This is a re-post of one of many articles I wrote while publishing a site titled thDad.com [my thoughts & experiences about being a father]. I have since retired the site and removed the content, but this post in particular was the end result for many searches. As such I want to preserve it here, my primary online presence, for future reference. Enjoy and I hope it is useful....

Rating: suhweet!

Durability - 5 stars
Appearance - 5 stars
Price Point ($7) - 4 stars
Ease of use - 5 stars
Portability - 5 stars
Warnings - none so far

Pros:

• It really does catch damn near everything...even liquids!
• Durable waterproof construction.
• Extremely easy to clean.
• Very portable since it unsnaps and rolls up.

Cons:

• Although the snaps are color coded, I have had to explain how they match together to most people who used it with my daughter. Maybe that's just my family though.
• They are hard to find in local stores so you might have to buy them online.

Summary:

You only need one type of bib and this is it. Seriously. Don't even waste your money on the other bibs. You know the ones I'm talking about...the little flat cloth/plastic ones. They catch a little bit and then everything else just falls around or off of them.

But not the Dura Bib. I really mean it! This thing literally catches just about everything that will miss your child's mouth, and trust me there will be A LOT that misses their mouth.

Like most good products it's a pretty simple concept. The bib has color-coded snaps on each bottom corner that form a pouch/pocket when snapped together. That pouch is great at catching most everything and keeping the rest of the high-chair, floor or child pretty darn clean. I only bought one and have used it since my little girl's very first 'real food' at 4 months old. It is only now (almost 2 years later) showing a little bit of wear in one of the corners that folds to make the pocket.

The real thing that sold me on the Dura Bib was when she started playing the game of dribbling her milk/water out of her mouth after taking a drink. She thought it was funny, but what a huge mess it could have been. Luckily the Dura Bib's pocket caught all of the milk/water and there was rarely a wet, soppy mess to clean up in her high chair. I was sold from that point on!

~tod