Diaper Junction One-Size Cover and Unbleached Flats Review & Giveaway
What’s colorful, trim-fitting, versatile and only $7.95? The Diaper Junction (aff) one-size cover! I’ve been really impressed with my purchase of a few months ago and wanted to share a review with you, just in case you’re on the fence about this product.
For my Diaper Junction review, I chose the Cobalt color, a nice deep blue that looks pretty sharp on both my guy and my gal.
Here are the basic features of the Diaper Junction brand diaper cover:
- It’s made of waterproof TPU. TPU is slightly softer and more pliable than PUL.
- The inside of the cover has a flap at the front and back to help secure inserts or diapers. The back flap is elasticized for even better performance.
- The inside is wipeable, which means you can reuse it a few times if it isn’t soiled with #2.
- The rise features 3 rows of snaps, which translates to 4 size settings (three snapped up and one completely open).
- The wings close with 1 snap and then have 2 additional hip snaps for further adjustment.
- The snaps are covered on the inside with a thin white piece of fabric.
After about four months of regular use, here’s my feedback.
WHAT I LIKE:
- The TPU fabric is silky smooth and makes for a very trim-fitting cover. It’s a little thinner than some of my other covers, and for that reason I was hesitant at first, but it has performed just as well.
- The covers has washed and worn extremely well, with absolutely no visible wear or fading of colors.
- The leg elastics are snug and comfortable and haven’t loosened up at all.
- It fits well on both my 1 year old and my 2 year old, although I’ve been using almost exclusively on the younger one.
- The wings are nice and stretchy.
- It’s a roomy cover that fits well over fitteds, prefolds, flats or whatever else I feel like putting inside. Sizing is very comparable to a Flip diaper cover, with the only noticeable difference being the wing style and roominess in the rear (DJ cover is a bit more generous).
- It’s performed great overnight.
- The elastic sewn inside the back flap helps hold inserts in place better (in my opinion) than other covers with regular flaps.
- You can choose from 12 different colors!
- It’s only $7.95.
WHAT I WOULD CHANGE
- Looking at the photo above, you can see how the snaps on the waistband are angled somewhat, and not straight up and down. This is the only thing I would change about the cover – to have the snaps straight up and down. Every once in a while, I feel like I can’t quite get the exact fit I want with the waist snaps.
This is the Diaper Junction cover on Erik; in this picture he is about 14 months old and 21 pounds. Scroll down to the end of the post for a picture of the cover on a toddler.
These would make an ideal cover choice if you’re working on building a budget stash. My recommendation? Pair these Diaper Junction covers with Diaper Rite flats (also a DJ product). Diaper Rite birdseye cotton flats are sold in packs of twelve; you can choose from sizes small (27×27) and large (32×32) – measurements are prior to washing and drying. I bought unbleached Diaper Rite flats, since they are softer than the standard white. Flats are just one big square layer of fabric, so they wash and rinse out fantastically and dry super quick. I have a dozen of the smalls, and typical of cotton, they do not shrink up perfectly after the initial prepping. That is, they aren’t perfect squares, but they’re close. After you fold them up it doesn’t really make a difference anyway.
Small flats are $21.95 for a dozen, so that comes to $1.83 per diaper; one dozen larges are $26.95, bringing the cost per diaper to $2.25. Super economical!
There are two very easy ways to use Diaper Rite flats with the Diaper Junction covers. Pad-fold the flat (click here for quickie tutorial) and insert into the flaps of the cover:
Or try this simple fold with a Boingo or Snappi fastener if containment of messy poo is a going concern. This flat fold is one of the easiest you’ll find (sorry, I don’t do Origami, Kite, Mini Kite or Adapted Kite – LOL). It doesn’t even have a name that I know of. I call my creation the Custom Fold because you pick the width and length that you want.
There are only 4 steps. Easy, easy, easy!
Something else I really love about my soft unbleached flats: in a pinch I can grab them for other uses – burp cloth, clean up cloth or even an emergency changing mat for our bed (folded in half). Fitted diapers, AIO’s and pocket diapers just aren’t that versatile.
If you are thinking of grabbing a few of these bargain covers for your little one, here are the vibrant colors you get to pick from!
A closer look at the two new colors (Rainforest and Antigua) plus my favorite of the new prints – Scottie!
Here’s your chance to try the Diaper Junction one-size cover for your baby….for FREE! Enter the giveaway using the Rafflecopter form below, and you’ll have a shot at TWO one-size covers (choice of in stock colors) – thanks to our friends over at Diaper Junction! Open to US and Canadian residents. Allow 2-4 weeks for prize fulfillment. GIVEAWAY CLOSED
I love the idea of flats with a diaper cover, especially how economical it could be. I really like the County Fair and Rainforest prints!
