Jan 27 2012 05:24 PM
****Warning: This post contains grown-up words for anatomical parts****
Like many here, I've never been a raving fan of Depend products. They have their niche in the marketplace, but they're not designed for me or anyone who needs more heavy-duty protection. That's not an insult, it's just a statement reflecting their intended purpose and position in the market.
But one of the Depend products that's always intrigued me is the Adjustable Underwear. I really like the fact that the padding goes up higher in the front, high enough to actually cover the penis when sitting down. Most underwear--even for men--don't work for me for this reason. Don't even get me started on the Tranquility Overnight pull-ups.
That extra coverage where I need it is the reason I buy some Adjustable Underwear every couple of years, remembering the higher padding, and forgetting their fatal flaws: a crotch that's too narrow and no leak guards.
The Adjustables catch little leaks right where my penis sits just fine. Works like a champ. But the moment I have a heavier wetting, it leaks like a sieve because the urine not instantly absorbed falls to the lowest point (the crotch) and there's nothing there to contain it until it can be absorbed. If the crotch were wider, and created a cup to hold the liquid for a bit, I'd probably be okay. If there were hydrophobic leak guards to hold the liquid for a bit, that would probably save me too. But the Adjustables have neither of these things.
If they had one of these features, you'd have a pretty good product. If you had two, I honestly believe you'd have the only reliable underwear for men. You know, the half of the population with mobile hoses.
-RMS
Men's discussion
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RMS Member since: 3/31/09 |
Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good |
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EARL H Member since: 3/30/09 |
RE: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Jan 27 2012 06:19 PM Hello RMS, You are absolutely correct on this issue. To the same old deaf ears the idea will fall unfortunately as have all the rest. My own genitailia have been in the same leak city and finally moved out of said product. If the makers of Depend don't take a good listen to its customer's requests for a better product, the outcome will likely land them along the wayside like that wonderful car they called the Yugo. Alas, I've talked this topic into the ground 1 too many times and its getting older than the once Depend green diapers. |
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JaneF Member since: 11/17/10 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Jan 28 2012 07:59 AM The moderators usually don't comment on threads related to product discussions, but I just had to bend the rules a little this morning. RMS, you got me smiling this morning with your use of "grown up words," which is perfectly acceptable here when used in an appropriate context which yours certainly were. This is an adult community and everyone here has adult problems that are not easily discussed among, for want of a better word, "non users." If you can't use anatomical terms in proper context, we wouldn't be very valuable as a community. And, Earl, the wheels of change move slowly and in mysterious ways. As we've mentioned before every post here is read by a moderator and we make sure the posts that discuss our products get to the appropriate team. We do listen, even when we don't speak. Jane |
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RMS Member since: 3/31/09 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Jan 28 2012 09:21 AM Thank you, Jane. I'm constantly surprised at how squeamish people are about those kinds of words on sites that deal with incontinence. Especially when talking about proper design and fit of diapers and other garments, how do you avoid taking about the relative differences in positioning of urethras for men and women? Unfortunately, I think nearly all manufacturers of pull-ups have chosen to forget about penises. They add a level of unpredictability that no one seems willing or able to design for. They . . . Okay, I didn't intend to turn this into a rant, so I'll just say thank you for your comment and move along.  -RMS |
 oab2011 Member since: 8/4/11 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Jan 29 2012 06:45 PM And JaneF, thank you for listening and for knowing that the "adult vocabulary" used here serves its intended purpose. And it's good to know no one on this forum abuses that. I know I can feel better about describing our issues without any embarrassment. I do agree with the others that some basic improvements to the adjustable underwear such as wider crotch and maybe leak guards would boost the product a notch or two. And I do the remember the Yugo!!! Never wanted to have one, though!!! |
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oab2011 Member since: 8/4/11 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Jan 29 2012 06:49 PM As an addition to the post I just posted: It's good to see a forum that doesn't resort to members calling each other names and going into tantrums just because you didn't agree with a previous post. Antics like that diminish the value and appeal of those forums and I'm glad this one isn't like that. May this forum always uphold its high standards! |
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draco_americanus Member since: 3/30/09 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Feb 02 2012 06:18 AM at one time it seemed that the adjustable undies where modded from "good nights" the crotch area even had the embossed stars found on the child's product and that made them just too narrow for adults. the new ones are better but they could be made even better, a dire need for standing leak guards, if they had that i might use them more, as it is i only use them in very hot weather or in a pinch when i can't find the regular tape on diapers |
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RMS Member since: 3/31/09 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Feb 04 2012 09:21 AM You know, Draco, I thought I remembered there being a faint star pattern on the first batch of Adjustables, and I think you're also right that the crotch was even more narrow than today's. But I also think the pad went higher up in the front on those first ones. That was nice. -RMS |
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EARL H Member since: 3/30/09 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Feb 04 2012 02:51 PM Hello RMS & Draco, Indeed the stars were there. It also proves that the same outer material could be used to produce the adult version and where they use one they can use the other. Save money and make both products with the same materials would likely take away the manufacturers excuse of not making a better adult product like it obviously started out with. Se La Vie or as we say here "Buska Hosu" |
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dave82 Member since: 3/31/09 |
Re: Depend Adjustable Underwear: Almost Good
Feb 06 2012 01:55 PM yeah one thing depends could learn from their competitor that begins with an a and ends in a d, their brief with waistbands has more fluff up to the waistband in both the front and back, as I recall depends did as well way back when (maybe not as much, but I don't remember leaking as much at night). I think most people here agree extending those zones would be good in all the undergarments... I don't care how thin the underwear is, its not less obvious with a wet spot. |
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