Silicone DivaCup.
The DivaCup from Lunapads International is an internally worn reusable silicone menstrual cup, an alternative to tampons after the shtf.
Just bear with me: it’s the nuclear apocalypse. Everybody nuked everybody and nobody is left. Except the people in South America and Africa cause they weren’t really bothering anyone. You became a prepper just in time and you’ve thought of everything. You have a bunker underneath your house with water, food, medicine, supplements, air filters, human powered generator, porta-potty, seeds, and books. Yep, absolutely everything! You and your family are gonna ride out this nuclear disaster in your bunker for the next 6 months and emerge to rebuild civilization. But everything did not go as planned. Your brother in law knew about that bunker and so he showed up with his wife and daughter just as you were sealing the lid. They’re family, your wife was happy to see her sister, so you made room. Two months in, the 6 month supply of tampons has run out and the shit really hits the fan.
For regular life a DivaCup seems too inconvenient. It is advertised as being able to remain in the body for up to 12 hours at a time. But for anyone of truly heavy flow, the thing would fill to the rim in 3 hours flat. All other things being equal tampons just make more sense.
That said, being in a shtf situation, cut off from that steady supply of neatly wrapped applicator tampons in all their different strengths and sizes, one must consider alternatives. The DivaCup may not be as neat as those disposable applicator tampons but it is reusable and for many years at that. Even if your wife had stored a years supply of tampons what happens in year two? Even after all the preppers emerge from their bunkers, the supply chain is not instantly going to restart and shops are not immediately going to reopen. So keep a pair o’ them DivaCups in that bunker.
For a better understanding of how these cups work just watch a quick video.
Pros:
Reusable for up to 10 years.
Can be worn for up to 12 hours at a time, although only for low flowers.
No strings attached, so very convenient when using a restroom.
Good in the aftermath of natural disasters too: hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, super volcano eruptions.
Cons:
Strange shape and no applicator, thus very inconvenient to insert.
No strings attached, so bloody hands during removal.
Must be wiped off with a tissue or washed with bottled water while in the toilet stall.
Price: $39.85