Date:         Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:58:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Julianna Elligsen <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Julianna Elligsen <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A gadget to do your wash on the road
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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Very cool!  I love love love gadgets, and this one looks like it would work fairly well!  I am a fan of the five gallon bucket, and breathing washer. It looks like a plunger, but it's made from solid plastic or tin.  There are holes, so it can breath.  Makes a whooshing sound as you push down on your clothing thru the water. I use a three bucket system. I use the soapy water in the first bucket, spin the clothes in my handy dandy spin dryer, and fill the next bucket while spinning. Then I rinse the clothes, and move the clothes to the next bucket for the second rinse.  Then I spin dry, and hang.  I rotate the next dirty load into the first rinse water bucket adding a capful of biodegradable soap.  Wash, spin, move to third bucket for first rinse.  Dump first bucket and use for second rinse, and so on and so forth. I have done laundry this way for over a year.   Now I have a little spin washer, which I love, but it's just a tad too big to take camping with me, or cross country journeys. I do at least 4 cross country a year.  In the dead of winter, I go to laundrymats.  LOL!  I am not that hard core!  

My Breathing hand washer:
https://www.lehmans.com/p-4444-breathing-hand-washer.aspx

My spin dryer.  Love this thing!  Saves the hands, wrists, and elbows!!!! 

http://www.laundry-alternative.com/product/Mini-Countertop-Spin-Dryer

My new fancy smancy Haier washer:
http://m.target.com/p/haier-1-cu-ft-compact-pulsator-washer/-/A-11888180?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=google_pla_df&LNM=11888180&CPNG=Appliances&kpid=11888180&LID=3pgs&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=11888180&kpid=11888180&gclid=CMy4k8rv7MICFUmUfgoddWQA7Q

Julianna
http://about.me/juliannaelligsen
1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia)
1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia (The Rastafalia)
1988 VW Vanagon Tintop (James)

> On Dec 29, 2014, at 1:58 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I am well aware of all the creative clothes-washing apparati that have been
> featured on this list over the years, but I couldn't help but pass this
> (expensive) idea along.
> 
> It's called the Scrubba, and is available from amazon.com.
> 
> <http://www.climatestore.com/scrubba-washbag>
> 
> Makes me wonder if any old drybag would work.
> 
> Jim