Washing Clothes With No Electric

[Reese]

The Laundry Alternative, Inc

Wonder Washer
https://laundry-alternative.com/

This product is distributed Worldwide under the following trade names:
Sputnik.
Wonder Wash.
Power Wash.
Pressure Wash.
Wonder Wash washes a 2,2 kg (5lbs) load super clean in just a couple of minutes.

Wonder Wash has an incredible pressure system that forces washing powder into the fabric at high speed for a fast, efficient, economic and very easy wash.

Wonder Wash is ideal for caravanners,bachelors, couples, single persons, pensioners, students, barracks and even for the housewife with small frequent loads like underwear, jerseys, nappies which are normally washed by hand.

Wonder Wash is ideal for garments normally recommended for hand washing such as woolens, delicates, silks, knitted dresses and cashmeres.

Wonder Wash uses 90% less water and soap/detergent than even hand washing.

Wonder wash uses only 10% of the amount of water & only 10% of the amount of detergent that a conventional washing machine uses.
GREAT SAVINGS!!
WONDER WASH REQUIRES NO MAINTENCE "EVER".

[Readymom]

Originally posted by (Dusty) at Fluwiki:
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Last month I got a washboard at http://www.ColumbusWashboard.com and a huge old fashioned looking washtub (but it's plastic!) at WalMart the washboard has one side for delicates and one side for more durable clothes. Since keeping bedding and clothes clean and dry are important for a sick person, I've also prepped laundry detergent, clotheslines and pins, bleach etc to ensure I can at least keep bedding and clothes clean. Living in FL, we know how important it is to store water since we can lose it for long stretches when power goes out. I'm thinking I'll probably use the washboard after hurricanes also wished I had it after Wilma.

[Readymom]

Originally posted by (Kim) at Fluwiki
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Those of you who contemplate washing clothes in a big wash bucket might want to actually try it out before you're forced to rely on it. It really is NO fun whatsoever, and if you don't have some way to get most of the water out of the clothes before hanging them on the line to dry, you'll find out it can take DAYS for sopping wet clothes to dry (even if you've wrung them out by hand), unless you live in a hot, arid climate. And you'll not want to use much soap when washing clothes, else you'll need LOTS of water for rinsing it all out.

(flourbug)
Hand laundry can be terrible on your hands. Dermatitis was a common problem for our grandmothers and great grandmothers, who boiled their clothes and used strong lye soaps to get them clean. Wear light underclothes to protect heavy winter fabrics and you can wear them for quite a long time before they need laundering. In the summer, wear light cotton clothes. You will do laundry more frequently but its easier to handle the lighter material than wash heavy corderoy or flannel. Soak overnight to release the dirt, then drain. Add the hottest water you can with liquid detergent such as Woolite, and agitate with a wooden spoon or broom handle. Pick up each item with the spoon or broom handle, wring around the handle (It helps if two people do this. Flip a shirt over the handle. Keeping it level, one person grabs the ends of the shirt, the other spins the broom handle to wring the water out. Let the water drip into the bucket. Wringing clothes with your hands will destroy the skin on your hands.) then toss into rinse water. Repeat for a final rinse with liquid fabric softener. Hang in bright sunshine to dry - the UV light will help kill germs and make your clothes smell fresh.

[Readymom]

Washing Clothing Withouth Power Part 1 - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33OHmWckcDc
A short series on washing clothes with out power

Washing Clothing Withouth Power Part 2-Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sby4M9LLs-c

[Readymom]

Rock & Roll

Hat Tip: tigger2 @ American Preppers Network
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The one most important part of washing without electricity is water and then the system. You got to have water to even start. You got to have water to rinse. You got to have a scrub method.

A 5 gallon bucket with a really tight lid and a few clean river rocks would work. You fill the bucket about 2/3 full, add detergent, put clothes in, put rocks in and then put the lid on the bucket. Place bucket on side and roll back and forth for a few minutes. And then you add fresh water to rinse. The river rocks are smooth and would not hurt jeans and most shirts. You wouldn't want to do delicates like this. If thshtf, I doubt many people will be wearing delicates.

If the clothes are not fouled much, just put them in the bucket with some soap and let them soak and then rinse.

[Silent Bob]

A 5 gal bucket with a lid that has a hole cut out in the middle just big enough for the handle of a NEW comode plunger . Put in the water and a small amount amount of soap and work the plunger up and down . When clean remove them and ring out the best you can and put them in another bucket with clean water and do the same . Start this process with the slightly soiled first and them move to the heavy soiled , that way the wash water can be saved for a couple of loads . Remember not to put too many clothes in the wash at a time. This is a good project for children to help with.

