A wet-bag is the traveler’s dream!  Owning one lets you transport dirty diapers without making your diaper bag smell like urine.  They’re even useful  for sposie users who are not gonna be near a garbage can or don’t wanna leave diapers at their friends’ houses.

The basic make-up of a wet-bag is 1. an inner layer 2. an outer layer and 3. a closure of some sort.
1. The inner layer is generally made from some sort of water-proof yet washable material.  Most makers use PUL but there are other ways of waterproofing.
2. The outer layer is generally put on for cuteness and an extra absorbency just in case your waterproofing method wears out.  You can use most anything for the outside layers, but most people will use fleece, flannel, or cotton (though some have had troubles with cotton wicking urine from the diapers)
3. The Fastener.  This is the part that a lot of people get all controversial about.  Some people swear by zippers, some swear by pull strings, and some use a drawstring with a fastener thing.  Personally, zippers are my favorite, but you have to get one with a waterproof zipper.

Taking care of a wetbag isn’t hard either.  When you get home from your trip, add the diapers to your diaper pail and either lay it out to dry, or add it to the diaper pail to be washed with the next load of dipes.

They come in all sizes too!  You can get a wet-bag that’s as big as a garbage can, or one that is big enough to hold one or two dipes (for day-trips).  They are also fairly easy to make, so if you can’t find one that you like or one that’s the right size for you and your family (like if you have multiple children all in diapers at the same time).

They’re pretty useful for other things too.  Like if you’re all going swimming, bring along an extra wet-bag for your swim-suits and then you wont have to worry about getting a big wet spot in the floorboard of your car.  How beautiful is that.  They also work the other way too.  If you’re going camping or boating, stash stuff that can’t get wet in a wet-bag and voila, as long as you don’t tip the boat and actually get water INSIDE the bag, you should be good.