washing machines

yes we will have an annexe to hang washing and a portable clothes line and rope to swing between trees.

But it is during the wet season that concerned me this is going to be our new home for a long time.
We have to follow my Hubby's work not the seasons so we could be in wet season and the heat all at once.

Do you have yours in a fixed position or do you move it each stop. Also do you put foam wedges in around the bowl to protect it during travel.

Thanks
CJ.

We carried it in the car for the first few months. Had a floor behind front seats for it and the Waeco.
Bought a new van so its in a cupboard at the end of the bench.

Put the original styrene piece in the top when travelling

thank you so much for the link if you know of anyone with the 5kg I would be interested in knowing how it runs. As this would be a great option for us does it have a brand name?

CJ.

Hi and thank you for your helpful information. As we have 2 kids would you be happier to have the nec back so you could wash sheets if you needed to?

I prefer for it to be built in rather than lift in and out in case Hubby away with work or something I don't want to encourage any injuries if I might be on my own with the kids at some stage of our travels.

Thanks CJ.

A 7kg sounds great can you tell what brand it is and where I might get one.

Thanks
CJ.

Betta Electrical
I looked at so many before deciding on the twin tub. I figured you can watch the water you use better and can fit so much in one load. We bought a twin connection for the mains pressure tap and ran a seperate hose straight to the tub.
Were not traveling atm its sitting in the container ready for our next long stint.

Hi Alan and Lyn,

Thank you so much for this information. I have had a look at the machine on line but I can't find the weight of the machine, do you know what weight it would be?

I gather you don't need much water to run this machine and can I use only just cold water?

Thank you for your help.
CJ.

Oh well we must be a clean couple then as we managed with a Lemair for 18 months without any probs
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Just requires a bit of organisation.

A rather uninformed comment I think.

Only thing we couldnt do in it were blankets.

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Struth, we have Dio and Faulic Macvitte all in one here.
Cheers,Bob

Hi Paulnsw,

Thank you for the information on the Haier. That is such great info I am wanting to enjoy our work/travelling holiday and don't want to spend everyday washing because I do like clean clothes and linen and I had thought that 3kg would not cut it in my family. Especially when a child is sick all over their bed in the middle of the night and doonas and sheets would need to be washed (past experience).

I was thinking I may have to throw something out to compensate for the weight of a front loader and spend a bomb to get a good size machine. Do you know if you can run the haier on cold water only?

Well the dryer is now out if desperate I shall pay in a caravan park.

Once again thanks so much for your veiw.
CJ.

Chris sure you can run it on cold water only.
If you use Biozet powder it is extremely low sudsing compared to any other detergents. Is environmentally friendly as you can get and can be dumped safely anywhere away from water courses, but importantly washes exceedingly well and importantly only needs to be rinsed once. When you are low on water or have to hump buckets, having to rinse only once is a big thing.
Another option that works very well to reduce the chore of washing when travelling is a 20L canoe drum. That is a 20L round drum with a large screw on top. Put the a 1/3 scoop of Biozet and 2/3 fill the drum with water, and put the kids clothes in there. Give the drum a good shake. Travel to next town, find tap or public toilet and rinse clothes and refill drum with clean water. Put clean clothes back into clean water. When you stop at camp that night, spin clothes and put spin water back into drum. You then have water for next days clothes. You would have a 20L drum for your clothes and one for the kids. Not ending up with a big pile of washing travelling when limited space is a must do not an option. Keeping on top of the chores is essential for happy travelling. Generally we don't use the washing machine much, but do constantly use the spin dryer everyday or every second day. If you have 4 Seasons hatches you can put 4 rails in the combing of the hatch to hang clothes. Use net curtaining rails and clips from Spotlight that clip in. No pegs needed, unclip the rods and slip the crutches of the underpants and bra straps etc over the rod. Dry while you are travelling and keeps them out the way. Put the rods lengthwise of where you walk or if above the bed cross wise.

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