Portable Compact Mini Twin Tub Washing Machine and Spin Cycle w/ Hose, 13lbs. Capacit

[Heidi Mull]

Heidi you must be in a park to not have to worry about water so much. Have you looked into one of those splendide (sp?) washer dryer combos made for rvs?

You called it, we're in a park and there's no water bill. Spoiled rotten, we are. I think they jacked up the price of regular rent to cover it. I haven't looked into the washer dryer combos but that sure sounds nice!

[Cammalu]

Well they are expensive for sure but exactly what will work in an RV. It doesn't look like you have much of a choice but to do your own clothes. Might be a luxury item to some but it's necessary for you.


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[Heidi Mull]

Well they are expensive for sure but exactly what will work in an RV. It doesn't look like you have much of a choice but to do your own clothes. Might be a luxury item to some but it's necessary for you.

That's really validating to hear, thank you. I think a lot of the reasons I wasn't happy living in a smaller space was because things that were necessities for me (and my health!) weren't being met, whereas they were luxuries for others. I like the flexibility of understanding that we all have different needs and each person should seek what works best for them individually.

[Kathleen]

And get one of those hand crank wringers to squeeze the water out of your clothes after rinsing.  Out in the dry air of the desert they'll dry in no time flat.

Hand crank wringer??? Is that an Amazon item too???

Good to know there's a wringer to go with bucket and plunger methods for van travel. Will have to find that.

For home, old adobe, no w/d hookups, I might pop for that tiny w/d with great spinner shown in recent crvl video. Then only 1 trip per month to do sheets and towels.

[rvpopeye]

Heidi
I've worked in campgrounds that charged extra if you had a washer...(don't ask/tell them if you get one) !

I wash my things in my sink because of the same reason you do , that wringer thingy sure would make it easier !
Although my hand-lower arm strength is improving being my own wringer .......

[Motrukdriver]

Hand crank wringers are out there. Not cheap by any means but worth the price to keep from hand squeezing out water from your clothes.

https://www.lehmans.com/product/lehmans-...d-wringer/ <--- expensive but this is what a lot of Amish use.

https://www.amazon.com/Crank-Clothes-Wri...B00OAPW6GM <--- cheaper but not much

https://www.kleen-ritecorp.com/p-968-76-...inger.aspx <--- much cheaper

[Heidi Mull]

I find that when I have a shower I can let things drip in, hand wringing is not so problematic for me. I mainly just let gravity do its thing and every once in a while wring out the bottom portion of whatever's hanging up. When no more water will come out of it, then if I'm pressed for room I can safely hang it elsewhere in the trailer to dry without worrying about dripping.

[Snikwahjm]

Don’t you worry about mold caused by dampness and condensation in the trailer?

[Heidi Mull]

Don’t you worry about mold caused by dampness and condensation in the trailer?

Not since finally getting a decent dehumidifier! This one has been a dream.

Condensation and dampness has always been a major concern for me, since the Seattle area so often is at 100% humidity the standard advice to just use ventilation doesn't apply here maybe 9+ months out of the year. When I was living in the 2-door car and condensation from the windows was running down the walls and onto my electronics, that was scary. The Petite dehumidifer ended up being a perfect solution, if I had both that and a heater going (that setup wasn't nomadic-friendly, I parked in driveways mostly). It would actually make the place too dry at times! It also has a 12V cord available.

I never got a heater in the Chevy G20 or the minivan, so I wasn't able to get much use out of the dehumidifier for those. When it's cold the windows are just so much better at grabbing the moisture! Yes, it was concerning to live in a very damp environment all the time. I think my lowest point was in the Chevy van when the entire ceiling was wet from condensation (not leaks), and it would drip down on me at night while I slept. Enduring that night after night for weeks on end was the pits.

My 2004 Toyota Sienna minivan has heat vents all the way to the back as well as the ability to run heat and AC simultaneously, so even with both my partner and I full timing in it we drove a lot and would blast both whenever we did, that helped significantly.

Anyway, back to our trailer. It's larger than the vans, obviously. One Petite dehumidifier wasn't enough, so I bought another one. Two of them weren't enough, so I borrowed a larger dehumidifier similar to this one. Even with all three of them going, when we hadn't done laundry in weeks, condensation was still running down the windows and onto our walls! I could see mold starting to grow on the windowsills. So we began wiping down all the windows twice a day. It was a nightmare.

The Fridgidaire 30-pint dehumidifier solves all moisture issues. I don't know how doable it would be for boondocking but it's been a great solution for us currently. (Then again, if boondocking maybe I'd just avoid weather that includes weeks on end of rain?) There are sometimes with my medical condition that I'm in severe pain and need to take 5 hot showers/baths in an 8ish hour period and I am too ill to take all the usual precautions regarding moisture cleanup. With this dehumidifier going, moisture simply isn't a worry anymore, at all, ever. Whether it's laundry drying, my showers, or the reverse osmosis water system.

[RoamingKat]

I got a clothes hanger that is small and collapsible. It is tied to the back ladder.
I just hang it out there till dry.

Since I do not plan to spend much time out east, this should be mostly an ok thing for me. When it isn't..I'll use a laundromat for their driers.