How to Make an EASY DIY OFF-GRID WASHING MACHINE
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Suggestion: Drill holes in the black rubber plunger so water can get through. Old Scout leader here, been there , done that;! 💕 You!
Stanley brush (I think) made one of these laundry plungers with holes from slightly flexible hard plastic (handle was rigid). My mom mom gave me one years ago for hand washing laundry. It’s very helpful, when I can find it!
I’ve heard people do that so the the water floats around more easier
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I have one of those..they are so cute..took me a while to figure out what it was.. and why it had holes in it..
Would the water splash u though?
@@pamelamorrisonn Not a lot if you use the lid.
To help start getting the water out of the clothes, you can place the inner tub on an elevated surface like a clean cinder block or a few bricks, place the outer bucket inside the "drum" and press down firmly. It will help remove a good bit of the water and make wringing less messy. Also, if someone has arthritis and has difficulty wringing, a new, clean janitor's mop bucket with the mop wringer on the top can eliminate the need to wring. Just place one or two items of clothing in at a time and pull the handle to mash the water out.
Genius! I totally forgot to share your fist reminder there, but had never even considered your second idea. Thank you so much for sharing, Laura!!
Fabulous !!
I bought me a mop bucket for that very reason.
MacGyver! 😅
Yes! I have a Rubbermaid mop bucket with the wringer, just for this. Also, for smaller items, a lettuce/salad spinner would work for spinning out excess water, too.
Leaving the clothes to soak for a while first, will help loosen the dirt. My Mam left them 20 minutes for white and 15 for coloured fabrics. They came clean easily.
washing used to very hard.
That's a good idea, thanks.😊
We found that out with the bed sheets. So much more clean with sitting an hour!
I leave them for a whole day and it works even faster
@@silviamtz8961 In Soviet Union we left bed sheets for a night to soak and used a washing board. But plunger idea sounds interesting. Now I need to find a strong plunger.
In some lean times my children's cheap plastic "swimming pool" served as the container while the kids provided the agitation in a stomping grapes fashion.
Bathtub, same idea
😂😂😂😂
As a kid we had a round stock water tank, and with 5 kids you needed that size, but that also meant 10 energetic feet to clean it all with.
Years ago, I thrifted what I think is a restaurant quality salad spinner. A heavy plastic bucket, with a basket insert and a crank on the lid. Very useful for washing and spinning out hand laundry.
That sounds wonderful, Sandra!!
I did that years ago when I had babies! I hand washed as much as I could, then machine washed the bedding. I still do a lot of hand washing. Sure saves on the wear and tear on the clothing from the washer!
great find
During a shtf situation, you will probably want 2 solid bottom buckets. One to wash in and save the water for reuse and one to rinse in and save the water for reuse.
I thought the same🎉
Thank you for reminding us of our impact on our planet and other species; water is precious.
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Yes, so your saying to: dump wash water into another bucket to save for another washing or more right! Then doing the same for the rinse water....hmmm!
A special soap 72% of fat can be used instead of washing powder, as it's better for the environment.
Probably faster too. While one is rinsing you have the second drum loaded and washing!! Well if you have someone to do it with you!
My washing machine broke last week and we had someone come out today to try and fix it - not a chance of it being repaired as the motherboard has fried itself ( along with several other components ), and when the guy added up the cost of the 4 parts we needed, plus his labour, it worked out to £65 more than buying a new machine would cost !
So until we have the money in about 6 weeks, this video is a litteral godsend for us, as the only thing we need to buy is a plunger, as we have all the other stuff.
Thank you so much for sharing your skills and knowledge with us all, it's really gonna help us out more than you can realise as there are no laundry centers in our small town to use.
I don't see the need for two buckets. One with a plunger works fine. If you are driving down the road, put a lid on it and let it vibrate!
when i was a little girl my mum used to wash blankets in the bath, me and my sisters used to bet in and stomp on it to wash it, it was great fun. we had very clean feet that day and mum had clean blankets. lol
AND A GOOD CHANCE OF BROKEN BONES OR A CONCUSSION !
