Laundry Day Living Off Grid | Portable Mini Washer and Spin Dryer
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- We are thrilled with our new portable washer and spin dryer. We make laundry detergent, wash clothes and discuss the pros and cons of conquering laundry off grid.
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Never saw myself watching a laundry video, but here I am lol
That’s awesome to watch
Didn’t know I would watch two laundry videos, but I found myself watching their other one as well
I was thinking the same 😁 this morning I watched @hannahleeduggan stack firewood now I'm watching a laundry video both interesting to me. 😆
Same! Very good product review too. Hope you're getting a kick back. :)
Likewise... lol
I just watched a lady doing laundry for 31 minutes, what a life I have.
I love Alaska living, but you should go check out Wild Bush & Grit. He has amazing quality, manner of speaking, and hunting, soap making, etc.
Watched him boil down deer marrow
yeah but admit it, theres something about washing machines..
The algorithm is trying to tell you something.
I was just thinking that, haha exciting life I have.
lololololololol
HEYYYYY!!! just telling you, that blue thing I ment to remove dirt, dog hair, human hair, and any other bigger particles from your clothes. It will help keep the machine cleaner and help keep hair from clogging up any holes or tubes or pipes! You just throw it in on top and it floats on the water... you don't have to clean it out every wash, but after a handful of cycles you'll notice the hair and dirt collected In the netting!
Yes, its just a lint catcher.
I wish mine came with one. Lol the amount of link my washer like this creates from towels is crazy. Plus I and my chi Shed a lot 😂😂
@@amandarose9300 We found a pack of 3 of these on Amazon some time ago. One didn't hold together a really long time but definitely caught a lot of lint and dog hair.
Agree 100% what it's for... didn't want to repeat someone else... I was funny hearing what she was going ro use it for though lol
@@SMA1mommy
Right! 🤭
Being in Florida surviving a few hurricanes and living without power you appreciate washers, dryers, hot showers,lights and when the power company drives down the street we cheer, and wave like a parade😉
Right?!?!?!? After 7 days of no power the one year, we made sure we were set up for anything going forward. Such a pain in the ss having no power. Never been so thankful for a grill and a clothes line.
A generator is almost a must in Florida along with fuel to run it. Generac whole house generator is a good investment.
Yeah, not in Fl anymore but 18 years was enough to experience a few days like you mentioned 😂
Arial looking in washer like we did our first microwave back in 1980......."It's magic!"
That's so funny ,but true
I could live without a dishwasher, but not a washing machine!!
If you spin your clothes after the wash cycle, then put the clothes back into the wash side and fill with water for the rinse you will get a *lot* more dirt out of your clothes because more dirty water will get removed from the clothes. That's what a full size "ordinary" washer does. It spins the clothes after washing and then spins them after rinsing as well.
I sometimes rinse 2-3 times and spin between rinses. Really gets the clothes clean.
That's the way. Most Trinis grew with one of these
I kept mine in the bathroom and wrung the laundry out in the bathtub between washing and rinsing
That's what I was thinking rinsing until the water runs clear @simple life
@@seraphinasullivan4849 Great idea
I never thought anything could motivate me to do laundry. Apparently, watching a stranger on the internet at 2a.m cuz of TH-cam does the trick.
Right? This makes me want to get one just to cut down on using the full size washer and dryer! Lol
Wow, it works, I'm about to buy one of so many that I'm watching videos, I'm already encouraged
We spin for 1 minute between the wash and rinse cycles. It helps get the clothes a lot cleaner in our experience.
Having a full size washer/dryer you don't think about how thankful you need to be. Watching how excited you were on washing your clothes makes me more thankful for what I have!
My mom said she used to wash our clothes, and especially cloth diapers, with an old wringer washer when we were babies. She was thrilled when Dad was eventually able to get a washer! !there was two babies until my baby sister was born.
Are those people crazy? Why don't they go back to stone age? What's the point?!
@@seanleith5312 Real freedom. Each of them doesn't need to work 40 plus hours a week to pay electric, water, mortgage bills. Also, pay for cars/ fuel. Don't forget the absolute must the clothing to please society and the 2000$ purse and shoes to fit. Y a they are really free. We are stuck in the consuming pattern. I moved back to the country and I rent a 3 level house, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths for 600$/monts. I do need that much room. Hope you find your happiness.
