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Awesome Way to Wash Your Clothes or Complete Waste of Money?
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Zil
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To each their own. I don't want to carry a bag of water on my back. A bucket and a stick is great for a van. Use the bucket for other things as well. Personally I use a laundry-mat.
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Or use the old "cowboy washing machine" technique:
Throw your clothes in a 5 gal. bucket. add water and soap. put the lid on and throw it in the back of the truck. Drive off and round up a few strays, patch fence, etc. Driving sloshes the water around and provides the wash cycle. Take your clothes out, rinse, etc.
Throw your clothes in a 5 gal. bucket. add water and soap. put the lid on and throw it in the back of the truck. Drive off and round up a few strays, patch fence, etc. Driving sloshes the water around and provides the wash cycle. Take your clothes out, rinse, etc.
caseyc
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Living in the city, I've become lazy washing clothes. Instead, I go to my dry cleaner where they charge me .90 cents per pound to wash and fold my laundry. This is called "wash and fold" service. My t-shirts, underwear, towels, etc, come back nicely folded and clean. When I fill up a bag of dirty laundry, it usually weighs nearly 10 pounds, then I simply drop it off to the cleaners and pick it up after a few days. The total cost per bag is around $10. If you figure that I would normally have to spend roughly $5 in quarters going to a laundry mat plus to buy soap, that means I'm really only spending about $5 total going to the cleaners for their services. Plus I'm not "wasting" 2 hours of my life sitting at a laundry mat doing laundry. I hate sitting around a laundry mat going from washer to dryer and waiting in between. I've done my share of that in my past life. I suppose if times were to ever get really tough on me and I'd have to watch every dime, I would do things differently. But for now, this suits my life style. I will continue doing this same method for the foreseeable future.
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I,m with the 5 gallon pail & plunger, I do the Laundromat thing when its doable or I let things go to long!
it used to be 10 bucks a week plus time & travel.......now its just time and a bottle of detergent a month.
the old way 40 bucks plus a month......the new way give or take 10 bucks a month......the extra money goes in the tank or the bank , I guess it depends on how much time and the lifestyle of being out here applies to you.
I know the thread drifted a bit.......so I like the backpack idea but I prefer emergency supplies and drinking water on my back when out hiking or walking around.......just dont want to picture sitting down hungry or thirsty and only finding dirty shorts and soapy water on my back........LOL
it used to be 10 bucks a week plus time & travel.......now its just time and a bottle of detergent a month.
the old way 40 bucks plus a month......the new way give or take 10 bucks a month......the extra money goes in the tank or the bank , I guess it depends on how much time and the lifestyle of being out here applies to you.
I know the thread drifted a bit.......so I like the backpack idea but I prefer emergency supplies and drinking water on my back when out hiking or walking around.......just dont want to picture sitting down hungry or thirsty and only finding dirty shorts and soapy water on my back........LOL
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Maybe I'm crazy but spending 2 hours at the Laundromat when you live in a vehicle doesn't seem like a big deal. What else takes up your time that is so important? Plenty of time to do what you want. I suppose for super rural or camping situations cleaning in a bucket would work well.
caseyc
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Well, for starters, I have a full time job, so I have more disposable income. Plus I'm lazy. That's actually the primary reason...I'm lazy. Won't lie, haha!
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caseyc said:
you just gained some respect from me for being honest and forthcoming!!!!!............LOL
caseyc
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Cool, happy to please! Now you can hit the Reputation button and give me a +1 like, haha! Truly, truly, I say unto thee, I am one lazy b@st@rd, haha!
Washing clothes and washing dishes = Just say no!
Washing clothes and washing dishes = Just say no!
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Patrick46
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Ya know, I may just use that idea Casey!
When I'm on the road, I'm usually working at rallys and stuff, so I don't have time (nor the interest) to fart around doing laundry. I make good money, so I could drop my clothes off when I roll into towns, and pick it up on my way out after a few days.