I moved from Canada to Tanzania 3 years ago and this became my machine. A simpler way is just the bucket and the plunger, pump it for 10 minutes. Leaves clothes cleaner than with a machine. I soak the light colours a few hours or overnight. Extremely effective way of washing. Thank you for posting ❤
Canadian here, mind if I ask why Tanzania? Glad you went somewhere warm I am dreading winter and always pray everything doesn't shut down when it's cold. 🥶
@@herecomesthesun66come to India then 😅
@@herecomesthesun66 l love your pseudo (smile). From Montreal. I was born there. Essentially, I was fed up to be a visible minority, though I enjoyed ice skating, l found the lack of sunshine dreadful also. Tanzania is: the Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, Zanzibar... It is very green and its population peaceful and friendly. It's worth a visit.
how do i get in touch with you to perfect the washing machine process, there is some things i dont understand, m from uganda
Thank you for sharing 👍
Id check the holes inside and out for any burrs that couls catch skin of fabric. A little sandpaper will smooth them off.
She did mention to go in and clean up from the hole making
yes, as Bobby Burch suggested, you should definitely put holes in your plunger. There will be the added bonus that you will not accidentally use the plunger in your toilet because of the holes in it.
I drilled the holes when I first used this hack but I find that they ripped the plunger apart after a short time. You might want to buy different colour plungers.❤
Spray paint the handle or use nail polish or permanate market on tip
🙄 OP, Did you pass the 8th grade? SMH S'no damn Wonder we're in the s*** we're in.
The plunger can also be a made item by a circular disk cut of hardwood fastened to a handle. Holes drilled in the circular disk to jousel the water.
An old "D" handle of a spade makes a convenient hand hold.
My old fishing buddy lived in his pickup camper.... he just tossed his clothes in a lidded bucket with water and soap hung with bungee clothes in his shower.... bounced them around from fishing hole to fishing hole, drained them and rinsed them the same way... hung the wet clothes in the same shower until dry. Might not work for everyone, but it worked for him. 😅
At least they were clean !
My old neighbor told me when he and his wife were building their house in the country when they were young, he would put the laundry in a large garbage can, fasten the lid securely and put it in the back of his pick up truck and tied it down securely. He would drive all over the country roads running his errands. All the bouncing cleaned the clothes.
I read very recently of someone loading up two large buckets into the back of their pickup truck, (one for washing, one for rinsing); throw the dirty clothing into the washing one with water and detergent, and bounce along their corrugated country road for 30 plus minutes. Before leaving town, they'd wring the "cleaned" clothes out, pop 'em into the rinse bucket. When home, wring them out and hang them to dry. The washing would get done on the road trip lol.
Check with your local Wal Mart Bakery. Sometimes you can get 5 gal frosting buckets for $1.00. Lids included😊
They've started KEEPING and RECYCLING them NOW !!!!!!
To squeeze out the water, pull the drain bucket out and pour the water off the bottom one. Then put the bottom bucket on top of the clothes in the strainer bucket and press down or sit on it to express the water.
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I will use this to wash the rags. Since we got lots of clothes to wash. I would suggest to put one hole at the bottom side of the outer bucket so you could just turn on the faucet and slowly draining the water while pumping on the clothes until you get to see that it's done when you see clean water draining already..of course you'll need a rubber plug or cork to close the draining hole when in the washing process
Hobo tip of the day... The bucket with the holes in it works good as a live well for bait...... Or live well to keep your catch fresh for cooking later.
My kids' pockets likely had some live bait. So, perfect.
