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I've been paper free for almost two years. I bought a bidet attachment for my toilet that does both back and front for women, and love it. It made no sense to me, if I just needed to dry, to waste toilet paper. I initially got white washcloths and was able to bleach them if the needed a good cleaning. But they were still rough and I wasn't totally happy with them. Then I saw this video! I had an old flannel sheet I used to cover plants in the frost, I ripped it into squares and it's much softer and absorbant. I like it much better! I bought two packs of toilet paper two years ago for guests who probably wouldn't be comfortable with what I do and that roll is still sitting there from two years ago, very little used! God is good all the time! 💜
I have two adults in the home with special needs and need assistance with their "cleaning". How cold is the water from the bidet?
@@theirmom4723 Actually it's not as bad as I had anticipated. I don't mind it. It's cold, but not like horrible. I would buy it again if I move. I love it. I got the one that does back and front (for women) I hear it cuts down the chances of urinary tract infection by quite a bit!
@@theirmom4723 If you use a squeeze bottle purchased online for inexpensive, you can use warm water from the tap or the squeeze bidet will be at room temp. Room temp is fine with me except on colder winter mornings. Have been using mine for several years now. But instead of constant refilling everyday(am at an home person), am going to purchase a few more and either a bit of white vinegar or essential oils. I suppose leftover brewed chamomile tea would be fine also.
Thats wonderful
I read a comment from a lady that used a small empty, cleaned out dish soap bottle filled with water and used that as a homemade “bidet”.
Yep, quite a few are doing that.
About 2 years ago we added a biget attachment to one of our toilets. We love it. And just the other day i was thinking maybe cotten clothes would be a good idea. And then your videos pops up.
So fantastic.
Thanks!!!
You always come up with the most practical ways of doing things.
I have been using my own cotton cloth wipes for the past two years. I love it. I keep the used ones in a bucket that I spray vinegar on. After all this time, especially since my wipes are made from white cloth, old flannel sheets that had gotten kind of thread bare, I noticed some staining. What I’ve started doing recently is preloading the rags in a bucket with warm water and washing soda. Agitate with my agitator like you have, before I wash them. Two years of built up stains are totally gone. I have a squeeze bottle bidet that I use to rinse off my anus and that seems to help me use less cloths and they get less dirty in the first place. I grew up in the 60s/70s where my mom used cloth diapers so I just clean these rags like we cleaned the diapers. I wet my cloth before I clean myself with some witch hazel and lavender essential oil that I have in a squeeze bottle. I find putting a smidge of olive oil helps as well. I just shake before use. I was doing that with the toilet paper anyway cuz the dry toilet paper was irritating my anus. Since I’ve been using the cloths, no irritation. I too keep some toilet paper around. But it takes me months to go through a single roll. Mostly I use it for cleaning up after my cat. Lol. That’s another story.
I love this. Will start tomorrow.
Buy you some new baby diapers, cut them in fourths and hem the edges.
Works great and actually were designed for the purpose.
I've been a bidet (hose and sprayer) user for about ten years now.
Oh, and I'm a guy. I only mention that, because guys are traditionally wimps when it comes to stuff like this. Guys talk a mean streak, but where the rubber meets the road, guys are squeemish.
Just sayin'.
We have one and my husband was the one who wanted it. Nothing wrong with being clean.
There is no point in buying anything when u have old clothes sitting at the back of your draws. I was raised by a depression era nana who saved absolutely everything. Buttons, wool, ties, elastics, everything has a purpose. Nana would cut up old sheets for wash wipes, flannel sheets became hankies, old cloth nappies (diapers) became floor cloths. Repurpose instead of waste buying.
@@CQuinnLady Thanks, but I'm 73 and fresh out of trying to please everyone. I was just sayin' use cloth and most folks don't have old diapers sitting around. I'll just be quiet. You run the show.
@@CQuinnLady I wish I had done this. I had donated a bunch of stuff, but the cheapest thing I could think of - -that was 100% cotton, was a super on-sale pack of the largest men's undershirts I could fine. I didn;t want to cut up the old T-shirts I have bc I still want to wear them.
You are just a light. So encouraging. May the Father richly bless you.
