what do I need for a nappy bucket?

[tenar]

OK, this is really a pretty dumb question, but:

What do you use for a nappy bucket? How large does it need to be? Will one of those small bins (10-15 litres or so) with little flippy doors on top do?

[Arimeh]

Is it for disposable nappies or cloth nappies?

We use the nappy buckets that you buy from Big W for our cloth.

But when we were using disposables, we just used a cheap HUGE garbage bin and chucked it in the room where the kitty litter is so all the bad smells were in the one room

[tenar]

It's for cloth nappies of various types (at least until I settle what kind works best for us), waiting to be washed.

[Arimeh]

For my cloth I have three nappy buckets from Big W - and they fill within 2 days - so I wash every 2 days.

I don't like a bigger bucket than those ones cos I rinse my nappies of a night time and carry them from the bathroom to the laundry - and it gets bloody heavy.. lol

[MantaRay]

I got mine from Kmart. It needs to have good sealing lid, as there will be a smell. You might also like to get some citrus circles - they go inside the bucket to help with the smell. If you google them you will find a couple of online stores that sell them.

[Sammiejane]

I went to the local Asian $2 shop, they had buckets with lids for about $6.
i also fill in 2 days and wash every 2nd day - but only one bucket, i then top up the machine with the waterproof matt that she has no nappy time on and bibs and other bits of clothing... dont think my machine would cope with 3 buckets full - whoa i dont envy your washing loads Mel

[Arimeh]

pmsl @ SJ...

2 in cloth babe.. 2 in cloth - its a fun trip