favorite snap covers?

[iris5426]

hi mamas!

dh and i are starting a diaper service...i'm looking for the perfect snap cover to offer with our service, and i'm having a lot of trouble finding one that we love. at home, we use blueberry minky wraps with aplix, which i LOVE and am super depressed that they stopped making.

we've tried thirsties duos (and currently they're the leader, but i don't love the single row of snaps) and the flip, which fit ds really oddly.

it does preferably need to be something not ridiculously affordable and from someone who we can buy larger quantities at wholesale prices from.

thanks for your input!

[lunita1]

Originally Posted by iris5426

hi mamas!

dh and i are starting a diaper service...i'm looking for the perfect snap cover to offer with our service, and i'm having a lot of trouble finding one that we love. at home, we use blueberry minky wraps with aplix, which i LOVE and am super depressed that they stopped making.

we've tried thirsties duos (and currently they're the leader, but i don't love the single row of snaps) and the flip, which fit ds really oddly.

it does preferably need to be something not ridiculously affordable and from someone who we can buy larger quantities at wholesale prices from.

thanks for your input!

I think bummis super snap are probably your best bet for mass quantities like that.

[Aliy]

i love my bummis wraps.. they are the only ones i regualry use..... I'd love to try out more but I always reach for our bummis

[iris5426]

Originally Posted by lunita1

I think bummis super snap are probably your best bet for mass quantities like that.

we haven't tried it yet...i really want to be able to offer colors or prints, part of the fun of cloth diapers is the cute factor

i'm also a little concerned with the single row of snaps, same problem as the thirsties duos.

Originally Posted by aliy

i love my bummis wraps.. they are the only ones i regualry use..... I'd love to try out more but I always reach for our bummis

we have some bummis that we use too, love the super brite...i wish they came with snaps!

[FloridaBorn]

Mommy's Touch are cool.

[chel]

motherease.
i know you can now buy them at places other than their direct site. the airflow have snaps at legs and waist. they even have a velcro-type cover.

since you like blueberry, what about their coverall cover. it's my favorite multi-size diaper.

[Chamomile Girl]

I love, love love my Mommy's Touch snap covers. Better than the Thirsties Duo's (I have those too in snaps).

They come in tons of great prints, and have two rows of snaps. My kid has worn them since he was two months old (maybe younger...I don't remember) and I'm pretty sure they will last us until he is out of diapers. They are great quality and we have had no issues with them washing strangely or staining.

I don't know if you can get them in quantity though...I've only ever seen them through Green Mountain Diapers.

[ChetMC]

About Bummis

I've been using Bummis super snap for six and a half years on four kids. It's crumby that they don't offer them in colours and prints, but if you're planning to run a diaper service they are a very long-lasting cover.

The elastics hold up extremely well. I wash in water that's just below boiling. The cycle takes over two hours to run, and our washer spins at 1600 rpm. The elastic on the Bummis holds up the longest of any diaper product I've ever owned.

The PUL in Bummis is sandwiched. I believe this is to make them last longer since it protects the PUL from ripping when it de-laminates. I'm not sure if this is true, but I've also heard that PUL de-laminates faster on colours and prints than plain white. Bummis covers still work fine once de-lamination happens, but they don't feel as nice and from a diaper service I'd probably expect it to still be laminated. I haven't been able to confirm the thing about colours and prints, but it seems to be true from my experience.

Also, the one time I had a snap go bad Bummis company replaced the cover immediately. They didn't even ask how old the diaper was. Apparently their snaps are supposed to just last forever.

Since you're looking to run a diaper service I think you want to look for tough, long wearing products. A lot of people are happy with how well a product does when they use it for the duration of one or two kids, but I think you might want to seek out the most long lasting stuff available.

I only know the details of one diaper service well enough to know what products they use, but they use plain Bummis white covers. Have you looked around to see what other diapers services are using?

The other problem with fancy covers is that not all people like all colours and prints. There's a reason real estate agents tell people to paint their house neutral colours when they're trying to sell. And even if you do like a colour or a print, they can sometimes be a pain when they show through clothes. Worrying about which customers want what in terms of colours could make things a lot more complicated for you.

[RunningMama]

Hands down, Econobums.

[macandcheese]

Bummis, Motherease, Proraps ... those all seem to me like they'd hold up to a lot of wear and tear.

So cool that you're starting a diaper service! Can I ask where you're located?

[Ola_]

I know this doesn't answer your question but around here the diaper service companies don't include the covers.  You use their diapers and buy your own covers - which they also sell.  This way you could carry whites, colours, snaps and velcro and let the family choose for themselves what they want.  Plus then they wouldn't have to last as long.  You could even do a buyback/resell used covers program if you wanted to.

[coffeegirl]

Originally Posted by RunningMama 

Hands down, Econobums.

I have to second this. For your purposes-- (seems you need inexpensive for large quantities, with leg and waist snaps) -- I'd defintiely go with the Econobum covers. I bought one a couple weeks ago from Nicky's Diapers, it was a "second" on clearance for like $5 or something and it's become my go-to cover now.

[RunningMama]

Originally Posted by coffeegirl 

I have to second this. For your purposes-- (seems you need inexpensive for large quantities, with leg and waist snaps) -- I'd defintiely go with the Econobum covers. I bought one a couple weeks ago from Nicky's Diapers, it was a "second" on clearance for like $5 or something and it's become my go-to cover now.

Yes, I too just purchased some as "seconds" from Cottonbabies. Just under $5 per cover is what I paid. I have not found a thing wrong with them at all. The fit is great, and they work wonderfully. They are made from the same nylon material as Bummis Whisper Pants (the pull on kinds) so they are thinner than a lot of other covers, but are amazing.