I'm big into prepping in all sorts of ways and had even considered replacing paper towels with cloth, and tissues with hankies, but somehow replacing tp never crossed my mind. I watched this video a few weeks ago, and it all percolated in my head... Something I found I really wanted to implement. I've done it!! I decided a bidet sprayer was needed for my own personal preferences, keeping the cloth mess to a minimum. I'm still working on serging the edges of many flannel cloths in 2 sizes (after the disaster of washing many with simple pinked edges--what a thready mess!!). My bathroom has been set up for a week, with colloidal silver sprayer, cute baskets of cloths, and a lined hamper. My daughter is on board with me and all is going well!! Now working on the paper towel and facial tissue replacement!! 😁💓 Thank you for the information and inspiration!!
I use old cut up T shirts to replace facial tissues and have for many years. They are soft and need no hemming. :)
I decided to ditch paper towels, too. So, I got some of the organic cotton flour sack towels.....they're like 24" by 24". I cut them into quarters....each towel making 4 roughly 12" x 12" towels. I DID have to hem two edges on each towel, but it was a nice quiet job. :) I like them! I even use them to drain bacon on, like I did paper towels. They wash up fine. :)
This video popped up in my feed one day. It was my introduction to Heidi and Rain Country Homestead. Inspired by her, I started using Family Cloth in April 2022, and haven't looked back. I prefer it to tp every time. My husband has not made the switch. Men can be a bit weird about such things. But, just knowing we always have a way to clean ourselves gives me peace of mind.
Thank you so much for this information. My husband and I are beginning our journey of off grid living. We've bought the property and will be building a straw bale home in 2023. It feels incredibly liberating and I'm so grateful that I found your channel. Peace and love to you ❤
I just ordered from your Etsy Store, the skillet pan handle cover and your colloidal set up! Thank you for being here for us🙏🙏🤗
Thank you but I want to make sure you realize, all you ordered were the copper rods. The colloidal generators are not currently listed as we are waiting for more parts to come in before we can list more of the, which will be on Monday.
I'm sure the old days weren't perfect, and I am getting older, but I just love love love old homey ways. Thank you for a great video.
In 2020 I bought a neo-luxe bidet number 185 and I love it. I use the cloths to dry off, one cloth per go. Those bidets just go on to the toilet very easily. And they cost a lot less than putting in a bidet. I haven't used toilet paper in my house since I added the neo luxe bidet.
I did mention show something very similar in the video above plus other options.
January 2020 I ordered a clear rear and am very happy with it. I will be good as long as there is washer pressure.
I heard the following on a UK tv program...
Blue for the loo(toilet)
And pink for the sink.(kitchen)
I have a powerful water hose attachment at my laundry tub...cleans the cloth perfectly....been using the same washcloth for years. Everyone should take this tip!!!! Great one
@@flfreefun1246 you are such a genius, thankyou for your brilliant comment
@@Aquaponicsales1 they would rather use throw away wipes and destroy the world.Their poor kids raised in chemical's by parents too lazy to care about their kids or the environment .
@@cynthiacrawford6147 Many are brainwashed by the "system", and most things we use for cleaning and laundry are poison to Mother Earth. Thanks for connecting
@@flfreefun1246 what till another year ( with ALL that's hapenig) and YR word WILL CHANGE.
I saw where someone used a new pump garden sprayer as a bidet. No water pressure, no problem plus the sprayer holds enough water for multiple uses. God bless.
I LOVE this idea! Thanx for sharing.
I read that too. Pump sprayers do pressurize the stream or spray
I investigate on Amazon. You pump the sprayer just a few times I guess, and some have pressure release valves you should use for night when used less. It also seems that good sprayers are hard to find. The
info on page for several different sprayers say they test all sprayers b/4 shipping but alot of buyers had
chemical smelling residues, one person got burned others splashed.
As well lots of leaking issues. So dismantle carefully and make sure all gaskets, rubber seals are seated properly. Lastly don't have a sad tale
of receiving a piece of china junk but because package wasn't opened immediately apon receiving
Receiving people blew return by date. There, a good deed done.
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Can you imagine how many trees could be saved? Not to mention the money one can save.
Hello Heidi👋! I watched this video last year but yesterday was it! I was in the Thift Store at the Free Bins looking for cotton and flannel items to make these squares! Got a 13 gallon trash bag full of items . Thanks for the tip. Next will be handkerchiefs ....
