• @[email protected]
    18•4 months ago

    Cloth works well enough that in extreme survival situation you might forego pads in favour of food or drink.

    • @[email protected]
      44•4 months ago

      I can’t speak for all women but I think I’d try to have enough of both food and pads/tampons if I could. Pads are much more efficient at absorbing than a bundle of cloth and are cleaner, so wouldn’t cause thrush and other infections

      Pads and tampons are also good first aid supplies - I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

      • @[email protected]
        11•4 months ago

        I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

        I think tampons are older invention than bullets. I know tampons have been used for battlefield wounds, but I don’t think that’s their original intended use.

      • @[email protected]
        1•4 months ago

        Tampons are useless for wounds as they typically hold less than 30mL/1oz of fluid. If you have a large wound that is bleeding despite applying pressure, use a tourniquet (which you can make out of any sufficiently strong fabric and a stick)

    • @ReveredOxygenEnglish
      3•4 months ago

      Pads are relatively light, to the point that if you’re not in a time crunch, they’d probably be worth grabbing