Is Cloth still best in a drought??

[HugsAndKisses]

just a question...was wondering would using cloth nappies still be the best option in the brisbane area considering the lack of water? like would it still be a good choice since water is hort and obviously with cloth i would end up washing daily....?

[GraceUnhearing]

yes they are

its still takes alot more Australian water to make one sposies than it take to wash a whole load of nappies.

[HoopDeeDoo]

depends how many nappies you have I only wash every 2-3 days.

Disposable nappies use twice as much water in the manufacturing as cloth nappies use in the washing. Most sposies are made in Australia.

You can use the water from your washing machine to water your garden if you attach a hose thing to the out going water water pipe.

To me it's a global issue, if more people used cloth nappies, it would help with the greenhouse effect, and it would rain more

We are on tight water restrictions here, but I don't have a garden to water, we don't wash our car. I don't use excess water for anything, so i look at the bigger picture and wash my nappies

I'm not going to switch to disposable undies, plates and cutlery or throw out my clothes after one wear to save the water from washing them either :p

[OJandMe]

I'm in Bris..

I use cloth.


I wash daily (by choice, not neccesity). But I do for normal clothes anyway...

And I've got a front loader so it uses Much less water.

I also sing one Beatles song in the shower, because most of them last for under 4 mins..

I don't water the garden, wash the car or hose the windows..

I've never gone over the 140L a day limit.. and I'm washing for 2 in cloth, plus all our clothes.

So I wouldn't worry about it too much if I were you :D

[Lila]

agree with all what has been said already!!

[poshBecks]

The cloth uses less water debate....

My husband made an interesting comment about this. It would take a whole lot of water to make PUL aswell. :idea:

Since converting back to spoises we are saving a little over 200L per week. That's a lot of water!!!

[OJandMe]

The cloth uses less water debate....

My husband made an interesting comment about this. It would take a whole lot of water to make PUL aswell. :idea:

Since converting back to spoises we are saving a little over 200L per week. That's a lot of water!!!

That's less than what my BIL uses to wash his 2 cars...

and how much are you now spending in sposies??

I spose every situation is different... I wouldn't go back to sposies even if I COULD afford to.

[werdxela]

We are in Brissie using cloth fulltime, doing a load of washing everyday, 4 people having showers everynight and not using our 140l per person allowance

[eternalmaternal]

I just wanted to say Hi Shannon. How is Qld?

[HoopDeeDoo]

My husband made an interesting comment about this. It would take a whole lot of water to make PUL aswell. :idea:

yes but 1 metre of PUL makes 6 nappies that last at least 150 washes each which = 900 sposies :eek:

[HugsAndKisses]

yes they are

its still takes alot more Australian water to make one sposies than it take to wash a whole load of nappies.

i wasnt aware they used water to make sposies?? :idea:

so it sounds as though most think im still better off with cloth....i have never used them before but am thinking of it with this bub to save money and the environment:yes:

[HugsAndKisses]

I just wanted to say Hi Shannon. How is Qld?

hey...its going good....getting warmer already though:rolleyes: :laughing: and as you can see by this thread the rain still isnt falling...but were really happy and mats work is good:thumbsup:
how are u?

[eternalmaternal]

We are good. Congrats on your:bfp: . Glad everything is working out for you:thumbsup:

[bluey]

We use less water than our disposable neighbour did.

We have 6 in the house, but we are wayyyy under the 140l per person target. We wash nappies every other day for the most part.

We have a front loader.

So I don't think using cloth uses anymore water than not using them. I'm also saving a bucketload of money by not using disposables. To me disposables are for convience, like my recent trip to Adelaide for 3 days, where I couldn't take my nappies. I nearly had a heart attack when I discovered that the eco ones were $20 and at the end, they'd all be in the bin :( I'd rather spend the $20 on a nappy that will see me through to TT.

Cheers