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mlts22
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Mar 11, 2015

Best way to do laundry while boondocking?

When boondocking, I use a five gallon bucket from Lowe's, a plunger, and a decent liquid soap.

I end up washing the clothes, pouring the wastewater through a strainer in my bathtub (so it goes into the gray tank), then filling up and doing a rinse, that water either goes into the gray tank, or gets used to flush the toilet with.

For drying, if the weather is cold, I use a drying rack above a floor furnace vent. If the weather is hot, I position the clothes in the same place, and aim a fan at them since it is by the A/C dump vent. If the weather isn't either extreme, the clothes go into the bathroom and I use the vent fan in there for air circulation.

By chance, does anyone have some decent tips for doing laundry while well away off the beaten path?
  • Here's what I do: I put water, mild detergent and my clothes in a bucket. I sit in front of the bucket and plunge my bare feet up and down for maybe five minutes. Do the same for rinsing. Feels great when I use cool water on a hot day or warm water on a cold day.

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