I made over a hundred family cloth wipes back in 2012 after holding out on using them at all for over a year. Once I committed to trying them, I found I prefer them over toilet paper. I wash mine in a bit of tea tree or orange oil and a small amount of baking soda. Hang out to dry and reuse. LOVE, love, love them!
I've been thinking of going paperless, and now seems to be a good time to try it, instead of waiting until I have no choice. And now I'm off to see your recipe for laundry cleaning, as it's time for me to make another batch. Thanks for all the information you share!
Greetings from New Zealand. I went with a combo - a squirt bottle made from a 300ml fizzy bottle with holes poked in the lid for the messy jobs, and cloth wipes made from old bath towels. Love your videos 😊 Cheers.
Thanks for this Heidi. We've been working on this for a while, definitely the plan for us. More pressing things keep popping up lately. I watched this with my wife. She got confirmation on how immature I am, and I've learned that she's got a streak of it as well.😁😁😁
Thank you for this. I am moving my family to linen and wool clothing so all our old cotton will go to this. I think it's a marvelous way to fight the man. Bless you.
I have a small two part portable washer. Wash on the left..spin on the right. Then drain and do the rinse...so what I do is a wash load, put it in the spinner and before I drain the old wash water out I put anything that needs a "pre" wash in the washer and run it through while the first load is spinning. Remove load from spinner, move precast load to spinner and drain. Fill and rinse the first load. Then switch out the precast for the just rinsed in the spinner and put the precast in the rinse water...but add soap and wash them. My rinse water always becomes the next wash water. It's just me so it works for me.
Excellent. My plan is to buy small washer/spinner. Got rid of big washer and dryer. Thank you for sharing your system.
Thank you. A lot of my subscribers are subscribed to your awesome channel 👌💜🇬🇧🇺🇸💜
Love the CS addition. Encourages me to switch. I started the “small” job after watching your video. So glad I did. But on a funny note, around the first time of doing this, I flushed the “rag” down the drain before I realized it. Lol. More careful now. Thanks for the videos. They are awesome.
I've come close to doing that too!
TP free since the shortage. I use my hand a pitcher of water and soap followed by a dry cloth then washing my hands like billions of people across the world. But there are lots of simple bidets too. Those concerned about waisting water, this way you are washing less cloth. As for tp, tp actually uses more water in the manufacturing than washing your bum with just plain soap n water.
I don’t know where my head was this morning but as I was looking at my notifications I only saw “living toilet paper”😂😂😂 that was a real train wreck in my head
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I think this is a great idea for the times we are living in. Having back up solutions is really a must. Thanks for the tips! :)
I switched to cloth probably about 5 or 6 years ago. I can't imagine how much money we have saved just from me not using toilet paper. I really had no idea at how much I actually used to be honest. When I was young we always used a warm wet cloth to wipe the babies, so I didn't see why it would really matter if we just used one on adults either.
Perennial plant Mullein is also known as cowboy toilet paper....it has large furry leaves. There are various varieties, some with huge leaves. Then there's the idea of a composting toilet... Clivus Multrum
Don't forget mullein has little hairs that might be annoying.😂
I use flannel and love them. Learned it from you!!!
My husband bought a bidet seat unit for our toilet. So far he’s the one who uses it the most. I used cloth wipes part-time when I was cloth diapering, but haven’t managed to switch to them for our family yet. I have been making cloth wipes for a friend who owns a cloth diaper washing business. She just sent me a message yesterday that she started two babies on her service with the wipes that I made for her.
I think it's great to do cloth wipes for babies too all that plastic and chemicals in it can not be good for babies or any humans really. Anna In Ohio
My husband bought one too and he loves it.
We have a bidet. We still use toilet paper, but this makes me think that using the bidet with cloth wipes would work well. 🤔
I switched 5 years ago. For poo i use pieces about half the size you showed Heidi. I went to the 2nd hand shop and asked for any flannel destined for land fill. They said hang on and came back 5 minutes later with half a trash bag full. I washed it once then cut/tore into pieces. I use it once for poo and throw it away. It was destined for land fill anyway.
For pee I wash as you do. I only use cotton fabric because of the micro particle issue.
