I use flushable diaper liners, lift them off and flush the liner and the poop down the toilet. Even if you don't have liners, you can just dump older baby's solids into the toilet. If it won't dump out don't sweat it, just put the diaper poop and all into the diaper pail. Cloth diapers add about 2 loads of laundry a week on average. With the advent of diaper wraps, you don't even need to use pins.
Cloth diapers are as easy as disposables to put on and remove.
Besides, a little bit more effort is worth it when you consider all of the negative ramifications of disposable diapers. It's easy enought to tuck plastic bags into your diaper bag to store dirty diapers in until you get home. We have done both. When we are visiting family it's easy enough to store and wash cloth, but we have used disposable diapers on other trips.