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--- lifestyle:faq_laundry [2020/02/09 13:45]
frater_secessus [machines]
+++ lifestyle:faq_laundry [2020/02/09 14:01]
frater_secessus [detergent]
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 ==== detergent ====
-Normal laundry detertgent can be used, although it will require a rinse "cycle".  Use as little detergent as required.
+  * [[https://amzn.to/2H7UkQr|Dr. Bronner's]] is probably the most used soap of for all uses inside vans
+  * Normal laundry detertgent can be used, although it will require a rinse "cycle".  Use as little detergent as required.
+  * No-rinse washing with ingredients like a bit of vinegar or bleach may be preferable offgrid in order to preserve water.
+  * tatertom uses [[https://amzn.to/39m0j09|Wilderness Wash bio soap]]((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/8hhkgt/what_do_you_do_with_dirty_laundry/dyk4vzz/))
-No-rinse washing with ingredients like a bit of vinegar or bleach may be preferable offgrid in order to preserve water.
 Remember that **wash water doesn't have to be potable**.  If you find a rest area with non-potable water outlets it could be a sign to do laundry.
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 ==== machines ====
-=== plunger ===
+=== bucket and plunger ===
 [[https://amzn.to/2RiAisj|{{ https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41%2BGLpYFf8L._SX90_.jpg}}]]A common off-grid clothes washing solution is a bucket with [[https://amzn.to/2RiAisj|a laundry plunger]].  These plungers differ from toilet plungers because their design forces water back-and-forth through the laundry. \\ [[https://youtu.be/BsuiggXCiy4?t=86|Demonstration]] (youtube)
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 A regular [[https://amzn.to/2RK3Eif|broom handle]] will screw into the plunger, allowing standing operation.
+> You can make a great washer with 2five gallon buckets and a plunger. Drill holes in the bottom of one. Place it inside the other, with clothes inside the innermost bucket and plunge away! To wring out, take the no-hole bucket and nest it in the holed bucket with the clothes and sit on it. Then line dry to complete. No electricity required and it doubles as a laundry hamper. JaredUmm((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/bcir5p/how_do_you_do_laundry/ekvky59/))
 === tumbler ===
+[[https://amzn.to/2ulrcTf|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/610DYyNpD-L._AC_UY218_ML3_.jpg}}]]
+lennyflank uses [[https://amzn.to/2ulrcTf|a laundry tumbler]], and [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/561xj1/laundry/|describes its use in this reddit post]]:
-lennyflank uses a laundry tumbler, and [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/561xj1/laundry/|describes its use in this reddit post]].  Also see [[https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/laundry-in-the-van-3/|this blog post]].
+> So at laundry time, I go into the Walmart and get a gallon jug of water and pour it in the washing machine. Then I add a dash of chlorine bleach, stuff the laundry in, screw on the lid, and crank the machine for three minutes. The chlorine cleans and disinfects everything, and also bleaches out the surface dirt. I can then remove the clothing one piece at a time, wring the water out, and hang it up to dry (I have a number of hooks on the walls of the van specifically for drying laundry.) Since the chlorine evaporates away, I don’t have to rinse them. T-shirts dry in just a few hours, and jeans are usually dry by the next morning.
+Also see [[https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/laundry-in-the-van-3/|this blog post]].
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 === dry bag ===
+[[https://amzn.to/30RlW5t|{{https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91u2sE8hJ8L._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?75 }}]][[https://amzn.to/30RlW5t|Scrubba]] and similar camping wash bags work by filling with clothes and washwater.  As the hiker walks or van moves the water sloshes around and cleans the clothes.
-[[https://amzn.to/30RlW5t|{{https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91u2sE8hJ8L._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?75 }}]][[https://amzn.to/30RlW5t|Scrubba]] and similar camping wash bags work by filling with clothes and washwater.  As the hiker walks or van moves the water sloshes around and cleans the clothes.
+>I use a dry bag. Load with a handful of clothes, add soap, then water, close it up and play hackey sack with it for a few minutes. Open it and roll out the soapy water, then fill it again with water for a rinse cycle. Repeat last step until the water coming out is clear. Wring, then hang dry.  -- tatertom((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/f0iozg/portable_laundry_machine/fgujzl3/))
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 SunnySouthTexas uses a washboard.((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/f0iozg/portable_laundry_machine/fh1892v/))
+=== washing machine ===
+There are [[https://amzn.to/3blxRNH|small electric washing machines]] that may be workable for vandwellers:
+> I have a washing machine with a spin dryer. $100 and is better than home machines. Ped2000((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/bcir5p/how_do_you_do_laundry/ekrsjga/))
 ===== wringing =====

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