When things got crazy a few years back I bought a big box of TP. I still have most of it. Imagine how many resources have been saved. Clearing land for trees, watering and herbicide to keep trees growing, then harvesting, processing, wrapping in plastic, shipping. It's mind boggling,
There is really no need to throw them away though. I use these on my grandbabies when I change their diapers. The wipes get washed together but separate from all other laundry. Longest wash in hot water with homemade detergent and homemade vinegar and they come out clean.
@@RainCountryHomestead yes, I could wash them, but here there is no shortage of flannel and cotton sheets and clothes going to landfill. The 2nd hand shop didn't charge me for it even though I offered to pay. They said they have to pay to dump it so please take it. This such a wasteful world we live in.
I had already been doing cloth diapers for my kids when the whole tp craze happened last year. That was the one thing that didn't really phase me, just started using the same wipes for myself and washing it all in the same load.
👍 Danke fürs Hochladen!
👍 Thanks for uploading!
👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you!
👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!
How did I miss this gem? OMG! I have a bunch of organic heavy flannel in my cart on a website for just this reason. My bidet doesn't cut it.
"The bigger jobs..." lol I love you, Heidi
So happy to find this video! I've been toilet paper free first off and on since 6-7 years ago, and 98% toilet paper free since the whole TP panic of March/April 2020, when I began using washcloths first for washing and another for drying. More recently just using hands and one cloth for drying. Am tearing up a flannel sheet now that is the wrong size for my bed but which I used to use when I had another bed. I love the idea of the spray bottle with colloidal silver for the "bigger" jobs, and the idea of keeping a basket with a stack of cloths on it -- and a separate laundry bin. And we have just the thing -- a little one that was initially meant for recycling and has been unused for quite a while now. Lots of great ideas here. Thanks for sharing and God bless!
I started using cotton t-shirt material several years ago. It works great for me. I also use TP when needed, but mostly cloth is my main supply. I have a bidet, but I haven't installed it. Portable water bottle works fine for now. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I have been using ripped up washcloths for about 18 months. I use a portable bidet, and for “big jobs,” I get the cloth damp to help get myself cleaner. I also use a Tinklebelle female urinary funnel from time to time. (It really helps when you have to use a public toilet that’s kind of iffy-looking!)
We’ve had a bidet for several years. I’ve thought about making up cloth wipes, but haven’t gotten that far yet. We put tp in a lined trash can when are camping in our travel trailer, so we are used to the idea of not flushing used tp, maybe that habit will help us to transition. Thank you for sharing.
I had a bidet attachment but it started to leak. I went to a hose hanging on the toilet. Love it. The "bigger jobs" will be an easier clean if you use the hose first.
Been buying stuff to use as toilet paper. GOD BLESS, ya'll, always!
I am so glad you are continuing to encourage others to use cloth as I sit here sewing mine. I use flannel but I fold it over and sew it by hand. I love doing that when I'm watching videos on here. I still don't have enough made up I slacked off this summer while enjoying more time outside. I do have a good supply of fabric to keep working on it. I too have started using for #2 not steadily yet but getting there. I keep a plastic spray bottle just spray and go. Love your ideas for storage my bathroom is so tiny it's been a challenge finding a good system for storing very much without putting in a plastic bag till laundry time. It does save a ton of money though and it's so much more comfortable and no bad chemicals like are in paper TP. The price of the brand of paper TP we have to buy (old house old pipes that clog) has went up $1.50 a pack in the past month so it's even more imperative to use a alternate choice. Anna In Ohio
Anna, been doing similar - folding in half and then serging
You could use a rotary cutter to cut your squares from your old tees. Long sleeves might work great for not only more squares or as “sleeves” for mason jars when you don’t have a dark cupboard for fermenting. 🤔. Old tube socks would work well too.
I have had a bidet for about a year now but still used toilet paper. I got to thinking about the lint from the paper getting in places it did not need to go. Also the fact that toilet paper is now made in China! I am clean when I use my cloths but just need them for drying. Keep a lidded container with some vinegar water in it to put the used cloths in. Thanks for all you do Heidi.
