i swear to god these guys are such idiots! STAY OUT! or take a peek but keep your mouth shut! Geeezzz!

anyhow I stockpiled everything, i bought them the same time i bought the toilet paper and shampoo and such stuff. BUT I did think "well, I'll just stay on the pill"...duh, no pharmacies and that is another topic all together.

I know the cups are used by divers to prevent sharks approaching but the idea is not all that sanitary. You'd have to remove and wash it several times a day to prevent bacterial buildup and you may still get toxic shock syndrome even though it does not contain cotton.

Women used to use rags; I've heard of grass, weeds or newspaper stuffed into a pouch which is not so bad since you can burn it.

I use the diva cup and it isn't bad or gross. I feel cleaner. I've never used tampons (I am afraid of TSS and the bleach and fibers getting left behind) and I just recently switched because I got tired of dealing with the gross trash.
It's made of natural rubber and you just follow the instructions and place it in. It doesn't hurt or pinch unless you did something wrong. I've been using it for three months now, and I haven't hurt myself or had any germy issues, but i've also never had any infections down there.
It's really easy, just empty it, wash it and replace. I do it in the shower often. What's great about it is there is no trash and you care for it yourself, so you know how clean it is. You clean it with your bath soap, which should already have antibacterial properties, unless you're a person who doesn't use soap then I suppose you could rinse it off really well. In a survival situation, you could probably sterilize it with vinegar or baking soda, or witch hazel or tea tree oil. You could probably boil it if you had the resources and the time.
I know dealing with the blood first hand at first sounds really gross, but it isn't like the blood is dirty. It's just blood, and it's yours. It also doesn't smell, and I don't know about everyone who uses it, but since i've switched I don't get major cramps anymore. I think I might have been sensitive to the chemicals they treated my cheap-o pads with. Thinking about it, i'd rather use the cup over anything else in a survival situation just so I don't leave a trail behind.

omg hilarious glitch.

I especially loved the 'primitive mastur****** machines to cure women's hysteria' LMAO.

and the booklet from the kotex circa 1960s that my mom tossed at all of my sisters and I when our time came LOL...lameeeee~~!!

She just tossed the book, yeah, all confused, I thought I was dying, I get a pamphlet HAHAH that told me not a hell of a lot. Too funny.

Do it adam and eve style, just wear a leaf as clothing, and when the period comes, just go take a wash in the stream/river, attach new leaf and carry on the day.....

Not sure how you attach the leaf thou....

But on the serious side, I think clothing choice would help, try wearing skirts/short skirts instead of trousers, so if you have an "accident" it's less likely to go on your clothes and stain....

LOL but seriously don't take any advice from me, I have no idea what I'm saying.

[edit on 4-7-2009 by _Phoenix_]