I have never tried flats before! They seem intimidating, which I guess is silly considering it’s a single piece of cloth. 😉 I love Scottie and Amethyst!
I would choose the scotty and the odyssy.
I would choose rainforest and odyssey if I won.
I just bought a DJ cover because it was only $7.95, and after I read the reviews I thought I’d try it (I’m a die hard BG fan). I absolutely love it! I’m definitely going to order more. It’s better than anything I’ve used for nighttime for my 3 year old son, who is a super heavy wetter. Honestly as thin as the cover is, when I got it I didn’t have much hope for it. I was wrong! It’s seriously awesome! I used a prefold and a bamboo insert in it for at night and haven’t had a single leak. I’m amazed! I think for the price this is the most economical cover I’ve run across without giving up quality.
I completely, agree, Claire! Was a bit hesitant at first given the price and the fabric compared to some of my other PUL covers – but I’m a BIG fan now! ~Anne
I have enjoyed using covers and flats so far (I am new to cloth diapering). They are one of my favorites and I love the price! I would choose the Amethyst and Antigua!
We’re expecting our first in December. I’m getting some flats and I’d love to try a cover like this with them! I have a thing for orange so I like the Electric Carrot colour and I also do Scottish dancing so the Scottie print would also be sweet!
I’m liking County Fair and Scottie. These covers sound great, we’ll definitely have to give them a try.
I love so many of the colors! I think I would choose Blitzed and Odyssey
I like the odyssey and monster prints. I’ve never tried flats before, out of fear that it was too difficult. You made it look super easy!!
Oh good! I was hoping to show how it’s not intimidating at all!
I like Antigua! So pretty! Blitzed is a cool pattern too.
I like roadwork and antigua
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I really like the front and back flaps, makes it easier to use flats/prefolds as inserts. I like their Timberwolf and Pacific colors.
We use prefold and covers, but I’ve been wanting to try flats. Love the color rainforest and the print county fair!
I don’t know what took me so long to try flats. They’re one of my go-to diapers right now. Simple pad fold in a cover is so trim I don’t even use my prefolds anymore. I think I’d choose either the Antigua or Scotty.
Same here, Julie! I put off trying them for years, and now have switched all my prefolds to flats. ~Anne
I love covers and flats! I would like amethyst and odyssey.
I love Antigua and timberolf!
I would want Parrot and Timberwolf.
Roadwork and Blitz are seriously adorable diaper prints!
I like the ability to color coordinate my outfits on my daughter with her diaper and it be that way all day (provided no accidents to the cover). I like the Mai Tai and County Fair.
Blitzed and roadwork!
I am liking monsters and road work!
If I won I would pick roadwork. Very cute print!
I’ve always been intrigued by flats – I use prefolds and covers, which is similar. These look really cool!
I’ve become obsessed with covers & flats with my second. I love flips. How do the flaps compare? I’d love black & Odyssey.
The inside flaps or the waistband flaps? ~Anne
Rainforest and turtle are super cute colors.
I love using flour sack towels and covers! I would choose Parrot and Odyssey.
I’ve never tried these so I would love to get a chance!
I started using flats a little over a month ago, but only recently fell in love with the ease of them. I’ve been stuffing pockets for 10 months. Flats and covers are definitely my favorites now. I love the County Fair and Odyssey prints.
I like roadwork and cobalt
I would probably choose County Fair and Odyssey… or maybe Partridge… I don’t know! There are several that I would like!
I own one Ma tie cover that was a DiaperRite. I love these and would love to have more and try the inserts!!! I would pick Electric Lime and Parrot
I think I would go with County Fair and Dandelion. Not sure though. Because I would probably use these as part of a gift for a friend that is due in Dec. She finds out on Tuesday what the baby’s gender is. So exciting!
Tell her congrats from me! ~Anne
Hands down, best cover. I used these covers for the flats challenge and cd full time with flats now. Love the new prints and hope I can get my hands on them.
Love how vibrant the colors are! I would pick Cobalt and either Amethyst or Rainforest—tough to choose!
Ocean Melody and Odyssey
Rainforest and mai tai
I absolutely love the diaper rite bamboo flats! I’m waiting patiently for them to restock and would love to try some covers to go along with them! 🙂
I know my son would like the road work one and I think the odyssey one is pretty sassy myself.
