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--- lifestyle:faq_laundry [2020/02/09 13:50]
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+++ lifestyle:faq_laundry [2020/02/09 13:57]
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 [[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]].  Also see [[https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/laundry-in-the-van-3/|this blog post]].
+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]]:
+> 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]].
-=== dry bag ===
+=== 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.
+>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/))
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