Yes you don’t really realize what a luxury it really is. And hot water let alone clean water. Electricity. A roof!
@Sean Leath
After having the best of everything .. watching this video makes me want to go back to 1978; when I lived in British Columbia; down a really remote little highway; in the country; a place of 300 residents. We had a wood burning stove like they do & our backyard looks like theirs does. I used to live in Newport Bch, CA; just 8 yrs ago & fled after 14 yrs. Luxury has different meanings after living life. Some, it takes awhile to understand that. I wish I never left her lifestyle. This couple is living in the real luxury of life. Simplicity and freedom brings peace. You cant buy that.
It might be beneficial to pre-wash some of the dirtier items like jackets and work clothes in a tub with the plunger before putting them into the washer
yes. or run them in that washer as a 1st pre-wash just like cloth diapers (you wash those 2x in order to actually remove the waste) then run them again with other less dirty items
Why have i never thought of a plunger ?! I lived in a hotel for a while doing my clothes there and would’ve loved that idea then lol
@@kjjjj5202 It is our society. We don't share life skills. Bucket and plunger (some people prefer brand new not used on toilet) method is a popular cloth diaper cleaning method for hand washing. Basically like churning butter except with clothes and laundry soap, hahahaa
When I travel I only take a couple of changes of clothes. Each night I just soak that day's clothes in the sink with some soapy water. The next day I wring out and rinse the clothes and hang them out to dry. They seem to be perfectly clean - I think overnight soaking really gets out most of the dirt.
@@kjjjj5202 My grandma taught me to use a plunger...but it's not commonplace any more.
The blue thing with the net is Chinese, it’s to collect the lint out of your washing machine. I am from Hong Kong and they’re very common in our country.
Lmao, does the blue thing speak cantonese and mandarin and use chopsticks as well XD
@@thefreestylefrEaK they really are cheap and flimsy. They break after a few washes. Wish there were some made that didn't break.
I can’t believe I watched 31 minutes of someone doing laundry! I was enthralled! Thanks for sharing. I think this looks like a great way to do laundry at my cabin. Cost was very reasonable and seems like a good product. Please do an update after 6 months or a year to let us know how it holds up. Great video guys, keep it up!
For 12 years i washed all our clothes in a big slop bucket and rubber toilet plunger. Even in the winter i would hang things out to let freeze dry the extra moisture out of it. I was so happy when a friend gifted me a very old Hoover washer/spin dryer. Basically like yours but a tad bigger and metal. I felt like i had died and gone to heaven when i got it. So i know how you feel. Congrats on your new machine.
I've never seen anyone more excited about a washing machine than she is. It brings me joy. I love seeing people truly happy. The excitement is infectious.
After washing all my clothes in my bath tube for 3 years, getting a washer was the happiest day of my life.
Infections like her germ filled clothing 😑
@@garycooper9207 ??
Take your negativity somewhere else. If you think how she cleaned the clothes was unhygienic, maybe discuss why you think that, instead of just dissing people with the first thing that came to your mind.
Just because the water looked dirty does not mean it wasn't clean. They work in the dirt. Trust me, if you wash clothes that dirty in a regular washer the water looks like that too.
@@Hannahsunshine- Well she washed real dirty jacket with a towel, was it kitchen towel..? One can get sick from filthy clothing and towels, how is that negative from my side?? Are Americans over sensitive for common sense?
@@garycooper9207 its DIRT mate. Uou don't get sick from dirt. Farmers and Gardner's been using it for thousands of years. And she WASHED them all, RINSED them all and DRIED them all. How are clean clothes going to have germs. Get a life love, time to enter the real world.
Pro tip... I’ve had one of these machines and LOVE it... spin between wash and rinse for cleaner clothes. Also, the little thing you used for soap berries is meant to go in with the clothes and collect lint 😊
I own this model and I agree.
That’s what I came to say. 😊
What kind of machine is it? I can’t locate the link.
@@fawnwolfe7355 same and I don't have one. Just seemed like common sense. Anyway I think these little twin tubs are so cute
When I was a kid long ago my family washed clothes by hand in the bath with a regular plunger from the hardware store (which we kept separate from others used for toilet). We also used a wash board for stains. It was a family affair once per week.
That's how I was doing my laundry as well. Hard to ring out. Now I have a small portable. A lot easier. Nice to hear that someone has done the same way. Have a nice day.
