Clean clothes on a long trip?

Dragonfly · Veteran Member

Clean clothes on a long trip?

dave06 · Guru

we save our laundry up and once a week, we take it to a town laundromat, or we carry a bucket and a hand wringer if we intend to stay out a bit longer, or if power and water is not a problem buy a little washing machine, or a lot stay in a caravan park once a week to "catch up" with laundry and refill water tanks and do the shopping at the same time

Cruising Granny · Guru

Hi there. Depending you your set up, you can carry a large bucket with a lid, place water, detergent and clothes in the bucket somewhere in the van or vehicle, before you head off, and the washing will take care of itself as you travel along. It doesn't matter is the road is black top or corrugated, it does work. Besides, when you're camping you don't usually get filthy, just a little dusty, and sweaty if you're walking. You can rinse it when you stop for the day, and hang it between trees, or on a clothes airer. You don't have to be too flash to get it done, but it will get done. Forget ironing unless you have a hot date in a classy restaurant. Your fellow campers will forgive your wrinkled appearance, it's usually the fabic following the body lines and wrinkles. Save, happy and stress-free travel.
Cheeres Granny

Bubs · Senior Member

I bought myself a little 'wonder washer' portable washing machine from Ray's outdoors. It is a little beaut and can take up to 5kgs of washing.
You use napisan, or similar, turn the handle for a minute, and wallah! washing done! I just do small lots at a time. As you will probably only be using light summer clothing it won't take much to do. Any bigger stuff, like when my Grandson spews on a duvet ........ a laundromat will be my option!!

Basil Faulty · Guru

Cruising Granny wrote:

Hi there. Depending you your set up, you can carry a large bucket with a lid, place water, detergent and clothes in the bucket somewhere in the van or vehicle, before you head off, and the washing will take care of itself as you travel along. It doesn't matter is the road is black top or corrugated, it does work. Besides, when you're camping you don't usually get filthy, just a little dusty, and sweaty if you're walking. You can rinse it when you stop for the day, and hang it between trees, or on a clothes airer. You don't have to be too flash to get it done, but it will get done. Forget ironing unless you have a hot date in a classy restaurant. Your fellow campers will forgive your wrinkled appearance, it's usually the fabic following the body lines and wrinkles. Save, happy and stress-free travel.
Cheeres Granny

Geeeeeez Granny you beat me to it. The old 20 ltr plastic bucket and lid trick... I suggest that you take clothes made out of that microfibre stuff that does not need ironing or drip dry clothing.
I'm ok we have a washing machine in the van.
Of course if you go to clothes optional spots you dont have to worry either.

Thje Victorians ( the age not the state) solved this problem by hanging little musin bags of lavender in with their clothes, didn't clean them but made them smell nice........
As for hot dates in Classy restauraunts you would of course hire suitable formal attire to create the correct immpression, would you not? Mind you my mind is a little foggy on the topic of what exactly consitutes a hot date - the last hot date I had came off a palm tree in Alice Springs....Or is it Alice Springs herself who would be a hot date.... All confusing to me....
Hands up all those who remember Alice Springs, I only saw 1 of her movies then Sybil banned me from watching videos ever again.

Mike47 · Senior Member

'course you could always do the bloke thing, wear 'em until they wear out then buy new ones.

Mike