Camping with Cloth Nappies - Eco–Disposable Pads

I haven't done heaps of camping, but enough to know that a garbage bag full of dirty nappies, sitting in the sun stinks! This time we're camping with 2 in nappies, one a newborn, so with the number of nappies doubled, if not tripled, it was time to try out cloth!

Since we were camping in a national park rather than a caravan park, I opted for Eco-disposables as we wouldn't have any washing facilities close by. I took a collection of nappy covers and pocket nappies to use as All In Twos (AI2s) and a packet each of small and medium Eenee Flushable Pads.
The beauty of these pads is they're completely biodegradable as well as compost-able and flushable, so no matter where you are there is a way to get rid of them. In our camp area there was a composting toilet and the parks and wildlife guys who came to clean them were happy for me to put the used pads in there when I told them they were biodegradable. (They were really pleased that I checked with them too.) And when we went out for the day, I was able to flush them in the toilet or, if we were somewhere that didn't have a toilet at all, I could dig a hole & buried them (usually when I did my own business) or take them back to camp & put them in the toilet there. I guess I could have probably put them in the fire too, but would probably like to do a little more research before making it a habit. It couldn't be any worse than burning plastic or disposable nappies, though - which I've seen done before!
NOTE: The Eenee instructions say to rip them half length ways before disposing. My guess is, this makes them easy to flush (less likely to block the loo) & exposes the inside for quicker biodegrading.

I found this system worked well and I felt good about the lack of waste (& stink) I was making :) I had a plastic grocery bag that kept the used pads in between trips to the loo & kept that in a wet bag to keep the stinkies at bay. If I'd thought of it before i left, i could also have used the Eenee biodegradable disposable nappy bags. I was surprised how well the pads worked inside the covers. I expected the covers to get messy quicker, especially, with my newborn, but they were very absorbent & contained the mess well.

The main disadvantages I found were having to deal with the soggy pads and then dirty hands and soiled covers. Since I normally use pocket nappies, I'm used to being able to roll them up & carry them to the laundry without getting my hands too dirty, although, since I started using some All In Twos, as well as prefolds/fitteds & covers on my newborn, I've had to deal with soggy boosters more & it's not really the end of the world. We usually had a bucket of dish washing water handy or I'd use my hand sanitizer.
With the dirty covers, since we were only there a few days, I just kept them in a double layered (Baby Beehinds) wet bag until we got home, but if we were there longer I could easily have rinsed and dried them & either used them again or taken them home for a proper wash.
The other thing to take into consideration is the cost. The pads are around 60c each for a small and 80c for the mediums, so a little more than a good quality disposable, but for the sake of the environment and my sanity, I think it's worth it. If we were staying longer or at a caravan park, I'd probably choose pocket nappies with microfibre boosters and use the laundry facilities or a nearby laundromat, just to save my purse that little bit more.
But all up, in a similar situation, I'd definitely use the Eenee Eco-disposable nappy pads again, in fact, I think I will... This coming weekend :)

Have you taken your cloth nappies camping before? I'd love to hear what you used & how you found it!

Peapods One Size (OSFM) Pocket Cloth Nappy Review

Peapods OSFM (One-Size-Fits-Most) Pocket / AI2 (All-In-Two)

Features:
PUL outer, stay-dry microfleece inner.
Bamboo tri-fold insert topped with microfleece for use as a snap in (All-In-Two) booster
Unique slide on leg elastic for size adjustment with 4 marked sizes.
2 rows of snaps for separate leg and waist adjustment.
Comes in a range of colours, and one print (swirl).
Very reasonably priced!

First Impressions:
At first glance this nappy looks identical to the original Sized Peapods Pocket Nappy, but once you open it up, you see that it's different.  I love the idea of the adjustable leg elastic - it takes away the bulk from the front of the nappy - and along with being able to use it as a pocket or AI2 makes this one of the most customisable nappies I've come across.  I'm just wondering if the slide will move in the wash - I don't want to have to re-adjust it every time.
UPDATE: The slides stay put just fine :)

Design:
So let me explain the design in more detail.  It starts out as a normal pocket nappy with a trifold bamboo booster.  There is an opening in both the front and back to make for easy insertion (pic 1).  The bamboo booster is topped with microfleece (just the top 1/3 when folded) and equipped with snaps so it can also be snapped into place at the front of the nappy for use as an AI2 (pic 3).  When not used as an AI2, a layer of microfleece covers the snaps, so they don't irritate bub (pic 2).
Right near the snaps there is also a slide on the leg elastic which can be pulled up or down to tighten or loosen the leg elastic and at the same time the rise of the nappy.  XS,S,M, L are marked on the elastic so you can easily make both sides the same (pic 4). 

Size/ Fit: 
With 4 size settings, and separate leg and waist adjustment, you should be able to get this nappy to fit most bubs.  I reckon on an older/taller child it might become a little hipster though - it doesn't seem as long in the rise as some of my others.
It fits my 18mth old very nicely on Medium so she's got a bit of growing room yet. She's a little chubby, but there's still plenty of room.


Absorbency:
The tri-fold absorber is 2 thick layers of bamboo - lovely and soft but holds a lot of wee :)

Washing/ Drying Time:
Easy to pull apart and wash.  The covers dry in no time at all and the boosters take a full day in the sun (not that we get a full day of sun that often here :))  I guess that's the bonus about AI2 and pocket systems - you can buy extra boosters and re-use the covers while the others are drying.

Other Comments:
I'm looking forward to seeing how this fits on my newborn - only 6 weeks to go! - I reckon it'll be one of the earlier fitting One-Size nappies.  The quality of material seems good, although I think I personally prefer micro-suede to microfleece as an inner layer - my micro-suede nappies don't seem to have stained as easily, but that might be coincidence :)

UPDATE: I had this nappy on Cha Cha at 5wks and 4kgs. It fit her nicely on the XS setting both around her legs & tummy. The trifold bamboo insert seemed like overkill at that stage, a Peapods night booster would probably have been enough, but the nappy still wasn't too bulky for an OSFM. There was a bit of excess material at the front, but it didn't affect how well it worked. It was nice to be able to make the legs fit exactly right and still be able to snap the tummy to fit right too.

Summary: 
 I really like this nappy so far!   I love how customisable it is and it's very practical for Tassie weather.  The price is also very reasonable! I'd definitely recommend it!