Edgewater
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At the first of this week, NorthShore Announced the introduction of their NEW MEGAMAX-USA! A fully manufactured in the US Premium Adult Diaper! Having received a sample of this product, I have tested it and provided below a comparison with their existing China sourced product, which I wear every night as support for my night-time urine-incontinence (U-IC). As part of full disclosure I wear Day-time weight, Pre-folded, Cloth Diapers. With both products, I wear NorthShore's Trifecta Diaper Covers.
- In a side by side physical comparison, I found no obvious physical differences between the USA or China products.
- As part of prepping the USA diaper, I noted that it felt “softer” especially during the process of folding the diaper in half to set the length-wise gusset, which in my opinion improves the distribution of urine forward and aft in all disposable diapers. Regardless of that one perceived differences between the two diapers, the gusset fold set in both diapers the same and remained.
- Absorbency and the ability to obtain a semi-dry feel was consistent between both the USA and China products over the extended wear time near 14 hours. My choice to change the diaper was driven more by my own change schedule than any issue of the diaper's capacity.
- Capacity: My Urine-Incontinence is based on spinal communication issues at the S1-L5 and as a result, I experience variations in release times and/or volume overnight. Last night was what I classify as ’normal’ with likely five or six releases over-night, which did not place a noticalable effect on the capacity of NorthShore’s MegaMax diaper regardless of USA or China series. The distribution was seen as equal. I see no reason that the USA series will preform any different when I experience an heavy night flow.
- Landing Zones are seen as equal between the two diapers as is the adherence of the taps. I am a restless sleeper and place a heavy demand on the structure and taps of a diaper. Both diapers hold in place with zero movement of the taps in the landing zone. MegaMax over the long time that I have worn them, have never had a tap slip or release.
- Leaks; are the nightmare of anyone who is incontinent as a leak is commonly rated as worst than a diaper line as a leak is far more noticeable. Over this extended 14 hour wear, I experienced zero leaks, which is consistent with NorthShore products.
- I elected to 'fluff-up 'a China sourced MegaMax and found that the ’soft’ feel to be similar and see this difference as likely the effect of the China sourced diaper being in a tightly compressed state for a much longer time period between manufacture and use.
Congratulations to the NorthShore Team that undertook this project that has resulted in a NorthShore MegaMax-USA that are at least equal if not better quality!
- In a side by side physical comparison, I found no obvious physical differences between the USA or China products.
- As part of prepping the USA diaper, I noted that it felt “softer” especially during the process of folding the diaper in half to set the length-wise gusset, which in my opinion improves the distribution of urine forward and aft in all disposable diapers. Regardless of that one perceived differences between the two diapers, the gusset fold set in both diapers the same and remained.
- Absorbency and the ability to obtain a semi-dry feel was consistent between both the USA and China products over the extended wear time near 14 hours. My choice to change the diaper was driven more by my own change schedule than any issue of the diaper's capacity.
- Capacity: My Urine-Incontinence is based on spinal communication issues at the S1-L5 and as a result, I experience variations in release times and/or volume overnight. Last night was what I classify as ’normal’ with likely five or six releases over-night, which did not place a noticalable effect on the capacity of NorthShore’s MegaMax diaper regardless of USA or China series. The distribution was seen as equal. I see no reason that the USA series will preform any different when I experience an heavy night flow.
- Landing Zones are seen as equal between the two diapers as is the adherence of the taps. I am a restless sleeper and place a heavy demand on the structure and taps of a diaper. Both diapers hold in place with zero movement of the taps in the landing zone. MegaMax over the long time that I have worn them, have never had a tap slip or release.
- Leaks; are the nightmare of anyone who is incontinent as a leak is commonly rated as worst than a diaper line as a leak is far more noticeable. Over this extended 14 hour wear, I experienced zero leaks, which is consistent with NorthShore products.
- I elected to 'fluff-up 'a China sourced MegaMax and found that the ’soft’ feel to be similar and see this difference as likely the effect of the China sourced diaper being in a tightly compressed state for a much longer time period between manufacture and use.
Congratulations to the NorthShore Team that undertook this project that has resulted in a NorthShore MegaMax-USA that are at least equal if not better quality!
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