Nice to hear someone else has done laundry the same way. Have a great day 😊.
I'd wash that jacket at least twice. And by twice I mean four times.
Kinda looked like it could use another go 'round.
Since you only wash some items, probably jackets, once every few months, it must feel great the first time you put it in after it's clean.
I hate putting on dirty clothes, but I'll rewear socks, pants, shursts, etc. several times, just because I don't wear them long and I don't want to wear them out by washing them every time. My husband, on the other hand, wears a pair of socks to the store, takes them off and throws them in the laundry! I hate that!
@@lisagrafton2529 That’s so funny. We’re the same way. I wear my pajamas a couple times. Since we’re in Arizona I mostly wear sandals during the day. At night it gets cold and I wear socks to bed. I wear those a couple times too. I have casual clothes I wear at home with my daycare kids. Those have to be changed daily since I’m covered in everything “kid”, but I wear different clothes going out for an hour or two. I hang those up and wear them again. My husband has to wash everything once it touches his body, lol!
Lol that’s very true!!!
Yeah, that rinse water was tooo dirty.
I'm appreciating my washer and dryer a whole lot right now.
I agree! I’m washing quilts right now LOL
You got that right.
Yes me too makes you realize how gifted you are when you watch people like this lady.
Me tooooo
This if for people that don’t have a 9 to 5 job
I would recommend on the dirtier loads when you do a rinse and the water is still dirty so are the clothes try doing 2 rinses on the real dirty loads and you’ll definitely notice the difference after those clothes are dry! I’m in no way shape or form trying to be rude at all just trying to help so your clothes get really clean and don’t dry looking Dingy! If your wearing the same clothes for weeks or months at a time they are definitely filthy I’m just saying that second rinse would really help probably even 3 rinses on those month old clothes before your rinse water comes out clean! Normally after a rinse the water comes out clean not dark brown that’s showing you the clothes are not clean yet! Give it a try I bet you’ll love how fresh and clean you’ll feel!! And just me I’d add alittle more detergent on the dirtier loads bcuz the soap isn’t able to over power that really dark water!!! The dirt and grime in the water is to much for the small amount of detergent just trying to give a few tips nice machine I have full size but would love to play with that cute machine 😂❤️
This machine takes me back, I can remember waaay back in the 1970's and my mum used to wash all the clothes as you were, by hand with what here in the UK was called a washing dolly..same as your plunger. Except babies nappies (diapers), they were always boiled and boiled in galvanised buckets on the stove, Her terry towelling nappies were always glistening white. Then one day dad came home with a 'twin tub'. bigger and sturdier than your little machine, (there were 8 of us!) and you'd think she'd died and gone to heaven! It worked exactly the same way, except we had mains water and water heating. Like yours it had pipes to drain, my dad installed it under the kitchen work surface next to the sink, so all mum had to do was pull it out (on wheels) and hook the drain pipe into the sink, fill with the hot water pipe from the tap. Mum used to have to wash clothes every day to keep up, but with this she changed to once a week, ours also had a heater, you had to fill with hot water but it was kept hot, back then, everything was boil washed, so 60 Celsius. I can still remember the kitchen being steamy, my mums face red and sweaty, she had a huge pair of wooden laundry tongs to transfer the hot clothes from the washer to the spinner. But she'd be singing away to Elvis on the record player. You've taken me right back to those days, and made me smile.
Almost my family history as well...minus Mr Presley!
Really enjoying watching a young couple chasing their dreams and not afraid to work hard for it.
My mom would hang clothes on the line in the dead of winter and let them freeze dry. Then they came inside to finish drying on the rack. Still remember my jeans standing up on their own!
How cool is that!
Yeah they do that in Siberia as well. Within seconds the clothes freeze and they beat the heck out of ‘em. Good exercise
Barb Voth:
Detroit in the 70's, my grandmother hung everything in all weather. I've dealt with the 'popsicle denim' many times! 😆👌
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That is hilarious...cannot test this as no snow where I live.
So glad you were able to get a washer to make your life easier.
The old (new) twin tub... we used these when I was a kid. We were able to recycle the water from the spinner back into the tub for the next load. And a couple of other different features. Flash back watching this process.
That little blue thing is to catch the fuz and hair and junk off the clothes that we sometimes find at the bottom of the washer or that can clog the drain tube.
