When I wear plastic backed diapers or loud plastic pants made of PEVA and not in public, I can hear every crinkle and I like that when others aren't around. But if I'm around people I know, I won't wear either. I can however, wear either to the store and there is so much white noise in stores, they can't be heard at all, not even the PEVA! If I go hiking wearing either, all I have to do is stop if someone is near me or passes me, but I wouldn't wear them to intentionally hike with someone else. I was wearing Depends years ago camping, out at the fire and I could hear every movement I made...then the neighbor campers came over for 3 hours! I couldn't move at all!! I've learned that I can put a plastic shopping bag in each pocket so if someone questions, I just pull out one of the bags and say "oh, it's just this bag in my pocket making the crinkling sound".