This just popped up in my feed. The whole time watching it, I was thinking, "This woman has GOT to be a Christian. She just radiates love." Then the end came and confirmed it. Thank you for this and God bless, sister! ❤
My thought also😊❤
Be blessed 🙌
My daughter has no washer leaving her to go to the laundromat. I told her just do what I did when starting out on my own….. Fill the tub with water and get a plunger… 😂❤…. Save the big bulky items for the laundromat……
I actually just did that as my washer quit working on me
You can also spin the water out of your clothes by hanging the perforated bucket up from a rope in a tree or porch overhang and twisting it for a while, and then let go of it. When you let go you may want to run away or you will get wet. I saw another video about this same method, but I believe their holes in their bucket were approximately 1 inch each.
That's brilliant, especially since it's nearly free!
Please do not break trees.
I use a homemade stain remover 1 teas dawn, 3-4 Tablespoons peroxide, 2 T bake soda I have used this on old old stains and it works, use a scrub brush
Thanks for the recipe for stain removal. One suggestion is that you might research how toxic Dawn soap is. It contains blue dye and titanium dioxide which is extremely bad for humans, animals, and the environment in general. I used to think it was safe for animals since the commercials showed people cleaning aquatic life with it. If you still choose to use it, you might want to wear gloves to protect your skin from absorbing it.
VERY important information! Love it when anyone considers animals and our planet; thank you!@@HarleyDyna0320
I use a similar method but with vinegar and an always shocked at what it gets out!
Zote laundry soap for stain removal. Publix has it in Florida. Located next to laundry detergent. $1.99 a bar.
Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge that our grand parents an great grand parents had to use in their daily lives. Everything they did they had to in order to survive in those days. Mainly food, hunting, fishing, raising live stock and gardening were the main things they knew along with building a house and if they didn't store food for the winter they went hungry. How many people today know all those things. Most city people don't know any of them and if a crisis would happen, I believe they would not live long. But for people like myself who lived in the country all our lives, we know how to do it all. I have taught others during my life, but since it's been so easy for everyone to get everything on the list they forgot how to take care of themselves. We need more videos just like this to teach them they can do it. I think I have been blessed to see this video today and it makes my heart happy to know that you are showing others how they can wash their clothes the old way. Years ago they even used huge metal pots over a fire to heat the water an they washed the clothes in hot water because cold water doesn't get them as clean. Hot water opens the fibers in the clothes and allows them to get cleaner. I rince in hot water also, but I'm also known for shrinking the clothes. We who knows how needs to teach those who don't know. Focus on food if you don't know anything, learn how to get the meats and vegetables. Learn how to make it. Get chickens and raise them. If a hen is sitting on her eggs and the rooster has been busy visiting her, let her hatch the babies. That way you have more of them. More chickens equals more eggs and you don't want to have a bunch of males, you only need a few so you trade the roosters to others with chickens and working together means higher survival rate in a small community. Share the love. I wish I had bout 100 to 500 acres to have people come an learn how to do everything, including running a saw mill for making your own lumber to build barns and houses. All the things we have today makes it Alot easier to do these things. Knowledge is the key to Survival. Once you have that, you can do everything else. God bless you all and thank you so much for making this video. In times of crisis, help everyone you can. Please do not let anyone go hungry if you can help them. I was taught to share, I still do today over 50 years later. Share the Love, it is the glue that holds this Universe Together. Amen.
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Loved your message and wouldn't it be wonderful to have a farm where you could go and learn things from ppl like yourself.❤
Lovely video! I do massive amounts of laundry. I bought a wringer washer and had an Amish man convert it to use a gas engine. It can run about 8 hours on one gallon of gas. I rinse in a large washtub and wash plunger.
We homesteaded in Alaska when I was a kid. We had no plumbing, electricity,phone or central heating. Mom used a gas engine wringer washer for clothes.
My grandma used huge metal wash basins, hot water over burners, her detergent, large paddle stir clothes, soak for a while. Ringer washer to do the rest. I love laundry. If I had a job doing laundry all day long I would be so happy. Thank you for your posts, I could use this camping.
There's a service where you can get paid to do others laundry. It's like Uber for laundry.
I ran into your show 7 years ago. Learned so much about every kind of prepping. Bless you for your years of prayers and helpful tips.
industrial mop bucket works as a ringer ...
