portable washing machines

vwalan said:
space ?
fill your water tank with white wine or something .
mind i dont have a space problem .ha ha .
if your away for 6 months the washing machine is a real bonus .
mind i do also carry my grans old acme wringer and stand . used that for years before the twintub . i just leave it where it is for now ,never know might need it if the spinner packs up. but the big old posser that came from east germany is usefull i could really manage with out the machine but dont .
its strange people think africa are behind but i first saw big plastic washing machines in africa about 25 yrs ago. could never have had thenm in a vw t2 . they were powering them then off solar etc . my first solars came secondhand in maroc 14 yrs ago. then whole villages were being powered by solar . eu is years behind really.
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Europe is years behind in sun, but hopefully with global warming we will catch up :)
 
Hi Alan

Sadly, I think we may not replace our motorhome as everywhere seems to be getting crowded and expensive. Also I find myself more and more fed up with some of the selfish owners who have no thought for others or their environment.

Richard
 
vwalan said:
space ?
fill your water tank with white wine or something .
mind i dont have a space problem .ha ha .
if your away for 6 months the washing machine is a real bonus .
mind i do also carry my grans old acme wringer and stand . used that for years before the twintub . i just leave it where it is for now ,never know might need it if the spinner packs up. but the big old posser that came from east germany is usefull i could really manage with out the machine but dont .
its strange people think africa are behind but i first saw big plastic washing machines in africa about 25 yrs ago. could never have had thenm in a vw t2 . they were powering them then off solar etc . my first solars came secondhand in maroc 14 yrs ago. then whole villages were being powered by solar . eu is years behind really.
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Free to anyone who want's to collect them.
 
Had a couple of washers, one with a spinner (twin tub)....but prefer to wash in a bucket, and then use a proper spinner...stuff comes out of that almost bone dry. 230 v spinner connected via inverter to LB's.

Allen
 
wints said:
Had a couple of washers, one with a spinner (twin tub)....but prefer to wash in a bucket, and then use a proper spinner...stuff comes out of that almost bone dry. 230 v spinner connected via inverter to LB's.

Allen
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Old Twin tub. Now you are talking. Worked well and lasted for ever. If they did go wrong, you could swap out a motor in a few mins. Good to go for another ten years. Washed your whites, then colours and the dark stuff all in the same water. Spin it, rinse it and spin it again. Hole wash done in the time it takes our automatic to heat the water. Progress eh???

Richard
 
I have got a 230 volt creda spin drier if anyone wants it.

Richard
 
I'm the one lumbered with the clothes washing when in Spain. That's why I make sure I'm within bike or m/bike ride of a launderette! Not wishing to go off topic, that kind of makes me a portable washing machine. There are chains such as Lacolada and CA&LA opening self service unattended launderettes in many locations on the costa's now. My prayers were answered!
 
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Tbear said:
We had one like that years ago. Useless bloody thing for washing anything bigger that wife's knickers. Drive belt went after a few washes and I could not get another one. I confess I did not try too hard

Richard
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My wife ran out of knickers, so she washed a couple of pairs by hand and hung them in the shower to dry. For a final airing she put them over the seat headrests, they looked like Antimacassars. :lol-049: :lol-049:
 
OK so I had to google "Antimacassars". Maybe I am not as old as I thought. :)

Richard
 
Another example in a similar vein is "Uncut Moquette". French derived of course, but often used to see it in adverts for carpets. A tad quaint methinks.
 
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Just got back from Spain. We found a site (from 5 euro a night with swimming pool and close to the beach) that advertised washing for 4 euro for 7 kg.

We couldn't find the laundry so we asked the owner. "Just bring the washing to me" she said "I do it for you". My wife handed over our washing and was so pleased with it that a couple of days later she put together another load.
The following weekend the owner held a Sangria & Paella party with a free raffle. I think the raffled was fixed because we won a free wash!

Our original plan was to stay on the site for 2 or 3 days, we ended up staying 3 weeks.

When another Brit turned up with a full sized washing machine they asked if we'd like to use it.
"Thanks very much" said my wife "that is very kind of you, but I'd rather spend a few euros and have an extra afternoon in the pool".

Any time that you waste is your time, any money that you waste means a little bit less in your will.
 
Portable washing machines.

Great post this,enjoyed reading it. Don't buy a Swiss Lux one, useless. Spin driers are Ok we use one via the inverter. Girls have you tried paper knickers, blokes go commando. Buy a plumbers sucker from the chinese shop, a plastic tank and find a river in Portugal or a village pump. Glaziers sucker from Screwfix, a tree and the side of the Motorhome All you need.
 
We have had a portable washing machine for several years now,the twin tub type that is capable of running from our inverter.It's a very good device that works well,no complaints about the wash performance.It used to live in the motorhome garage but no longer as we don't take it with us any more.Initially we loved it but after using it long term we found it was more trouble than it was worth.After fetching several containers of water and going through the washing and draining procedure we have decided it is better and less hassle to call at a campsite and do the washing when necessary and pay the fiver or whatever.

We have enough clothes to last at least a week without needing a washing machine so just call at a site as and when necessary to do the washing,looks like another item on e bay:D
 
Half the battle is wearing the correct cloths. Sandals so no socks. Shorts and shirts of lightweight modern mixed fabrics. No Denim or heavy fabrics. Even when it gets cooler, cover up with something windproof rather than heavy. Mostly a quick rinse out and half an hour on the bike rack then.

Richard
 
best in morocco. get up put yesterdays shorts on . go for a swim .
come back put other dry pair on . after all you used them for swimming yesterday they are clean .
possibly dont wear a t shirt all day ,
in evening put on jallabah for sitting round the campfire .
only ever wear sandals in morocco.
so there you have clean clothes every day and your wash.
no point in washing jallaba as it will smell of smoke as soon as you sit by the fire so it stays smelling of smoke .
 
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I find the best way to get clothes dry in front of a Maroc campfire is to perform the Dance of the Seven Veils, or better still a really quick Arabic whirling dervish routine soon spins out a Djalaba. Even if a Djalaba isn't washed I find eating a hot spicy Tajine dinner will soon have any smoke smell overpowered, may not be the preferred option though.
 
Just bought one

Awaiting delivery of the £99 one on eBay - recommend by a member on another thread about them ...
We are wilding more and more so I reckon it will pay for itself pretty quickly. Will put up a review once it has been road tested.
 
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