Thank you Heidi. Gosh! I saw a map of the US. and there's what looks like a giant flotilla parade along evey coast! Great timing to bring this up. You're so great about that!🤗
Love and blessings! 💜
I just discovered you - great diction, energy and a wealth of knowledge! You cover a lot of things I've never even thought of. Colloidal Silver is a new thing for me. You seem to use it as a spray on your cloth - obviously for controlling bacteria, and you make your own - that would be an interesting subject for your videos. Thank you so much for the effort you put into making your knowledge available to all of us.
I have quite a few videos on the colloidal silver, here is the most recent one I have done: th-cam.com/video/SlHU9xjlHXo/w-d-xo.html
@@RainCountryHomestead Thank you. This is a whole new subject for me.
I went thrifting for white towels, cut them into TP Square size. Hemmed them w/ my serger. Although they were all white cotton bath towels there is a variety of weights & textures. My favorite are the velour ones. I'm the only one using my bathroom. The dirty wipes go in a small (uncovered)hamper beside the toilet. I never have a problem with any smell.
No thank you!! Yuck.
@Linda P how do you get the 💩 of them before putting them in the washing machine?
@@ladyeagle4920 If I know it will be messy I use a tissue.
This is a new to me concept that I'm considering. Ty for being so detailed!
Excellent video, I see by views it is a great topic, people needing sources in case tp goes away again. So many wonderful tips, my son bought us a bidet to attach to our commode last Christmas and I love it. With the prices of paper products going thru the roof with everything else, I’m still going to do these, so we have a backup, never hurts to have multiple options. Thank you so much for sharing this, blessings
I use my bidet attachment along with tp. I’m going to hang in with disposable as long as it is available. I remember cloth diapers from my first child and have cared for elderly. Too gross and adult poop is even worse than babies.’ That said I truly appreciate the info because it certainly looks like it may be necessary in the near future.
Sounds like you would like a bidet or bidet attachment! I've used cloth when I was off grid, but found I sure needed a lot of them. I want to try again, but won't till I move and get a bidet attachment.
Today I was thinking about switching over to cloth, and now this video popped up in my feed. I love your channel Heidi, you have taught me so much in creating a better life for my family. Bless you!
Great timing on this video. I have been thinking of making this kind of change for a while now but wasn't sure how to go about it. You have given me some great ideas on how to implement this change. Thank you again for all of the great information you share.
I watched your video from two yes ago and saw the link to this one. Thanks 🎈🦋
I switched to cloth tp for #1 several years ago & never looked back. Mine are from old white T shirts. I keep them in 2 clothespin bags which hang in our bathrooms. There are 2 small, flip-top waste cans w/a removable bucket inside....that's what I toss the cloths in after use. This system works perfectly for me. I don't add anything to the buckets. No problem w/odor. I have a simple system that works great.
It sure did make a difference in how often we needed to buy tp when I switched to cloth tp. I prefer it over regular tp.
I bought an older mobile home to stay in when I visited my daughter in Arizona for long-term visits to spend time with the grandchildren and help her out. It came with a bidet spray on the toilet. I didn't even know what it was at first I had to Google it. It comes in pretty handy. Except it only has cold water, lol. Grit your teeth baby!
I had seen a TV show about people that are ultra thrifty where the lady was using cloth wipes and I thought it was a great idea. I bought a couple of baby receiving blankets that were 100% cotton flannel and cut them up into pieces. Because the bathroom is so tiny I just tossed the cloth into the sink after I use it and when I stand up I give it a good thorough rinsing and hang it on the edge of the sink to dry. Because it's in Arizona it dries practically by the next time I use the toilet. Then when I do laundry I throw them in. If they need it then I use a bar of soap to help wash them in the sink if they need more than a rinsing. It was a system that worked when I was there. The flannel does fray a little each time you wash it but I just trim off the frayed edge every so often. The pieces are big enough but it doesn't matter if they slowly shrink.
Bidets are very inexpensive, even with heated water and super easy to use. If you buy one with a dryer then my men don't really need cloths, even. I need a cloth only to dry off and the cloths only go in the laundry with the towels because they really don't get dirty.
I tear up my old flannel sheets they work perfect
In Turkey they use the water first to clean themselves and then some toilet paper just to dry.
So when pandemic started and loads of people were buying toilet rolls, they didn't 🙂 They just didn't need it.
I am so glad that you did this video. I started to use clothes months ago off & on. Just a nice dab feels better, very clean no paper pieces and sure saves on tp. Used a nice cloth sheet.