The spin mop bucket could spin out the water from smal items , but the industrial mop bucket would probably work better. I'd have to have something to wring out the water as my wrists don't have the strength needed.
Wringer
She reminds of a movie star that I would love to go see when life was different and not satanic
Great use of simple products! Enjoyed reading through the comments and different tips or suggestions offered. Mine is the same as Eileen - soaking for several minutes first before plunging is very effective for helping to release soils, etc. And I have to say the wringer washer had many good points (my mother had one on which I learned to do laundry) - mainly water conservation. She did several loads of washing with one washer load of water (starting from white loads and ending with dark). Then when the clothes were rinsed and wrung, it was out to the clothesline to hang and dry. I started out married life wiht a little washer/spin dryer. It was a step up from a wringer-washer where you didn't have to feed each piece of clothing, etc through the wringer - you could just load the wet pieces into the spin-dryer side of the washer and the water could be returned to the washer basin. In today's world of water shortages, these kinds of options should be more available. Thank you for your well presented tutorial.
I would love to get hold of a wringer washer. I miss my old one. I 😮hate automatic washers..a waste of water, I do not feel they clean properly & the old wringers were great for heavy items( rugs,blankets,heavy work clothes).
Great idea! After handwashing a ton in the bath tub I learned wringing the clothes was the hard part! I invested in a wringer. The mop bucket wringer looks like a good option as well.
I’m unable to wring out clothes much anymore, due to arthritis. I picked up a large, used ‘salad spinner’ at a second-hand store, and use it to ‘wring out’ delicate clothes, and ones that shouldn’t be stretched, like sweaters. It really helps!😊
Thank you for the idea😊
A wringer would be nice, but they seem to cost about $200.
Can't you flip the buckets? One with holes/wet clothes one the ground/tub and a clean one to press the wet clothes.
You can get FREE plastic pickle buckets at sandwich shops. I get 4 and 5 at a time from a shop close to me, FREE and they are food grade. I make and sell compost/sawdust toilets that I use the buckets in. FREE buckets are great.
Fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing!
We get free buckets from Costco.
What department at Coscos?
You can always use rinse water to wash a new load to conserve water. Remember to go easy on soap if you have suds youve added too much.
Always love your plog. A mop squeezer that is on the janitor bucket works great for wringing out clothes.❤
Awesome idea!! Thank you!
That's was actually my first thought too, but I quickly found that the mop squeezer is not even remotely effective on small items like socks, underwear, bras and small towels because of the gap between the squeezer and the back. I still keep it as a backup but a clothes wringer is my optimal option.
Use the clean mop bucket with the wringer as your rinse water tub for smaller things.
Thinking of larger things like sheets and blankets, and heavier cloths/jeans/coats, Couldn't you make the same type of thing with syrup tubs?
As a guy I fill a bucket with 2-3 gallons of warm water, detergent, dirty laundry, put the lid on, then violently shake it, and with the first few shakes requiring to "burp" the pressure (warm water + air space expansion = requires burping) for about 1-2 minutes sometimes even doing this more than once (if the laundry is really dirty). I tried the multiple buckets, plunger, drill holes in the second bucket/plunger, etc but for a combo of speed and effectiveness violent shaking if you're strong enough is the overall most effective. I do the laundry over the bathtub therefore I scoop the wet laundry and use a simple plastic basket from dollar tree to put the wet clothes in over the bucket to drain majority of the liquid (usually about 10-15 minutes), dump the bucket, fill with clean water, and shake/refill/rinse about 2-3 times (draining between each load to get as much soap out of the laundry) before hang drying the clothes. I notice my clothes coming out very clean but air drying it in the shower even with a fan blowing will build a smell over time unless you dry the load under sunlight or a dryer about once per month.
The only thing that makes this pretty impractical is the amount of rinsing that has to be done but it also shows how actual washing machines leaves soap in the clothes (I do my laundry at a laundry mat once per month to mainly access the dryer but I notice when manually washing test that the laundry machines leave a decent amount of soap in the clothes, even after doing two cycles there).