I would probably choose one white and one electric carrot 🙂
I would choose amethyst and dandelion. 🙂
I will eventually own all of these! I love the solid colors. If I had to pick two I love parrot and dandelion the most!
I would get the Odessy cover. Love diaper rite covers and flats used them on my oldest.
id pick odyssey and turtle
I am very curious to try covers, I’ve always used pockets. The ocean melody print looks really nice!
I love Timberwolf and Amethyst! I’ve been practicing cloth on my mostly potty trained 2 y/o but don’t think I have it down correctly. Are covers a more simple way to cloth because I notice it’s what most experienced mamas turn to.
Hi Cindy! Covers are definitely a popular choice, and for several reasons. First of all, they are 100% waterproof and for most you can wipe the cover clean to “freshen” it and use again, whereas a fleece-lined pocket must be washed as soon as it’s wet. Secondly, covers are very economical. You can buy just a few (4 to 6) to start a stash, instead of having to buy 12 or even 24 pocket diapers. Thirdly, the most common inserts to use with covers (flats and prefolds) are also very cheap – just $2 dollars or so each. I think mothers also like that there are so many brands of covers on the market – lots of choices make it fun AND easy to find the perfect fit! ~Anne
covers and flats are my favorite system and I wish Id used them from day 1.
I likd the Odyssey and the Antigua covers!
I love flats because you can really customize the fold to your child’s gender and body. Not to mention they’re cheap and hang dry more quickly! I’d choose gender neutral color, if possible. I like to get the most usage out of things so I don’t tend to get boy or girl colors.
We like covers and flats because they are so quick and easy with squirmy babies! I would choose the Turtle and Pacific colors.
Roadwork and Parrot are awesome! I need to get some of these for sure. I have flats, but I need some covers.
I’d love to try these in White and Dandelion!
I love antigua and rainforest.
I use prefolds, which I assume are similar to flats. I would pick Odyssey and County Fair. So cute!
Antigua and turtle are super cute.
So many gorgeous colors!! I love black and cobalt. I really like mai tei too!!!
I’d pick Mai Tai and Antigua.
Really like flats and covers! I like rainforest and antiqua the most out of the colors and prints.
I would choose Timberwolf and roadwork
Covers and flats are our usual diapers these days…loving the new colors, Antigua and Rainforest!! Odyssey looks pretty cool too!
I love bright solid colors that go with everything. Right now I need snap covers since my son has learned to pull open his Velcro covers when he’s feeling sassy. I’ve never used flats. I’m a prefold girl mostly. I basically pad fold and go. But the flat you showed pad folded looks trimmer to me. And softer.
Hi Jamie! I used prefolds primarily for a while, but did find that flats are easier than I thought, and yes – the unbleached ones are so soft! Plus, I love how quickly flats dry. ~Anne
I like black and monsters
The DJ OS covers are my fav!!! Matching snaps and great quality.
I’d love Antigua and Blitzed!!
I love Antigua and electric lime.
Cobalt and monsters
I would like Odyssey and Ocean Melody. I have a few flats, and I like using them.
I would choose the Mai Tai and Dandelion!
Are flats more work? Do you like that better than floding?
Steph, I haven’t found that flat diapers are difficult at all. And this is coming from someone who avoided them for years thinking they would be complicated. The pad fold is very easy; it takes me about 10 seconds. Not much more than folding a prefold in thirds. ~Anne
I just started using flats and love them! Would love to test DJ’s ones.
I would choose partridge and antigua
I like the Blitzed print and Mai Tai solid.
I will choose cobalt and timberwolf. Thanks for the review. I have been thinking of getting more diaper covers. With its price and your review, it’s too tempting!
I like the monster and Scotty prints!
These are one of the brands on my list to try next! I’m thinking partridge and blitzed or ocean melody 🙂
I would choose Electric Lime and Antigua 🙂
I’m interested in trying flats but not sure about all the folding.
Odyssey and Ocean Melody would be my choices!
We love flats. I’m super excited to try the custom fold. 🙂
I would choose cobalt and odyssey I’d be happy for anything honestly. 🙂
I’ve never used cloth diapers on a new born before, so still researching what the best options are. I love the amethyst color and the blitzed pattern!
I like Antigua and Odyssey!
i would choose rainforest and antigua!
I would choose Antigua and Rainforest.
I would choose Rainforest and Odyssey. I am a converted flats lover! They used to scare the stuffing out of me, but they fit so trim on my little guy!
I’d get Antigua and Blitzed!
