Years ago, I used menstrual cups called Instead. They are still sold in most drugstores and are about $8.00 a box. They say you can wear them up to 12hrs but I would change them every 2hrs, no mess ups. I have no problems with tampons except that they have problems with me. My periods are sometimes so heavy that even with a super plus, I’ve got to wear a pad and be changing out the tampon every hour, I’d be way to paranoid to chance a beach outing with one.