All you really need is 1 intact bucket. You wash our clothes is some elbow grease wrong them out . Rinse twice or how long it takes to get soap out , wrong shake out and hang to dry. It's how our grandparents did it and how we've done it during power outages.
"You know there is nothing worse in life than when something fun, turns into work." -Red Green. It is all fun and games right up until the washing began! :)
Children will want to have a go at using the plunger.
Duct tape the handy man's secret...is another fantastic quote by that genius.
Great job!
I recently purchased a small battery powered "washing machine " for a loss of power situation. You put the clothes in a bucket with water and soap and drop this guy in for 15 minutes or so I tried it once, it seems to work okay.
Yours is a nice backup.😊
The easiest way to wring out laundry off grid is, to buy a commercial yellow bucket with the manual wringer on top (to squeeze out a commercial white mop), but you use it to wring out your laundry.
Make sure you only have a new one for laundry 🧺 but have a second one if you need one, for a commercial mop to clean your floor.
I have a commercial yellow wringer/bucket, to use with my commerce mop to clean for my own home.
You might be able to use the wringer mop bucket to do your laundry in, with the plunger (put holes in your plunger for the soapy water to flow through), and add the wringer top to use push drain the soap from your clothes.
Add rinse water and plunge, then put the push wringer top on to drain the rinse water out of your clothes to hang up to dry.
Work smarter, not harder.
I like this idea. I have done laundry by hand too many times and the wringing is the hardest part.
I love your vintage camper behind you. I like to restore them and turn them into concession trailers. I have a 1966 Oasis that I am working on right now. I finally decided on the color scheme. I am going with 50s/60s look with black and white floor, red and white checkered curtains and a black marble countertop. Now I just need to get it finished to that point so I can get it decorated up. So much fun.
My grandparents had a trailer like that. It was pink if I remember correctly.
Such a great idea
Sounds like great fun! I would love to do something like that!💁🏻♀️😁
I have done one of these years ago. Though, I had the holes on the bottom of the top bucket. Now I will add the extra side holes. Good to know. I taught this to my neighbours and they are using this method too.
This is fantastic. I have used the bucket and plunger or sink and plunger method many times to clean clothes. I don't ring them out because fabric will be permanently wrinkled. I pick them up as straight and smoothly as possible and put them on a line over the bathtub and let them drip dry. They look beautiful and smooth.
That brings back memories of my mother. She would wash her white uniforms every Saturday and she never had to iron them because she did just like you-pulled them straight out of the wash machine and onto the drying line and they were perfect and crisp.😊
I have a clean plunger and keep my Tidy Cat litter tubs. Lots of uses. Will work just square.
I got a bunch of tidy cat litter buckets too was thinking the same .they come with a lid .
Due to the soap residue in your clothes, the first load or so may not need detergent at all. Then, use very little ,especially with doing such a small load- like a teaspoon.
Nice economic advice! Less money & less water wasted... I'll try it soon. May G"d bless you all! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 fro Brazil 🇧🇷
I have used a bucket and plunger a few times to do laundry and I really like your idea with the second bucket with holes in it. It occurred to me, that this set up would also be good to wash a load of produce from the garden.
I don't understand why the second bucket under it makes it work better
Make sure you use warm water but hot water if clothes are greasy. I use shampoo and vinegar. Takes out everything.
Love your videos! Wish you posted more. God Bless you 🙏🏻✝️🇮🇱❤️
Thank you!! We're working on it!
i bought a wringer a couple years ago and it helps a lot. I rinse 3-4 times cause my clothes are really dirty and the wringer saves my wrists and hands. I even do sheets. Water drains into the garden. best design is to have your laundry station elevated and then channel the water into your garden plots. Hot summer days are nice to do the work, don't mind getting wet. Frozen winter time I do go to town to the laundrymat
What wringer?
