Washing machine

Hi Peter

We have used with fantastic results an old 10 litre plastic bucket with lid.

Three quarter fill with warm water and add wool wash.

Put your cloths in and leave it in your car and or van as you drive along and do that for a couple of days.

You use wool wash as you do not have to rinse and your cloths will come out perfect. When we were up in the Cape, I had a white T shirt that had quite a lot of red dirt on it, and after 2 days of driving, came out as clean as a washing machine. Had the same results with dirty jeans as well and very cheap, and knowing it will work.

I went halfway to a washing machine by getting a stand-alone high speed spin dryer. Not much bigger than a 20 litre bucket but needs 230 Volts. Washing is done in a 25 litre dry bag and rinsing in the spin dryer. Clothes come out nearly dry enough to wear immediately, in fact, have put quick dry material garments on straight from the spinner. I store the dry bag used for doing the washing in the spin dryer to save space. The only disadvantage is really the space needed to store and transport the device. The device does save space in one obtuse way; don't need to carry many changes of clothes to always be wearing clean clothes.

On the subject of laundromats, last time in Bourke, we used the laundry service offered by a sheltered workshop in town. Seriously good job done and in quick time for very reasonable cost.

Iza

Ecospin for us $75. Does the job.