As a reminder the Best bottom in the mint chocolate chip and the GroVia in the owl print.
I said briefly in my GroVia focused post that I felt that the GroVia liner left messes on my cover from time to time.
This is a side by side view of the Best bottom and GroVia from the inside with liner snapped in.
A smart feature by Best bottom's part is sized inserts.
The picture above includes the three sized inserts mad to fit the Best bottom cover the middle one looks different only to show the other option available the small(top) insert is threaded green birth to 14 lbs, The middle is the diapers Hemp/organic cotton option 11 lbs to 22 lbs, And the bottom lined in blue thread is the large insert 16 lbs to 35 lbs.
I find that by offering inserts in sized I get better coverage in my "Shell" and have never had any spill over.
But if I did the diapers double layered PUL 100% USA made material would be a snap to wipe out.
Because I have two boys in different sizes I have half my shells sized small while the other half is sized large.
Another feature I talked about the GroVia system having is a optional boaster pad. Well Best bottom has taken that idea and improved it in my book.
A best bottom stay dry liner snapping in to the shell.
The overnight pad snaps to the liner.
The GroVia adds elastic to the liner, where as the Best Bottom does not the elastic is added to the PUL for not one but two barriers against leaks.
As mentioned in my first post both GroVia and Best bottom offer hook and loop as well as snaps.
Photoed here is the snap and hook loop offered by best bottom.
Another sizing /closing feature offered in the Best Bottom system not in the GroVia is a extenders tab to increase the size of your diaper for those like me who have had or will have larger babies. I do not currently own an extender as I do not need one but can tell you the are offered by there seller for 4.50 each.
As I said above two styles of inserts are offered a stay dry made of microfiber and topped with a fleeces liner to pull wetness away from lo. And a hemp/organic cotton liner.
Unlike many diapers and unlike the GroVia the Best Bottom diaper with stay dry insert is ready to wear after ONE wash. The Hemp/organic cotton liner needs 4-6 washes to reach full absorbency.
A nice thing about both the GroVia an best bottom is that they both take up less room in the washer. Leaving more room for adjuration giving the diapers a nice cleaning.
Now to talk price, A Best bottom shell cost is $16.95.
The stay dry insert is only $3.95 and the hemp organic cotton is $5.95.
When compared to the $17 for one pack of GroVia cloth liners it is less to get 2 Best bottom stay dry inserts in TWO sizes then the one pack of only two GroVia liners and only 6.80 more then one pack of two GroVia inserts to buy 2 hemp organic cotton liners in TWO sizes for best bottom.
The overnight pad is $6.95 each.
Diapers can be bought separate or in a package .
The first package is 3 shells and 9 stay dry inserts in your choices of print/color and closer snaps or hook loop. For $83.87.
The Complete pack to cloth diaper from birth to potty training using Best Bottom full time includes
9shells
18 inserts in EACH size
3 overnight inserts in each size
This package in stay dry is $407.87
And in Hemp is $510.47
For someone starting cloth after there child is above some of the sizes offered in the complete pack o would recommend building your own pack as it where.
The maker recommends having 2-3 shells for the number of times your lo poops during a 2 to 3 day span. And about 24 inserts.
My math is rough but an example if I was buying to start in one size. And got 9 shells, 24 hemp organic cotton inserts in ONE size and 3 over night inserts I would be spending about $316.20 for the same pack in the stay dry $268.20.
Not so bad for diapers and a damn good one at that.
In closing and IMO I am finally able to say GroVia has a place in my cloth diaper loving heart but Best bottom is a WIN in this match up!
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Thanks for sharing! I have been researching both these brands myself, and it's not often I can find a direct comparison.
ReplyDeleteI know this post is from awhile ago, do you still feel the same way about the brands? Did the grovia end up being out grown?