Same here where can I find one
I have been doing a lot of canning this season (2023).
White vinegar has been going up in price dramatically EACH WEEK!
It's now the price of GASOLINE per gallon.
Walmart, at last viewing, was $3.74 per gallon.
And has been going up about 30 cents each week.
That may be just because it's canning season.
Other stores are around $4 to $5 per gallon.
I'm in Eastern Washington/Idaho Panhandle region
At Costco, December, 2023, I believe two gallons cost about $3.70 (they are boxed up together).
I have lived off grid in a national forest for 8 yrs. Ive tried it all. ,If you gave me one of these, i would cry and throw it at you. Lol.... It was my first experiment. The plunger does not agitate the clothes. It packs it into the bottom. Its cute. Not practicle. Take off the lid. Take the plunger off the stick. Use the stick, if you dont like getting your hands wet, and push the clothing from the sides, down. The opposite side will get pushed up. Use the stick to then Draw those accross and push them down. Round and round....wash rinse repeat. I have long abandoned this but it gets the job done in a pinch.... Good luck with that.
When you pour out the water, it can be used to water certain plants. I use mine for roses and Lantana.
My Mother taught me witch detergent brands worked in cold water
Wisk and All. I haven't seen Wisk for a long time. All now has different types of detergent. The All that is original and in a white container is the one. It will say on the back that it works in cold water.🤗
Soaking and using potato masher work wonders too. The only drawback of washing this way is, in fact, the rinsing : it iakes time and never comes out as dry as from a tumble dryer.
I think that's a fantastic idea for camping or when the power goes down for a long time. As happened in the early 2000's in Ontario Canada when The Power Grid went down for a week and we had rolling blackouts until they got the Grid back up.
Did vehicles in that area still operate when that happened?
I knew about the bucket and plunger thing however not the double bucket design! How neat! Thanks for the share. I also know how to make my own laundry soap for years but have not done so in forever. I need to start back. It saves so much money!
Hi sister Crista. My grandmother taught my brothers and I how to do that back in the 60's when she also used an old ringer washer. Great video. ❤
I've lived off grid in Trapper Creek Alaska for 20 years now and I have tried out this ever so convenient home made tiny washer! I love mine!! Thank you! Sending my love and may God bless you!✌🏻❤😊
God bless you too, Katherinewillie9776!
The addition of scripture makes your homemaker's channel stand a notch above the rest. May God bless you and increase your UA-cam channel sevenfold.
What a beautiful blessing and encouragement! Thank you and God bless you also!!
What a clever idea! I swim, and the vinegar will remove chlorine too. I like the bucket idea a lot. May I add that if you have some solar power you can run a small spinner which will extract all water out very fast, so clothes dry fast. They run $60 or so from Laundry Alternative or Amazon. I've had one for years and still works like new. Very effective!
Love my spinner!
You men lake a lettuce spinner?
Just be careful with vinegar if you wash things with elastics in it!
I live in the middle of nowhere off solar power, it is 24 Mi just to get to Pavement, I should have bought a washing machine but I started doing my laundry in my cement mixer😂 it works pretty good and I still do it that way to this day😊 just got to be careful and don't reach in there for any reason whatsoever unless you shut it off😮....❤JOHN 3,16 ❤
Necessity is the mother of invention! What a creative way to wash ❤
I'm getting a commercial.yellow mop bucket with a squeeze handle. To extract water.❤
Been there done that. Wonderful Christa. Love your version. Looks like a butter churn as well. Love Rebecca (tTt)
Christa!!!!!!! I am so very happy that you are back - was beginning to get worried! What a cool idea! Thank you and take care...Robin
When I was deployed to Egypt, I used a large dry bag to wash my clothes. It was a very popular item in the camp.
You're one clever lady. Love seeing you!!
Oh thank you!
I picked up an original washing funnel plunger thing ,, don't the name of it, but antique shops are a treasure trove of good stuff...