[Readymom]

Wonder Washer-Review


https://thesurvivalmom.com/wonderwash-is-it-worth-the-money/

(Big SNIP) ... An off-grid “washing machine” like the Wonderwash is one way to make laundry day a little easier without requiring any power. When reviewed, here’s what we found: ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

How to Make Your Own Semi-Automatic Off the Grid Washing Machine (No Electricity)
http://www.askaprepper.com/make-semi-automatic-off-grid-washing-machine-no-electricity/

wrote this free, detailed, step-by-step guide with pictures just to show you how ridiculously easy it is to make your own off the grid washing machine. If you enjoyed it, please subscribe to my newsletter and you’ll get more articles like this.

Most of the materials You’ll need can be found around your house and most certainly at your local hardware store. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Off-Grid Laundry
https://www.theorganicprepper.com/off-grid-laundry/
In my quest to learn off-grid skills, the most recent experiment has been off-grid laundry. Like nearly every other skill that sounds fairly simple in theory, there is a lot more to it than I previously thought. My first few efforts ended up with me chucking less-than fresh laundry into a basket and heading to the laundromat to rewash it.

After a couple of months of attempts, I feel like I finally have a handle on it. This is a step-by-step guide to doing laundry by hand. ---CONTiNUED---

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to "rick1", over at EHP-D:



13 Off-Grid Washing Machine to Wash Your Clothes (and Get Them Dry) Without Electricity
https://morningchores.com/manual-washing-machine/

(SNIP) ...look at some of these following options, and you might be surprised how much easier washing your clothes ‘off- grid' has become. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to "rick1", over at EHP-D:



How to Wash Clothes without Electricity
https://momwithaprep.com/how-to-wash-clothes-without-electricity/

Have you thought of how you will keep your clothes, and your family, clean during a time of power loss in your community?

I spent a small portion of my childhood following my Mom to the laundromat each week to wash our clothes. A washing machine was not a convenience we had. But imagine not even having a laundromat nearby to help keep your clothes clean. This is what residents in Moore, OK, Granbury, TX, and countless others in the aftermath of major storms or other local disasters are going through. It’s important to find sources of water, have soap, and be able to wash clothes, rinse and dry them.

Previously, I talked about how to dry your clothes without power and gave you ideas on how you can set up a system at your home for ‘solar drying’. Today we’ll look at ideas on how to wash your clothes, with minimal water, to keep them, and you, as clean as possible. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

Hat Tip to "rick1", over at EHP-D:



23 Off Grid Washing Machines-Do Your Laundry Without Electricity
http://theselfsufficientliving.com/off-grid-washing-machines-do-your-laundry-without-electricity/

An off grid washing machine will enable you to have clean clothes without the use of electricity. And who doesn’t like clean clothes? If you thought the only way to wash clothing off grid was to take them down to the creek and beat them against a rock, think again, These 23 off grid washing machines will show how to keep clothes clean while living in a remote location that is cut off from the power grid. ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

How to Make a Off Grid Washing Machine Using a Bucket and Plunger
https://www.tngun.com/diy-clothes-washer-from-plunger/

It does not take much internet searching to find people that have made bucket washers with 5 gallon buckets, lids, and toilet plungers. I figured if they could why couldn’t I make a DIY Clothes Washer from Plunger ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

DIY Washing Machine Water Wheel Generator
https://rethinksurvival.com/diy-washing-machine-water-wheel-generator/

(SNIP) ... it never hurts to have a nice stream of continuously running water coupled with a lengthy incline to make a DIY power generator like this one either. Also, in the video he talks about rewiring the stator which can be seen in the video below this one, if interested. Here’s the main concept… ---CONTINUED---

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ieFZI4-6K8

[Readymom]

Pedal Powered Washing Machine for Off-Grid Laundry
https://practicalselfreliance.com/pedal-powered-washing-machine/

Off-grid laundry solutions can be tricky, as washing clothes by hand the old fashioned way is backbreaking work. A simple foot pedal-powered washing machine makes quick work of dirty clothes and its downright fun to use! ---CONTINUED---

[Readymom]

How To Wash Clothes Without a Washing Machine
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/washing-clothes-without-washing-machine/

In the category of things that we take for granted, a clothes washer and dryer rank near the top. Most times, the biggest complaint is folding and putting the clothes away.

All of that will change if you ever have to do laundry by hand, and we’re not going to use alternative machines or apparatus. We’re sticking with the pioneer spirit. ---CONTINUED---

Includes:

~Why Would You Do This?
~The 3 Basic Steps
~The Pioneer Approach
~Basic Pioneer Laundry Equipment
~The Outside Approach
~The Winter Challenge
~The Inside Approach
~Some Notes on Detergent and Soap
~Shortcuts and Tips
~Do-It-Yourself Clothes Drying Rack