Doing the laundry in the bush. What's your method?

**alittlebitconcerned** · 31st January 2015, 07:35 AM

When staying out bush on longer trips, it's inevitable that eventually you will run out of clean clothes. Assuming this is a problem, what do you do?
Do you use a bucket, a washboard, one of those washine machine things that look like a lotto ball dispenser, something else, or nothing at all and you live naked and free as god intended?

What's your method?

**p38arover** · 31st January 2015, 08:06 AM

If one is doing a fair bit of driving, I've read that just putting the clothes in a sealed drum with water and detergent will get them clean from the constant rocking.

Me? I'd go naked but I'm not sure the locals would approve.

**The ho har's** · 31st January 2015, 08:43 AM

What Ron has said. I have a 20ltr bucket with a tight fitting lid, it also has a plunger through a grommet in the lid. I can sit and plunge away while at camp, very therapeutic, or throw the clothes in and drive, when we stop for lunch we rinse, then when camped they are clean, rinsed and ready to hang out to dry over night.

Shouldn't this thread be in Camping, Tucker and bush basics?

Mrs hh

**alittlebitconcerned** · 31st January 2015, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by The ho har's

What Ron has said. I have a 20ltr bucket with a tight fitting lid, it also has a plunger through a grommet in the lid. I can sit and plunge away while at camp, very therapeutic, or throw the clothes in and drive, when we stop for lunch we rinse, then when camped they are clean, rinsed and ready to hang out to dry over night.

Shouldn't this thread be in Camping, Tucker and bush basics?

Mrs hh

That's a great idea with the plunger.
Re thread in wrong spot, I agree.
Can a Mod please move it. Sorryabout that.

**sam_d** · 31st January 2015, 09:10 AM

I use a couple of dry bags for my clothes/ One for clean, one for dirty.

When the dirty one gets about half full (or half empty depending on your life view) I fill it with water and some detergent, seal the bag then roll it around a bit. Drain, refill with clean water to rinse and repeat as desired.

The dry bags don't take up very much room either.

**p38arover** · 31st January 2015, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by alittlebitconcerned

That's a great idea with the plunger.
Re thread in wrong spot, I agree.
Can a Mod please move it. Sorryabout that.

Done

**Chucaro** · 31st January 2015, 09:18 AM

Then again some people are using another methods

**Bushie** · 31st January 2015, 09:23 AM

All of the above, although haven't used the dry bags for washing. If we come to a place that has a laundromat or a caravan park (usually OK to use the laundry for a fee) then we get the washing out of the way and dried for a few bucks.

With most of our trips the biggest issue is the water.

Martyn

**Chucaro** · 31st January 2015, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Bushie

All of the above, although haven't used the dry bags for washing. If we come to a place that has a laundromat or a caravan park (usually OK to use the laundry for a fee) then we get the washing out of the way and dried for a few bucks.

With most of our trips the biggest issue is the water.

Martyn

Martyn!!! you are into child labour?

**loneranger** · 1st February 2015, 10:25 AM

When we did cycle touring we used to carry a folding sink. When we got to the campsite we would hand wash everything in that. Hang it up to dry and then wear it the next day. When we got to a town everything went into a washing machine ready for the next week in the bush.

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