I know what you are talking about and I can't think of the name either! :)
They’re called Rapid Laundry Washer Plungers. I found mine at an antique store for less than $10 about 15 years ago. WM is selling them new for $47! 😮
R U talking about a scrub board...
@@406annieyikes! They’re Always looking to prosper over needed items, even if the idea or item is 60+ years old, and should be priced as such!🤨
TEMU sells them for a pretty low price. I just cant remember how much.
Hello from the Netherlands, this is my first time watching your channel, loved it and suddenly realized i have the original Plunger in the attick, this one is a more fancy one,probably for the well to do households, made of copper and a system that makes it easier to plunge, i bought it many years ago at a thrift store, i tried it ones . It is a real antique and i love it, so, when neccessary in these crazy times i will use it. Really nice to watch your channel so i subscribed, see you at the next one, bye!!!!
I always wash my uniforms with detergent first,let it go the whole cycle, then ill run them again with white vinegar to further disinfect them. Cool setup. Made one years ago from a different video. Works good.
This is brilliant. Just knowing physics, having a "larger" load would actually agitate it more vigorously, so I think this would work really well!
My Mom had Ten sisters and in the 1930,s here in Arizona during that time they had a wood stove and they cooked on that. My grandparents never wanted a electric washer or dryer but the family bought her but she rarely used it.
Tip for washing large amounts: a larger diameter handle will be gentler for your hands to grip, thin handles give you joint pain so try wrapping with cloth or tape. Or get a bigger handle.
Its not just a "grid down" situation that this is useful for. In my case, a divorce left me with nothing but an RV to live in. My washer and dryer are in storage for the foreseeable future as I'm a disabled senior on SS. I wash my clothes in my kitchen sink when I'm able. A 5 gallon bucket is out of the question for me because i can't lift it when I'm on crutches.
But, if I was able, I'd forget about wringing the clothes by hand, that's not easy on arthritic hands. Buy a paint mixer for your drill, dump the wash water, use the paint paddle to spin dry in the bucket, rinse, then spin dry in the bucket again after dumping the rinse water. You need enough material in the bucket for the paddles to get a grip on them to spin.
God bless you for teaching people how to survive using a mix of old ways and newer technology.
I like your washer , I used a 5 gal. bucket and a billard ball . Sealed the lid after loading , placed it on its side in a little playschool wheelbarrow and rocked it back and forth for a "while" , rinsed them in the bathtub . Worked . I'll have to make one of your style to as I don't see too many playschool wheel barrows any more.
It’s great seeing you again
Thank you! We have more good stuff coming soon!
looks great for camping too
Yes! It is!
Thank you for the scripture. It was a good reminder in these troubled times. Blessings.
When my washer stopped spinning I used a sturdy round laundry basket hung from a tree, twisted the rope as much as possible and let it spin a most of the water out ( a well drilled bucket would work as well). It’s not as effective as a washing machine spin cycle but it’s way easier than trying to hand wring laundry especially the towels and bedding ❤
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More ways to reduce already small tree population. I feel sorry for that tree.
Good idea! The kids could twist and repeat and have a fun shower outside beneath it.
You can also use a would burning tool also, I did a load of clothes and this was the cleanest my clothes ever was
The vinegar also help remove the fuzz or white bits if you do whites then colored clothes.. some will remain in the tub even in your actual washing machine
Winter is coming and I dread the trek around the apartments and lower level to use the community laundry room when we have 2-3 feet plus of snow and icy sidewalks. I fell twice last winter. I was thinking I might start washing my things in the bathtub. Your idea might be easier and safer!
Still it is very hard to wring with arthritis and I really don’t have space for a janitor mop bucket to wring.
Can you store it in the bathtub or shower, hide it behind the shower curtain. When you bathe or shower, you can set it out on the toilet seat then re-place it in the tub/shower when finished bathing.
Hello! I don't know how expensive they are but, they sell wringers like were on the old wash tubs for you to run the clothes thru before hanging on the line.
