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Doing laundry

laundromat

Most people do their laundry at a laundromat like anyone who doesn't own a washer/dryer. It's not that bad:

  1. put your clothes in the washer
  2. set a timer and go back to the van. Connect to the wifi. Chill
  3. when the timer goes off put your clothes in the dryer
  4. set a timer…

The only real pro tip here is to bring your own detergent; buying it at the laundromat is very expensive.

bucket washing

plunger

images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com_images_i_41_2bglpyff8l._sx90_.jpgA common off-grid clothes washing solution is a bucket with a laundry plunger. These plungers differ from toilet plungers because their design forces water back-and-forth through the laundry.
Demonstration (youtube)

A regular broom handle will screw into the plunger, allowing standing operation.

bag

m.media-amazon.com_images_i_91u2se8hj8l._ac_ul320_ml3_.jpgScrubba 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.

wringing

Wring is removal of excess water before drying.

roller

centrifugal

Salad spinners and similar devices may be used to fling out some water, but they are difficult to balance. The largest item Secessus was able to spin-dry was a pair of calf-length socks.

press

FIXME after bucket testing

drying

img.mousetrap.net_pm_img_20180108_123151.jpgClothesline drying is the most common method of off-grid clothes drying. Lines can be stretched across open doors, tent poles, hung from awnings, etc.

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