloth diapers absorb obviously urine but also perspiration and keeps me much more comfortable than even a MegaMax. Interestingly, a single cloth diaper outside gets absolutely soaked and quite uncomfortable. Doubling up using thinner older diapers is SO MUCH BETTER!
If costs are a factor, you will find that you’ll save a little to a bunch by going cloth. There’s always a need for some disposables though, depending on various circumstances.

I am a cloth and plastic pants fan myself, although I do use disposables too.

 

[Angelapinks]

Got bag in my car with change, personally don't do cloth diaper I just disposal diaper. Changing in my car happen and yeah clearly plan the trip is important

I always carry extra supplies in my car due to Covid. You never know where or when a change is needed but as luck would have it I have not needed to change in the car.