You might at least do your smalls in a bucket like this and save the bigger clothing for the machines. Small stuff is easier on the arthritis too. If you get a drying rack, you can set it in the bathtub and let the clothes drip dry into the tub.
Seems like you could put the bucket with the holes in a sink or tub and squish it with the plunger to get excess water out , hopefully without hurting you hands to much 😻
Yes🙂 while back my brother told me about it. When eléctrico was out in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 he made it to wash clothes. It was a good workout on his jeans👍
I bought something like a plunger for $40 which is designed for washing clothes. It works great, though I usually use a Rubbermaid container to fit more clothes than a bucket.
Can I ask if it works better than a regular toilet plunger 🪠?
This looks like a great project to do with my kids. Thanks so much for the wonderful idea!
It was my 1st time here, and I thoroughly enjoyed u teaching us.
I do a lot of hand wash and believe that using your great ideas, my wash will benefit. I have bad arthritis in my hands as I've gotten old, so thank you.
I love your prayers, and you made me laugh (plunger).
Those store named buckets from Home Depot, Tractor Supply etc., are made from really cheap brittle plastic and break down in less than a year if left outside with some sun exposure. To find good buckets, find a salvage place that sells recycled buckets, or sometimes food businesses that use buckets of cherry pie filling or something, will sell buckets. A clean plunger might be a good idea, but for spinning draining clothing, forget holes, I love those collaspable metal baskets you can also spin salad in. A little small for some things, but while outside you just swing your arm around with the basket full of clothes in it and the centrifical forces do a pretty good job. Not good for really big things.
Wow, those collasible wire mesh baskets are considered "retro" these days and no longer readily available. Maybe just a strong nylon mesh bag would work.
They sure bring back the old fashion mangle ❤.
A very simple yet easy way to wash clothes off grid.
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If you tie the dog leash to the inner / top bucket handle and swing a rabbit round and round you have and automatic spin cycle compliments of the hound.
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You just showed me my old washing machine I used in Mexico on my boat in the 80ties. We also trailed the in a laundry bag behind the boat underway. Wish I knew about the vinegar though, hard to get soap out of salt water.
I have very sensitive skin, and residual soap causes rash and irritation. I keep a squeeze bottle of diluted vinegar in my shower. I squeeze a bit over my skin and it removes the residual soap. Its also a natural antifungal and helps keep the shower clean. Its not for everyone, but it may help if you struggle like I do. Note, this is especially great for soft water use
I always rinse my hair with diluted vinegar. Makes my hair feel nice and soft and it combs out easily too.
this is all so informative and helpful to so many out there who are having to delve into living off the grid or in vans or busses etc...I'll happily pass this video and others like it on
Thank you for this cleaning DIY Video and the Scriptures at the end. It was a real blessing!❤🙏
Good idea!! I’ll have to make this. I’m glad you posted. I was just thinking about you the other day and wondering if you were ok. Glad to see you are 🙂
Why oh why do i hit that like button before i watch the video? I cant help myself.
I don't mind! :) Thank you!
You are such a blessing! What a great and informative program! God bless!!!
Simple, inexpensive preparation. ❤️ it!
I absolutely love you and your content!! Thank you!! I dearly needed this!
I'm so glad! Thank you!!
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Yeeessss, love to see new videos from you!
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I had something similar I always carried with me when I drove road trains all the Australian outback. I only had one bucket and I didn't bother with the plunger. I'd put my dirty clothes, water and detergent in the bucket, secure it somewhere on the outside of the truck and drive off. The constant motion of the truck would wash the clothes. Later, I'd stop and rinse the clothes. It worked great, but the two bucket method is a great improvement.
After rising clothes, grab the inner bucket by the handle, and spin yourself in a circle fast. There you have a human spin cycle.😂
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Thank you for the great idea! Love your channel ❤
Thanks so much, Cathy! 😊
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Glad I found your channel. I will be at Tractor Supply soon!! Love supporting things made in US.
Thank you for encouraging us to stay in God's Word.
Jesus will bring us through🙋