I take a large 2 gallon ziplock bag to do laundry in - use a small amount of detergent with water, seal it up, and “agitate” it for a few minutes. You can either bring small amounts of detergent or buy Woolite packets. When finished, turn the bag inside out to dry and hang it with your clothes. Much easier than trying to use those tiny European BnB sinks! Also, dont forget to pack a few plastic hanging clothespins.
This is great. I usually just handwash my clothes and use the soap that the hotel/airbnb might have instead of buying my own detergent. Love this video!
When travelling during cooler weather, I wear a silk short sleeve undershirt and silk underwear. At the end of the day you can just wear them into the shower and wash them with shower gel or shampoo and rinse. Squeeze them as you showed and hang them. They dry really quickly. That way, the outer layers never get sweaty and you can wear them many more times before you need to wash them. Those flat sink stoppers are now available in most dollar stores and travel stores sell laundry detergent that comes in little sheets like tissue paper that dissolve and come in a handy plastic case - no liquids or powder to be questioned at security. Eventually we end up at a laundromat and it’s usually a fun excursion into a neighbourhood we normally wouldn’t visit and we meet local people.
missmayflower I found a plastic bag in the sink worked for washing in when there was no sink plug. In Spain on the Camino we washed something every day and I dried one sturdy plastic bag daily and kept reusing it.
@@lesleymcneill1403 how did you dry your clothes? when I stay in hostels or move daily I haven't got a place to hang them to dry. I try to leave them on a towel on my bed but I feel a bit embarrassed to do this with my underwear! (all my hostel room mates can see them)
Thank you, this video is very useful. I always wash my cloths in a sink when I travel. The towel trick is new to me, I'll do it next time. One piece of advice - if you don't have a stoper or those silicon things - any plastic grocery bag or even those thin, small sandwich bags will do. Just place them flat over the sink hole and let the weight of the water plug the sink.
Wow! Had never witnessed this side of Mark's personality: quiet as a mouse and shy. But of course helpful as always. Keep up the great work guys. Love you.
I've watched your videos for several trips, and have wondered about this, especially now that we have a child. It's not always easy to walk a mile or two to the one laundry mat that we're able to find online. Also, we've done a few cruises, which is a great way to travel with kids. But laundry fees are insane and you aren't in places long enough to be able to explore and do laundry. So, this is awesome. Also, we have one of those retractable clothing lines that you can string up in a shower and run through sleeves to dry your clothes. It's awesome. We also do capsule wardrobes when traveling to make mixing, matching, borrowing and laundry easy. We wear black, grey and shades of another color, usually blue. And I buy a colorful scarf or something as a souvenir.
Bathtub is also a great option. I've washed a whole load at one time. Hotel bathtubs also usually have a drain plug too. The only problem is finding places around the room to hang dry everything :)
We were in Rome,Florence and Venice. Airline lost our luggage...only had some extra cloths in our carry on luggage. Every 3 days I went to the nearest laundromat and washed clothes...actually an interesting experience...met locals. Most fun was taking the vaporetto in Venice...to get to the laundromat...it was me and 4 l grandmas helping me figure out the machines.FYI- our luggage arrived back to our home the day before we did! Proves you can travel with just carry on luggage.
great vid wolters. My mom used to stick all our holiday clothes in the tub with detergent then have me and my sister stomp up and down in our (clean) bare feet for 15-20 mins :)
Nice... We use a clear dry bag (useful for packing wet swimsuits etc. ) from the local outdoorsy store as a wash/rinse thing. For detergent, it is a few drops of Woolite in a lotion bottle (double wrapped in Ziploc baggies) from the local pharmacy... and for drying (yes towels!)... a few meters of nylon cord (parachute cord) as a clothes line.
Thanks, Jocelyn Was planning on doing this next year in Europe. Traveling light the way to go. Used laundromat in Sorrento several years ago mid trip, one load and done !...so easy and convenient. We felt like locals 😉
On a recent holiday I used my chamois sports towel to wring out my clothes and I found it absorbed more water than the cotton bath towel. Just make sure you wring over the basin or bath as the water will initially squeeze out unlike the cotton towel which retains water for longer.
I refer back to this video often. My husband and I only travel with an under seat bag no matter how long we're gone, so washing clothes in our hotel room is a must.
Nice trick with the towels! While on a trip, I'll find a laundromat and spend a couple hours washing everything, then I'm good for many more days, etc....plus I'll try to bring an "extra" bag in my bag...for any items I buy while on the trip.
It's in travelling solo where I learned to handwash my clothes. Here in the US, I use the washing machine only when I have a substantial-enough load-usually about once a month. But when I'm going around Europe on a limited wardrobe, I need to have clean clothes by the fifth day or so. Great video as always! I love the clip of the Iguazu Falls and the photo of Liam holding his wet pants while Jocelyn was talking.
halfthefiber silly kid fell in the fountain. A guy sitting nearby looked at me like I was crazy when I laughed at Liam rather than get upset. Poor kid was on the verge of tears until he saw I found it funny. That is one of those travel moments we will always remember!!