Haven't switched for solids just liquids.
More women need to switch. No big deal to wash.
We put witch hazel 1:1 with water. I do add tea tree and lavender oils to the spray bottle. Out trash can is open lidded, we don’t use our wipes for the big jobs yet. I don’t ever have any smells.
We also use cheap wash cloths (the ones that are $5 for 18, as hand towels. Those are used once and tossed into the same bucket with the wipes. My 5 year old has his own hand towel because he over uses the wash cloths.
So you add witch hazel and how many drops of tea tree oil to what ,a 16 ounce bottle ????
@@morningswithgranny7789 16 oz. 5-10 drops each.
@@LJFullHouse Thank you 😊
After I saw you first video on this I changed over to cloth. I love it my wife not so much. Thank you
Love your info. One discrepancy; total myth on hot water setting stains. Nah. Cold water does. I have run this experiment more times than I can count. Hot cleans, cold sets.
Warm is useless for either, just breeds germs.
Thank you for that, I have been wanting to go with hot wash for these but had people telling me not to do that so now I will go with hot, just makes sense to me
@@RainCountryHomestead Right on! That’s precisely why I ran my experiments, because it just didn’t make sense.
I agree. I thought it was my stain remover ,but I realized that it was the cold water that was the culprit.
interesting...so i've been wasting my time with a cold prewash. thank you Walk'n. i'll change that!
Thank you for giving this update. Really helpful
My off grid washer is run by and excersize bike, or, the Singer foot pump. Which ever I feel like attatching it to.
Absolutely BRILLIANT!!! I am so glad I found your channel❣️🙌🏼
I started doing this shortly after you put this video out!! Thank you!!! I will never go back!!!!!
I have been using cloth for years. I use a lot of old towels.
I cal them BW s.
City people use so much tp it plugs my toilet up. Out in the desert there is a saying "if it's yellow let it mellow,if it's brown flush it down".
Yep, that is an old saying from all around.
Thank you Heidi. This is a change I'd like to implement.
i love your whole setup! Great ideas and everything so cute and homey! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I don’t know why a lot of people think using cloth wipes is gross or unsanitary lol I love it and I have cloth maxi pads, I use a wet bag for diapers to toss the dirty into as I have a smaller bathroom and I run them on a short wash with a touch of bleach then I run them on a regular cycle with my towels for a full load and dry in the dryer.
It is because we have come so far away from the natural way to do things it is hard for people to fathom any other way and until they actually try it for themselves, they have no idea how much better and simple it really is.
Great! A cold water bidet is fine for summer and early fall/late spring, but for the colder months, I'd do cloth if I didn't already use a plastic bottle and the Culoclean bidet stopper (Amazon). I imagine you could just use a bottle with a hole drilled near the cap and save $.
Revealing to see the clumps that would wash off, formerly requiring many tp sheets. Gentle water wash down there was life changing, LOL!
Great update and ideas! Thanks!
Love this and going to definitely try. .I've got decades of old sheet sets doing nothing but taking up space in Rubbermade bins. This makes perfect sense. I recently asked my father (90 yrs young) what his family used before toilet paper and he told me they used pages from Sears catalogs (Department stores) or newspapers after they were read..I don't know if I buy the idea of news papers because that would leave ink on your derriere and the ink would stain your clothing.
I was shocked to see how expensive TP has gotten anyway and after not being able to find it at all during the beginning months of Covid, it just makes perfect sense to go paperless. Thanks for posting this!
Plus. Potential for paper cuts in that area doesn't sound too pleasant and could get infected. Yikes!! Not good
I've been using flushable/compostable wipes for the last few years & TP only to pat dry. Friend of mine does cloth wipes as she lives off grid in a Van. Now that I've seen this video, I believe, this will be the new norm. Great idea, thanks for sharing👍🙏😊
great coverage of a difficult topic. i prefer flannel but use a small sink attached electric washer (Haier) & an electric dryer (Magic Chef) & the strings from the flannel were a problem. I switched to terrycloth washclothes which last about 3 years before fraying too bad. again, great coverage.
Thank you for sharing soo much information with us. I have not watched one of your videos that I haven't learned something.
For those of us on septic systems, why overload them if we can avoid the possibility? We live remotely and would never be able to someone out here to empty the tank if there ever was a problem. This is a great incentive for me.
