first possible trip w/ LO and CD

flummadiddle85

So we might be taking our first little trip next week. So far the furthest we've gone is 1.5hr away to my parents' for a day, and he was pretty good. 

But now we're looking at a trip that may be several days long. I've read a lot about travelling with cloth, and I think we'll be ok. We use mainly prefolds anyways, so if something funky happens, I take comfort in knowing they can handle a bit more abuse. I've even considered getting flats for travelling!

However, the way we travel tends to be... not so planned. With LO and CD we will probably try to do a bit better with that. But when you're travelling, not staying somewhere with a washer/dryer, do you try to find laundromats ahead of time, or just figure you'll find one somewhere?

We'll likely take some backup sposies as well. 

tokenhoser

If I'm not travelling somewhere with laundry where I'm staying, then I use disposables. I don't spend hours on vacation sitting in a laundromat. That doesn't sound fun at all.

DiannaVB

If I'm visiting my family (12 hours away) I use their washer. For a regular vacation of more than three days we are going to give flip disposable inserts a try. No way I'm taking out time for laundry on vacation.

gollywollypog

Chickypoo2468:

How long will you be gone?

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We went oot this weekend from Friday afternoon to Monday evening.  We used all cloth and didn't wash until Monday night when we got home.  I have a mixture of prefolds, covers, pockets, natural and mf inserts and cloth wipes.  It worked out perfectly with no issues at all. 

heatherjesse

Like PPs we have traveled with cloth to family but use sposies for hotel travel.  Worrying about my cloth in a hotel laundry room or laundromat is not my idea of vacation.

flummadiddle85

We don't have anything set in stone yet (we rarely do...). We might be gone around a week, maybe less.

numberonemama

I have done a mix depending where we have gone. If we use sposies though I use a cover.  We are going out of town for two weeks this Sumer and I am paying $40 a week for a local diaper service there.