I was coming to tell them the same thing. :) It floats and skims the lint and whatnot.
Definitely is for filtering out lint. I used a twin tub for twenty years and all of the machines I used had a similar bag.
It’s for lint, no doubt.
Yep a floating lint catcher. Good to have actually.
@@holmiumNZ I was going to jump on and tell them that it was a lint catcher and really important. Thought I'd read some comments first and it looks like it's all covered lol.
Those soap berries are indigenous to India and are called ‘Reetha”. The English name is soap nut. They contain a pretty hard seed inside which needs to be removed, before use or they will mess up the washing machine. This is primarily used in India to wash hair mixed with a few other berries.
I would suggest you boil the berries in a little bit of water for a few minutes and they will sort of mush into the water. You can then strain them getting something like liquid detergent. That will take away the brown sediment and make using it in the washer easier and cleaner and more effective.
I received soap nuts with my yirego drumi. On the bag, it said to put five halve shells and put it in a small cotton bag and put it in 1/4 cup of hot water to activate the soap nuts and use the liquid along the bag into my Drumi. I tried it as indicated and it works just as well as regular détergent. It's Nice cause you dont get détergent residue on your clothing and having sensitive skin is not as harmfull for my skin and the shells are compostable.
I also soak my berries and then just use the liquid "soap".
Thank you for giving an explanation, I was interested NK.
How cool is that!!! I had no idea.
Yeah the little small packet cloth bag works great as well! Soap nuts are pretty neat and great for those allergic or sensitive to a lot of chemicals that aren’t allergic to various nuts as well. I have OAS and typically stay away from these natural detergents but they’re incredibly fascinating and my younger sister and I use to use them to do some hand washing of like her little baby doll clothing or the dogs clothes. Just a fun thing to do and learn about at that time ..
Thanks to your video, my family just bought one of these washers for my son. Just dropped it off about an hour ago. He's already got his first load going! He loves it. I'll be getting one for myself, too. Thanks again!!❤
I got a twin tub washer/spinner (Costway brand) a few months ago....I love, love, love it....I live in a Condo & don't have my own washer/dryer hookup and we are not allowed to have them here, so I have been going to a laundry mat forever (about 20 years).....this machine is so wonderful to have, I set it in my tub to use it.
If you hang your shirts on hangers on the line, it saves space and dries them quicker
Genius 💕
Why have i never thought of this !?
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@@happynanny6375 put the hanger in from the bottom 🤗
brilliant! Why hadn't i thought of that???
Arielle, if you have another 5 gallon bucket, use your drained soapy water out of the first wash to presoak your next batch of clothes. Grandma would do the “cleanest” clothes first, and pre-soak all the clothes in the previous batches water. i’d say to drain in sink, but no need to wring before pouring into washer, as your just going to wash it anyway.
I would also just use the rinse water as the wash water for the next batch.
But their rinse water looked pretty dirty.
When I used this kind of washer, especially when it’s really dirty items I spin in between the wash & rinse cycle. It gets all the dirty water out, then the clean rinse water can run through the items. Great tip about the rinse water, I never thought to let it sit and soak while the other items are washing. Thanks
Yes yes... and if you use bio friendly soap, you can use the dirty water for your plants.
@@lisagrafton2529 You are right Lisa...that is why it is better to start with the cleanest items then progress to the dirtiest.
I had a very similar washer a few years ago! (Almost the exact same design, just slightly different colors and brand) My mom and I rented an unfinished basement while she was finishing her degree, and we had shared laundry facilities with the family upstairs but there were.several arguments over timing, so I bought this. Mine actually cost only $80 about 3-4 years ago, which was fantastic. I loved that I could finish a load of shirts, pajamas, and bras/undies in under 20 mins and hang it to dry. I even built a little wooden stand for it that raised it for drainage and helped with the vibrations. Man I miss it now!
Just FYI with the washer. I have the same one and you’re overfilling that with clothes. The water should be swirling the clothes around with ease, you’re going to burn the agitator out overloading it like that. Really this machine should only wash a handful of t shirts or a few pairs of jeans at once.
We did that on one.
I only ever wash max of two pair of jeans at once.
Yeah that poor agitator is struggling. Def overfilled. It’s not really doing much cleaning if it’s spinning that slowly too.