Thanks for the great and thorough info!
We too have a septic tank and when it hit me how much less was going into it by switching to cloth, it was just another bonus :)
You handled this concept so well. It took me a couple weeks to get used to dealing with my shit in my 5 gallon bucket system toilet and I realize that paper towels and toilet paper could be made of hemp which is the only way it could be justified using paper to wipe my ass but I have been considering going paper-free. Your how-to details make it not so gross to deal with. And at the start of this i was thinking what about those of us who don't have a washing machine or cook manual set up like yours. I've also considered the plunger in a bucket system. Thanks, now I'm going to your laundry vid.
Thank you for this video because I did have questions on this. This video answered my questions. I want to use some old flannel shirts but wasn't sure on the size. Plus I wasn't sure what to use on the cloth to get clean. I really need to start getting the items to make my own liquid silver spray.
Thank you so much for the info, you guys are awesome!
You always do the best videos with the kind of information we all would have figured out with experience and a lot of good sense! Thank you! This is great! I’m a big fan of colloidal silver, too. And, yeah, no peppermint oil here!
Roughly a year ago, I did a bunch of research on this (mostly reading other people's stories)....but you were definitely the inspiration!
I eventually decided to buy reusable wipes from Amazon.....organic cotton material....I'd call it flannel. These were all in the baby section, but you'd be so surprised, from reading the comments, how many people were using them for the same purpose!
I only use them for the "small jobs", so we still use toilet paper. But we also have tons and it's lasting a long, long time. Maybe, if and when we ever run out, I'll have gotten up the courage to use my wipes for the "big jobs" as well. *LOL*
For a container to put the used ones in, I just use a plastic, gallon bucket, with a lid. Since I dump it often, there's rarely an odor. Every couple of weeks, I spritz some H2O2 in it, just in case. I'm fortunate enough to have a cabinet right in front of my toilet, so I just cleared some space and stash it in there, out of sight.
On another, but related note, I also made myself some pantyliners (I just like to wear one daily, but am past menopause)....again, I learned that from YOU! I ended up getting some organic, flannel swaddling blankets....I think just 4, in total. Those, along with the PUL material, made about 20, and I still have fabric left over to make more, as needed. So much better than the other stuff!
Thank you, again, Heidi! :)
Even though I have not had a period in several years now, I still wear one every day and in fact just started upgrading the ones I have been using for years and the top layer of fabric is starting to get holes in by put a layer of organic bamboo fleece on the top. O my, SO comfy!
I have made collodial silver for a few years, but never thought of this purpose. Have used it to keep from getting sick, and to stop milk from going sour. Now am going to start the bathroom business. I am of the age where as a babysitter I used cloth diapers and had to put them in diaper pail for washing. Makes so much sense.
I've been toilet paper free for almost 20yrs. My husband unfortunately prefers toilet paper.
I like to use flannel and I have a peri bottle I bought off of Amazon last year. It's the Cynpel brand & I got two on a "flash" sale for $10 for both. I like them because they have like a bent spout and it seems to work better for me than my other squirt bottles.
Several years ago at the end of the day a yard sale had everything for free so I got lots of flannel sheets & pillow cases for free. I'm still using them lol. Prior to that I just used old shirts or sheets cut up but much prefer the flannel!
I honestly didn't realize that flannel didn't fray so I was sewing them! Thanks for the tip & your informative videos! ☺️
I was just laying here in tears. So glad I found this channel
I just buy the white terrycloth shop towels at our farm store or Walmart. There are a dozen in the package. I've paid $6.99 and $9.95. my first batch I got back in 2005, I don't recall how much it was. I like the nearly 12" square of these shop towels, why should the shops use white Terry cloth when they can use recycled t-shirt rags? So I tell myself it's ok to buy the last package on the shelf. 😂
These last a long time and wash up really well. Give off plenty of lint in the dryer to make fire starters for the wood stove too! Ha.
I also thrift any old towels I find, but I have always bought tea towels, linens like tablecloth, old bath towels, beach towels etc. If they are too thin for shower drying, I cut those up in a sq ft size and zigzag edges and fold them up.