I'd always have nice fresh shirts so I'd look all 'spiffy and professional' for my customers.
Heck, I could probably even use the reciepts as a 'traveling expense' on my taxes too!! Imagine that!!
When I'm on the road, I'm usually working at rallys and stuff, so I don't have time (nor the interest) to fart around doing laundry. I make good money, so I could drop my clothes off when I roll into towns, and pick it up on my way out after a few days.
I'd always have nice fresh shirts so I'd look all 'spiffy and professional' for my customers.
Heck, I could probably even use the reciepts as a 'traveling expense' on my taxes too!! Imagine that!!
caseyc
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I also go to the same place for dry cleaning my work dress shirts too. Why? Cuz I'm too lazy for ironing shirts myself! Ironing is for the birds. I "do" a lot of things out of laziness.
It's a simple matter of preference on this one. Laundry means more to some than others. Nothing wrong with either one. Personally, I like clean clothes, sheets and towels on a regular basis so I plan to keep up with laundry. Laundromats are fine... if you can find one in the nice part of town.
I want a way to do my own laundry, too, and I'm not interested in a bucket and plunger. It takes more time for clothes to dry when you have to wring them out by hand. If you dry them in the van your adding to the moisture problem.
If I end up with a ProMaster, I want an RV washer/dryer combo. My storage needs are very basic so I'd have the room. If I end up in a Chevy/GMC van (or even if I get a ProMaster), I will have one of these styles of machines at the very least. They come out practically dry after the spin cycle.
I want a way to do my own laundry, too, and I'm not interested in a bucket and plunger. It takes more time for clothes to dry when you have to wring them out by hand. If you dry them in the van your adding to the moisture problem.
If I end up with a ProMaster, I want an RV washer/dryer combo. My storage needs are very basic so I'd have the room. If I end up in a Chevy/GMC van (or even if I get a ProMaster), I will have one of these styles of machines at the very least. They come out practically dry after the spin cycle.
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I am currently trying a standard dry bag with a dozen practice golf balls inside. I wash small loads, not too much water, and roll the bag around between leaving to soak for a while. Already had the dry bags for Kayaking so added the plastic balls to analog the Scrubber. Jury still out as to whether it's better than a bucket and plunger. I usually wash most days and have lots of Quick Dry stuff and have not had laundry issues for ever.
A buddy has one and has traveled with it a bit. I’ve never felt the need for one myself and his is used a a dry bag or dirty clothes bag more often than a wash bag!
I tend to travel light and wash in a sink or bucket more often than a laundromat. My normal wash kit is a bar of Fels Naptha, some dryer sheets, a few pods and a universal drain plug.
Finding a good place to dry them is usually more challenging than how to wash them in my experience!
SD
I tend to travel light and wash in a sink or bucket more often than a laundromat. My normal wash kit is a bar of Fels Naptha, some dryer sheets, a few pods and a universal drain plug.
Finding a good place to dry them is usually more challenging than how to wash them in my experience!
SD
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it really is a preference of how you want to handle your clothes.
Are you getting very dirty where a 'real wash' is needed after falling down a hiking trail in slippery mud LOL or are you needing clothes/sheets etc to just be refreshed after easy use?
We opt for laundromat when needed, can easily use the bucket and lid and roll around under my feet while sitting in a relaxing chair and then rise and hang outside, or use the sink in the small rv we own.
One thing about laundry, it gets done when it is only truly needed. Just pick whatever method suits you
Are you getting very dirty where a 'real wash' is needed after falling down a hiking trail in slippery mud LOL or are you needing clothes/sheets etc to just be refreshed after easy use?
We opt for laundromat when needed, can easily use the bucket and lid and roll around under my feet while sitting in a relaxing chair and then rise and hang outside, or use the sink in the small rv we own.
One thing about laundry, it gets done when it is only truly needed. Just pick whatever method suits you