You saved my agitator, I was way overfilling mine. Thank you lol
I learned this. Over-filling the machine also doesn't clean the clothes very well.
The little blue thing is to collect lint & fluff whilst it washes. They work really well.
I was about to say same thing, got myself a portable machine for the pandemic and it had something similar.
I was going to say the same thing. My portable machine has a lint filter built in. They work very well.
Yes , you can buy them for the bigger washers too, real handy little gadjet
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Yep. Love my twin tub. That's what I call it.
Lmao you’re cracking me with your drying.. “it’s not actually dry but it’s really really dry”
Me too but I can't think of a word either. Perhaps wrung out well.
Somehow I wished I could live like her, free and does whatever she wants.I may have everything, using electricity as much as I want to do my laundry but I see this girl has most of the luxury I have ever wanted in life.
Lard soap is not oily!! Once the saponification process happens the "oils" basically disappear.
Lard soap is actually one of the best for getting clothes clean! :)
I know that soapanification is an actual term, but the word sounds completely fake lol
This is true I have many many batches of soap and lard or not you are just mixing the lye with a variety of oils which all contribute in their own way to bubbles, lather etc…
@@thatonedog819 lol
@@thatonedog819 It might sound like a joke but...without it you would not be clean lol
I Think you should add a utility room on to the house and use it for washing, hanging clothes, boots, storage ext.
I was just thinking the same thing, get a 20 foot cargo container and put a wood burning stove in it to heat it on demand..
We have a wash and dryer in the laundry room and another washer and dryer on the second floor laundry and I still hate doing it... I will never bitch again.
lol lol lol
@Anna annanymous And they magically get put back in the dresser and closet. It's amazing!
Two?! I’m jealous 😂
Lol
My mum has used a twin tub machine for years, she use to love it but washing day was a full day. She also use to spin twice. Once to get the dirty water out, then she would pour clean water into the spin bowl and the put the second spin back into the wash tub to refuse as it is clean. She found this made the clothes a lot softer.
Awesome! I live in an apartment with no washer & dryer connections so about 6 weeks ago I bought a portable washer/spinner similar to yours and I love it! I connect it to my shower also to fill it. I really hope it lasts a long time...it is really saving me quite a bit of money and the convenience s also great.
I’ve never enjoyed watching someone else do laundry, but here we are😂
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What I love about you guys is that you’re so in love with the life you’re living and are just incredibly genuine. You guys are awesome! SW La fan!
When I lived in apartments with a husband & 2 babies I had the original Hoover washer like this. It lasted a very long time, though back then considerable heavier because it was made with more metal than plastic. These little washers are lifesavers, especially for those whose hands cannot take wringing out jeans and such. At that price it would be a good item to have set aside for the inevitable day when the large washer, or dryer, suddenly dies. Thanks for the review. I know Homestead Tessie has been using hers for at least a year or two now.
I use only soap berries and the cheap dollar tree oxygen cleaner, which is basically strong peroxide. My soap berries came with little cotton draw string bags. You pop in 4-6 berries and they last through several loads. Hubby is a roofing/painting contractor, and though I tried the homemade powder and liquid for a few years his pants never looked clean. Now with the berries and 2 scoops of oxygen cleaner they get super clean and my other clothes look so much better. I have had 1 box of soap berries for over a year now and it's still half full. I did, however buy every box Ollie's had so I will never need laundry soap again, lol. I will never go back to using powders or liquids.
Well I just watched a lady do laundry for 30 minutes and it was both entertaining, and relaxing. You two are living your dream, and you have a way of letting us in perfectly.
We have a disabled wheelchair bound son we take to the seasonal (summer) spot we have at the campground with us and his bed needs changing daily because of incontinence. I bought one of these because we were constantly having to 'leave' the campground to do his bedding all the time (I also mix my own laundry soap that way with his sensitive skin I know just what's in it). I LOVE IT, it's just like yours except ours is blue and we leave it right in the shower of the rv. It really does a great job and we get to spend more time by the lake. I got a hanger very close to yours and hang them outside. His sheets and pads stay white because they don't end up sitting a couple days before we would have to go to a town to do laundry. And yes I still get excited just like you because of 'prior memories' of what we had to go through. Glad you like your purchase. I highly recommend them.
Tip: You got to close all metal zippers before you throw clothes in washer dryer to avoid wear and tears.
