Re: Washing clothes while touring

I wash my sweaty clothes in the shower (if there is one - otherwise I
use a sink for which I carry a universal stopper) every evening - hang
them up in my tent during the night and clothes pin them to my front
basket to dry the next morning. I drape my briefs on my (upright)
handlebars on the traffic side on the open road and tuck them out of
sight when in a community.

On rest days I wash shorts, trousers &/or anything else that hasn't
been washed in awhile and hang them out to dry (outside if it's dry).



On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Andrejs Ozolins <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2/9/11 7:27 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for this tid bit. It seems to be the best way for me to consider
>> washing clothes. The bag would pack down pretty small and I happen to have a
>> stuff sack that would work. Now why couldn't I think of that.
>
> I use zip-loc bags for some of my packing -- the big ones, at least a gallon
> size. I found that they were ideal for laundry purposes: put in your shorts
> and jersey with a little shampoo (it's what I had available) and a bit of
> water. Then, zip it closed and you can knead the whole thing to get a
> thorough saturation of soapy water without spilling anything. When you drain
> it, you can squeeze the bag to get more water out, refill a couple times and
> finally wring out the clothes with your ultra-absorbent camp towel. Voila. I
> like it better than using the silnylon bags because I like to be able to see
> what's inside. Maybe it doesn't make any difference, but I feel I'm being
> more thorough if I can see the clothes as I agitate.
>
> Andrejs
> Ithaca, NY
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