It consists of a nice prefold. I mean a really nice prefold. Not even in the same neighborhood (or country for that matter) as those Gerber diapers people use as burp cloths. Really.
The prefold is unbleached cotton, so it had to be "prepped" by washing 3-5 times, which I did. Supposedly, you are able to trifold the prefold, and place it inside, rather than pinning or using a snappi, so that's what I did.
Leaked instantly! I suppose I should give it another chance, but I really don't care to. I believe the intention is to re-use the cover, only changing the prefold (unless the cover gets really dirty).
At under $10 retail for a set of 1 cover and 1 prefold, this would be a very economical method of diapering, especially if you were to buy just a few, and fill in with plain old (decent) prefolds.
However, I feel that you'd be much better served to buy a few BG 3.0s (approximately 2x the cost of an econobum set) and wash twice per day, adding to your stash as you could (this is pretty much what I did).
I definitely do not see an econobum lasting through more than one child (I'd be surprised if it lasted more than a few months) nor would I expect it to have any resale value.
I'd definitely put this is the "penny wise, pound foolish" category.
I really like my econobum. It serves us well and I've been putting it through the ringer. It works over econobum prefolds, all the flip inserts, flats, gdiaper inserts...
ReplyDeleteThe BG pocket diapers are nice, but I just can't get over throwing a "cover" into the pail every time a child goes potty.
The econobum is ugly as sin, but it does its job. I kind of get sad when it gets soiled and I have to use my other covers.
I think pocket diapers are an easy transition for someone switching from sposies!
ReplyDeleteEconobum giveaway coming tomorrow a.m. so stay tuned. :-)