In my bathroom I have a two drawer (old motel) bedside dresser, one drawer holds my folded family towels, the bottom drawer I have a plastic tub liner, and that's where the soiled ones go til laundry day. It's not pretty, but we quit doing pretty 2 decades ago when our kids left the nest, we downsized and now stuff in our house is there for a purpose, instead of home & garden magazine showing off for visitors. We don't have many visitors, thank goodness, so it's not been hard dealing with covid for us 2. We do keep our deck for anyone who drops by for any reason and it's a nice covered deck with ample seating and a pasture view. I have become so happy with covid living away from humans that I won't transition back very easily. Hahaha
Oh btw, I made an outhouse out of pallet covers, a handicapped toilet seat (bedside toilet when I had my hip replaced) and a bucket. It has a toilet paper roll on the wall as well as circle-a-word books that sit on two buckets. The cheap paper books are just there if you prefer the Sears catalog sized buttwipe papers, or if the t.p. runs out. Top bucket has extra roll t.p. 2 books and a Terry towel and pack of wet wipes. Bottom bucket (both have lids) is full of pine shavings.
We used a tonneau fiberglass cover off our old mini pickup as the roof.
When you get done with your duty, you simply move top bucket and get pine shavings and toss in the poo bucket.
If it's been awhile since anyone's used it they can use 'wet one to wipe dust off seat then towel dry it. Toss wet one in the poo bucket and put the towel back in the storage bucket.
I created this to have a bathroom for when we were outdoors doing gardening. We also put a washstand from my granny's garage outside the outhouse for a granite wear wash pan and safety pinned a big towel together after putting it over the towel bar, that way when contractors we have hired to do work here for us have a toilet to use with the amenities. We bury the bucket full of poo down in the locust tree grove. We have so few around that we have only had to dig twice to bury a bucket full of composting humanure.
I started using cloth to dry years ago when I started living in a camper. It has a closed system that has to be emptied when it gets full.
TP was used to clean and then was put in trash to burn. I started using baby paper wipes for cleaning and add those to burn. I still have a septic system and don't add TP to it. Going to start using cloth for everything as SS check doesn't pay 1/2 what I need.
So much softer and easy on your septic!
while we still got one.
Thank you for the good information.
Great video! I've been using a bottle of water to rinse with and then drying with microfiber cloths for number one. I plan to switching over to doing number 2 also. I have an old wringer washing machine.
Sure beats Sears & Roebucks! 😂 Joking aside, I think this is a great idea! Many Blessings!
You are so right about that.
We had a our house and no indoor plumbing
You can find a way if you have to we didn't have electricity until 1946
@@janeparker1009 We grew up taking those things for granted, but when I was small, my grandparents had an old pump well & an outhouse, no indoor plumbing. They did have electricity though.
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It would be nice if the younger ones could understand that they have to so easy today they might be able to stop taking everything for granted and start making better decisions about their future
@@janeparker1009 I agree 100%
Perfect!! Many younger viewers may not have heard that a Sears & Roebuck's catalogue , was a staple in outhouses for wiping for many a year...preferable to corn cobs 😂
During the tp shortage I started using cloth for #1. I keep a small bottle of liquid dish soap by my sink and immediately wash the cloth in soapy water in my sink after I use it. I made my cloths from old terry bath cloths cut into fourths and zig zaged around the edges. Amazing how much less tp I use!
I started using a small spray bottle in protest of the dumbf's hoarding toilet paper last year. I haven't stopped.
Here. We are march 2022 and I'm hearing of shortages again love all your advice. I've been stocking up since the last shortage but I know nothing last forever. Love all your videos! Love and Blessings
I wondered when that was going to start again!
I’ve used cloth for number one for about two years. It saves so much money. I go through barely any toilet paper.
Love the updated video thank you! :-)
Awesome video, thank you!
They sell manual squirt bottle bidets that have the squirt attachment angled appropriately for emergency if you can’t use your bidet attachment to your commode.
I have been using napkins made from old flannel sheets but I sewed each of them. Some of them are very old over 10 years and are finally going into the trash as they have frayed all apart. I always just put them in regular wash never had a problem.
For my table napkins I made, Yes, I double layered and sewed them as can be seen here: th-cam.com/video/j2AiF2qzYTg/w-d-xo.html
Haven’t even thought of this area of concern. Thank you!!