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Agreed 👌
Another tip: use mesh wash bags for undergarments and lightweight items like blouses and tops. I take the item out of the bag before spinning.
One more tipper: heavily soiled items should be washed alone (the coat). Even the rinse water was dirty. I would rinse towels until clear and use that that rinse water to wash an underwear load. Food associated items should not be washed with the dirtiest items you have. Wash bath towels separate from clothing to keep them from causing balling (pilling) of your clothing fibers. I love doing laundry!! I lived in Alaska for 30 years and I understand the need for being frugal with power and other resources!! My brother lived off grid near Eureka for 20 years. Enjoy your wonderful life!!
"Its not actually, it's just really really dry." 🤣🤣
I remember family members using this type of machine when I was a kid (I'm 54). Those machines were labour intensive but sturdy- they never broke down like fully automatic machines do.
The world is coming full circle with their rise in popularity again. The only problem is finding a well built one not a plastic toy.
In Australia we call them twin tub washing machines, they were very popular in the 80s but were a bigger version .... the small one are still popular with travelers in caravans or motor homes
In England years ago the wringer was called a 'mangle' and the plunger and container was called a 'dolly' and a 'dolly tub'. ....both usually made from brass.
Many people got mangled in the mangle
@@pattywacker6340 in the US a mangle was a large iron. Grew up with one, mom liked ironed sheets.
At the racetrack' we called the plunger a Mexican Maytag or an Oklahoma Maytag
I've never seen someone soo excited while using the washing machine.
It was a step up from using a plunger and hand cranked ringer. It's a matter of what you value in life. Modern urban life leaves a lot to be desired. Living in a small cottage I'm about to buy one of those little washers.
When you put the dryer cover on top of the clothes your supposed to press down on them and it rings the close out for you that way.
Many years ago when I was young, we had a copper and a spinner, we then progressed to a twin tub, which is basically what your using, on a larger scale. Mum tended to spin clothes a little after washing before rinsing, it got rid of a lot of the dirty water.
I have never been so fascinated with laundry in my life!
Priceless!
I thought 2021 was going to be so futuristic but I am watching a video that literally has the oldest laundry techniques lol 😆
Couldn’t imagine living like that, especially at my age, y’all have a very labor intensive lifestyle. But hey. If you’re happy that’s all that matters. I enjoy your stories, specifically the fishing ones 🎣
I grew up like this. My parents were sharecroppers. So it wasnt by choice of theirs. They grew up during the depression. I admire they can live the old way.
We'll all be living this way soon with the way the country is headed, better brush up on your simple living skills!
Those machines are awesome!! I loved mine. When my inlaws lived in a fly-in community, my mother-in-law used a portable spin washer that I was given later. I used it for diapers, my husband's fishing clothes, everything. She used to sort her laundry by level of dirtiness. Less dirty items went in first then she put them into the spinner without draining first so the barely dirty water stayed in the washtub. The spinner drained back into the washtub. She would then put those clothes into a bucket to wait for the rinse. She reused the wash water for a couple of loads before she drained and refilled with fresh rinse water. It used much less water that way.
As a kid over 50 years ago we had a unit like this in Germany. I loved it so much that when I came back to the states and got my first apartment I bought myself a small unit. Now the difference in Germany is that the water heated in the tank. Which meant you really boiled your clothes. I’m glad you found something that is convenient and easy to us. Hint on spinning.....don’t ring out cloths just drop cloths in loosely.
I have an RV and when I do hand items i use a salad spinner (dedicated to laundry) to ring out my small items....mimicking the spinner...don’t laugh...it works.
Lol. Right after my divorce, I was living in an apartment with no laundry facilities, so I hand washed everything. To help with squeezing the water out, I bought a plastic mop wringer and set it up on the edge of the bathtub. It wasn't pretty, but it worked 😄Then I just hanged everything on two extra shower rods over the tub. I'm very appreciative of my washing machine and dryer now!
This would have been absolutely great to have when I lived in a smaller apartment with no washer or dryer I love it....
Simple things MAKE happy ! Love to watch you being happy about your Machine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We used something like that when I was a soldier deployed to Iraq. Our unit didn't have any laundry service set up and it was all we could get locally. Great when your electricity and water is limited. It was a big improvement over just using a 5 gallon bucket. :-)
You should build a simple laundry/drying room attached to the house and try and find a cheap wood stove to put in it to dry the clothes in winter
I was thinkin the same thing.... build an addition to the cabin and even add a shower to it.