I like dandelion and parrot. too cute. County Fair is also cute
I love covers and flats. I have like 4 AIOs or pockets that I use for changes out n about, but my go to is simply aloudsack towels. I’d like to get some Diaper Rite flats too though, and of course some covers.
as a ft handwasher for almost 2 years we are a huge flats and covers family!! i love the antigua and amethyst!
I would pick Mai Tai and Ocean Melody. I haven’t tried prefolds and covers yet, but I have been researching and want to!
I’d pick odyssey and roadwork. Super cute! I have only ever used the flats from Walmart and I wasn’t a fan. They didn’t last long.
The flats look so soft and absorbent would love to try!
I would pick monsters and rainforest!
I am just looking into cloth diapering with our first and am looking for economical ways to do it, these look great!
I like the scottie and county fair prints!
I love flats to they wash easy and dry fast
I would choose Rainforest and Monsters!
I think I would pick Blitzed and Timberwolf!
I’d pick Monsters and Parrot. Thanks!
The old DiaperRite covers (which got renamed Diaper Junction covers a couple months after I bought them) & flats make up the vast majority of my stash. They are SO versatile! I like that they hold padfolded flats so much more securely than Flips – with a wriggly squiggly 1.5 yr old, it comes in handy.
I would love mai tai and amethyst.
Odyssey and Electric Carrot
I’d pick rainforest and antigua. Haven’t tried flats yet, but I’d love the chance to.
I use prefolds and covers. I would like to try flats but they are a little intimidating.
I would choose cobalt and dandelion or maybe antiqua. I like the bright colors. We have been using flips but I would like to try this brand as well.
I would choose ocean melody
Mai Thai
I would get scottie and odyssey.
I’m really excited about the new Diaper Rite diapers! Can’t wait to try them! I’m just getting into flats, and plan on using them and prefolds for my newborn. Trying to get through the learning curve with my toddler. I figure if I can put a flat on a squirmy toddler, then I can be successful on a newborn! 🙂
I’d choose Dandelion and Parrot.
I like blitzed!
I like the Scottie and Blitz prints!
Have never used covers and flats, only prefolds.
I love the Blitzed and Rainforest covers.
Thanks for the review. I’m going to have to check them out. We need new covers, with baby #2 on the way, and don’t want to spend a ton on covers. However we need some good ones. So this was a helpful review. Thank you!
Congrats, Bethany! Glad my review was helpful in your decision-making process! ~Anne
I couldn’t decided. I love the Antigua, Timberwolf, and Rainforest.
I like mai tai and ocean melody. I’ve never tried flats but I love a variety of diapers and inserts too.
i’d pick odyssey and ocean medley. i use covers and flats to extend my wash days 🙂
If chosen winner, i would prefer anything masculine haha
I like the Cobalt and the Monsters
I LOVE covers and flats! We’ve tried just about every kind of diaper/cover and combination thereof over the past two years of using cloth. Most recently, I have switched to using mostly flats and covers as they are so easy to get clean (with dreaded toddler pee) and since they are natural fibers they feel wet, so my toddler is starting to make the association of peeing with being wet. Also, I LOVE drying them on the line!
I love blitzed and odyssey!
I love Antigua and County Fair!
I’d choose Cobalt and Odyssey
I love using flats pad folded in covers. I would pick the Scottie and Rainforest colors .
Rainforest and Antigua are probably my favorites. I’m a sucker for good greens but my sons seem to prefer blues.
If I won, I might choose the Rainforest and Cobalt diapers.
I like Roadwork and Scotty.
i would choose stone and sky!
whoops, i looked at the wrong product. i would choose county fair and antigua!
I would love to have the turtle and dandelion prints!
partridge and monsters
I love odyssy and my husband likes monsters. I’ve been using a lot of flats lately. I buy the flour sack towels for a dollar each and they work great. I wonder though, how soon do you find the elastic wears out in the legs and waist of your covers? My son just turned two, and it seems all my covers are stretched, and I dont know how they would do on a second baby.
Shana, I’ve found that it can depend on the brand and sometimes even the batch of covers. I have many Flip covers, but for some reason, a few of the one new ones I bought that were “made in Egypt” had the elastic wear out sooner than I expected – about 1 year. My Sweet Pea covers have never had this problem. I think it also makes a difference if you have a larger rotation of covers, instead of washing just a few of them over and over and over again. ~Anne
I would choose Odyssey and Blitzed!
rainforest and odyssey 🙂
Ocean melody and odyssey!! Super cute! I haven’t invested in any prefolds/covers yet, but would like to try