Right? At some point, they are just gonna have to bite the bullet and build a new room. I kinda think they're just going to build a 'bigger place' on the other property.
@@downtonviewer from memory I think they've said the other property will be an AirBnb.
I kinda think a basic structure wouldn't be that hard for them to make
Yes i would also build that room and put canning goods in there as well
Yes i would also build that room and put canning goods in there as well
I have bought one off amazon because I was so delighted to see the washer working. You can put water into the spinner by hose and use the washer whilst you are rinsing and spinning. You can use the hose, or put a bucket of water into the spinner chamber onto the clothes; and spin. I find, if I start with hot water for bed linen, i can reuse as it cools for whites, and then coloureds. I also have an automatic machine, but for just a few clothes at a time, it is very expensive and takes 1-3 hours per load. In that time, with the twin tub washer dryer, could go through a huge amount of laundry closer to 20Kgs rather than 5kg. I was brought up from child-hood with these types of washing machine and I prefer them as they save so much time and electric.
I have that exact same washer. Its done me well. I was living in a house that had running water but no washing or drying machine. This was perfect and still runs today even after years of use.
Ive now moved in with my boyfriend and we have a little one one the way. We don't have running water either and heat our water on the stove or woodstove as well. Worth every penny!
Never thought I would be so interested in watching someone do their laundry 😀
You can rinse the clothes also by pouring clean water into the spinner. I used to do that with my twin tub, second and third spin was a bucket full of fresh cold water each time. Clothes much better with a good rinse.
You have quite the system set up now!!! So glad it all works for you!!!!! I'm amazed at everything the two of you do in such a rustic place!!!!!!!!
I really love that style washer. I have one and used it instead of the laundry facility here at my apartment complex. The little blue gadget collects lint in the washing process, and those do a GREAT job!! Thanks for sharing with us!
I live in an apartment and have this same washer. You should spin between washing and rinsing. It gives you much cleaner water during the rinse.
Yes! Spinning between washing is a must! So worth it
Thank you I have never don’t that I have one similar also I will try that!
I use one in my house! I had a gal living with me who wrecked my nice washer by stuffing it so instead of fixing it I bought one of these! I've continued to use it and I love it! (I could fix mine now but why)
You make me appreciate all the little things or what I consider little, in life.
And you have such a happy attitude.
What a fantastic little washing machine. So portable! Very impressed with your story.
Back in the 40s when I was a kid I would help my mom do the washing - Mondays was wash day - bought a bench from outside and set it in the kitchen - had two metal wash tubes on the bench - the washer was a real big machine with a copper tub - we filled this up with hot water that was heated on a coal stove - the washer had. two big plungers that cleaned the clothes - after cleaning the clothes were put through a wringer from one tub into the other - after doing a number of loads I had to empty the water from everything - the clothes were put into baskets until the next day when they were hung outside on the clothes lines we had in the yard - it took all day to wash clothes in those days - what was funny was when he wet clothes were put. on the clothes lines during. the winter - the long johns would freeze solid and when we brought them into the house you could lean them up against the wall - boy how easy people have it today and they still complain
I've just pictured it in my head. Frozen long johns 😱😆❄️You're a great storyteller. You should consider writing childhood stories.
Same here!
That’s crazy
O those were the days we so appreciated our white goods
This may be the most wholesome channel on YT. I'm here for it.
Mia Maples and Royalty Royalty Soaps are my wholesome favs
I got this machine a few months ago, and I wondered about the blue flower floaty thing too! I looked on Amazon, and found out it's a lint skimmer thing. I was skeptical, but it really gets the pet hair and lint! (And sawdust from woodcutting, too.) Sure beats washing in a bucket. It took forever to ship to the Kenai Peninsula, though.
Yes it’s for the lint.
What brand of washer is this? I desperately need one.
I absolutely love love love love mine!!! I live in small apartment and I put my washer in my tub plug it in with extension cord and start my laundry.. I bought portable dryer too few months ago!! My costway portable washer/spin drier and portable panda dryer are best purchases I have EVER made!! 💗💗
As i saw your first video about laundry my first thoughts was. What is wrong with these people till i figuered out living off grid is not always fun. Now i know only a tiny little bit more of off grid and you have my fully respect and i am glad you invested in that portable washer and dryer. My hope for both of you is when you are planning the new property, you have enough room to get a real washer and dryer to get more time for things like that which i absolutly hate. And for you Eric, make your wife a real first class menue. I know you can do it 😉😉
With best regards from Germany
As my grandma would say “you’re living high on the hog now”
Yeah
My grandma would have said the same
Haha, your funny.
That is such a cool setup! I'm happy for you that you got this. Any thing to make doing laundry more "fun" is worth it!
we had one of those machines when we lived in an apartment. it served us well. lasted a few years. that was over 50 years ago and I just bought another because I can't spend a lot of $$ for a full sized washer. looking forward to using this again.
My parents lived on their boat in Maryland for years! The last few years they had that exact machine. It got hard on my mom to go to the Marina laundry mat. She loved that thing! Now they live in senior housing and she has an elevator to get to the laundry room. Enjoy guys!
You could spin the dirty water out of the clothes before rinsing.
Good suggestion
Exactly what I was going say. We do that and it helps the rinse cycle.
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I used one and my instructions said drain, lift out spin and deep rinse, use rinse for next load, spin .
@@carolfarago2372 its to much work i have clothing from walmart
so plunger in a bucket would be ok with me, this would good for
safety cuase i dont have to walk 5 blocks in miami to wash.
but alot of work for people who dont have good clothing.
Absolutely love it. That's how we did it way back when. They were called exactly that wringer. We use to to feed the clothes through. Takes me back. Thank you so much.
Love this! Such a great, portable machine. Thanks so much for showing us how it works.
In USSR we grew up doing laundry this same way. Good gosh I am glad we have normal washing machines now.
The blue floating "flower" is as I thought a lint screen. This looks like a great appliance and I'll be keeping it in mind for future reference for hunting camp. Congrats on finding it and showing all of us how you are always looking to improve your home economically. I do love my homemade laundry powder too. Great job!
I'm from Eastern Europe and this video reminded me of my childhood and adolescence. We had a similar washing machine at home and I did the same thing every Saturday - for several hours, mostly 8+. I used to rinse the laundry in the tub to save water.
We use soap nuts! I love when I see people mention them! I’m sorry they weren’t a huge hit for you! We’ve used them for years now, since my oldest was in cloth diapers (he’s 11 now!).
I've had one for about a year for the RV and what a God send. I use 1 Tablespoon of liquid detergent for my delicates and like you say it spins practically dry. Love, love it. Keep in the shower. Glad you found it bc it's worth it's cost which was $114.00 over a year ago n still working great. Really good to have in case power out after storm with a generator.
I think you're suppose to spin the clothes between the wash cycle and the rinse cycle. It gets more dirty water out of the clothes so they can rinse less times. Suppose to rinse until the water is almost clear. That seems like a better way of washing your clothes.
Yes used one of these when I was a teenager. Spin the dirty water out before rinsing. Then rinse in clean water and spin again. Comes out really clean. Didn't realize they made them that small.
It's a common program if you have frontload or topload.. Really.. It automaticlaly spins after each wash and rinse cycle are finish
Same set up as my portable dishwasher. I love that and the top provided extra space for cooking.
We are so happy with our washer with extractor our daughter in law gave us. It is said awesome! Glad you enjoy yours
I am hard on y'all notification. I just love the way you live simply.
Me to enjoy her video
I just watched someone do laundry for 30 minutes..and found it entertaining..think I better make appointment with mental health.
Lol
I had a washing machine like that...was great! very practical , space saving and washed really well.
I used to watch it too!
Thank you, that's a cool little machine. Reminds me of a similar machine we had in the 70s.
That blue flower thing, is actually your lint catcher
I have a mini washer and spin dryer. I've had it for two years now and I love it! Saves so much money, and I'm able to either hang clothes on a line in warmer weather, in winter I hang in the bathroom with a portable heater. Dries in no time.
Great little machine! When washing machines were not in use my grandparents I am sure would have welcome this tiny thing. It does what it’s meant to do. Less work in the home is always so helpful👍👍👍
Thanks for taking the time for such a good review of your washing system. I have seen these washers and have been considering my options for a compact wash system so this was super helpfull.