I really like these "tips" videos mixed in with the standards. 👍 Many newbies watch so the basics are always helpful. I try to not think about the outrageous charges and bite the bullet and use hotel service for my dress shirts and pants. In some countries, dry cleaning is cheaper at the hotel than what I'm paying in the U.S. It's rare indeed but that was the case in Romania and Slovakia. SCORE! Here's one pro tip: If you are traveling with a suit, blazer or formal dress, hang those items in the bathroom during and after a very hot steamy shower. This isn't a fake hack. I do it every single trip and it works. Refreshes and gets rid of some wrinkles. I'll admit that I waste a bit of water by cranking up the heat and letting the shower run for several minutes after I get out. Being honest.
Thanks Tosh. I've used the shower steam more than once and it does really work. Loosens up those wrinkles pretty well. We are trying to get some more to videos out together so have been asking a lot of new travelers what they need. So hopefully we can keep at it. Thanks again as always for your tips and help
I pack Purex 3in1 sheets exclusively. Works in a sink or washing machine. Nearly as thin as a dryer sheet. Works as laundry detergent, softener and then dryer sheet all in one.
Thanks for the video very interesting. I use Scrubba wash bag, swear by it best way to wash. No germs from other people, like the sink. You can also get a 10L fold up bucket I use it for camping also on longer trips where I may need to soak something. Both scrubba bag and bucket pack really small. I can squish it in any place in my backpack. I use a towel I just roll my clothes in it that dries my clothes faster, I f you really need them and don't have time to wait for them to dry by hanging,you can blow dry them with your hair dryer. I add lavender oil to my wash.
Thank you awesome video! soo practical and we learned a new way to do laundry while traveling Thank you. By they way Mark your wife is gorgeous!! Both my husband and I agree. 🤩
Very useful video! If I end up at a small hostel or guesthouse that only has one bathroom/shower for everyone, I typically wash my clothes while I'm in the shower so I don't tie up the bathroom too long or have to go back in later to wash clothes in the sink.
Very informative. In the late 1970s while travelling in the UK I was looking for a laundry detergent to use for travel but had a hard time finding some until I came upon powdered nappy cleanse. I figured it would be just as good for regular laundry. Back then laundromats were quite common. In one I saw a fellow that had the same idea I did He was using nappy cleanse. The British refer to diapers as nappies.
washing always the easiest part. figuring out how and where to hang them to dry is always the interesting part! agree with lighter clothes layered as needed-keeps suitcase lighter and makes washing easier
The rubber things you find in a kitchen store to get a good grip on jar lids for opening the jar make good sink stoppers. You can get laundry sheets, pack of 50, of soap in backpacking stores, just be sure your fingers are dry when you grab 1, or 3.
BRUCE Elliott yes those grippy things! But what is the name?? I have the soap shavings but usually use those on hands as I don't feel like they are quite powerful enough for my 3 men. 😉
Great twist tip! We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the laundromats in Berlin and Munich -- very clean and terrific laundry units. We also took advantage of the dropoff laundry service in Salzburg which was very handy and not too expensive. All were preferable to handwashing clothes, which we did as well, but was labor-intensive and after a long day of sightseeing, wringing out clothes is exhausting!
Interesting tip with the towel. Always take a 10m light rope with me so i can make my own clothesline in the room over night :) Also if you got lots of laundry to do find yourself a hostel. Most of them have coin laundry even if the hotels don't.
Very good tips!! Thank you!! In the years of buying things online a few of my clothes require hand washing most of which is in cold water. I also have actual vintage clothes from the 1930's 1940's and some from the 1950's 1960's that I hand wash them.
Another hand washing trick that I've done, mostly from camping and backpacking along with using a sink is particularly for socks and undergarments, if you're at a campsite that has a shower you can pay to use, take all your dirty stuff and (after you've rinsed yourself first) throw them on the floor of the shower and mush them with your feet as you lather and rinse and if you have detergent you can sprinkle that on for a finish, then just wring them out. Of course order, time, yada yada can be adjusted, but in extreme case like backpacking that's and option. As for drying better, air hand driers do wonders
Love ALL your videos .... nice to see Jocelyn do one as well.. yes we’ve washed many an item in hotel sinks... Tide makes little travel envelopes of about 5-10ml each and are small and easy to pack... perfect for “sink-or-tub washing”. Some hotels in Europe have the heated racks in the washrooms and after turning them on, are perfect for hanging wet jeans and, really, any clothing, to dry. Note: some places will not have the racks hooked up to electricity in the summer months so you can’t utilize the heating function at that time. Furthermore, the local laundromats have been interesting places to chat with locals ; sometimes when they see you are visitors, they will strike a conversation ( in our case, Paris,Trieste, San Diego....😅)
I use the handwash method to wash new bright coloured clothes for the first time (sometimes second time as well). The water then often turns red or blue. You don't want that in the washing machine with your other clothes!
Nicole Zarate thank you. I am camera hesitant. It's good to know my input is appreciated. I have a hard time ignoring the trolls, I take it personally so I don't always like putting myself out there.
Totally understandable, it's one of the reasons I'm not very active on social media myself. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable and remember that for every troll that might come out there are at least 10 people who benefit from what you share (myself included!). Don't forget - "The world needs that special gift that only you have" - Marie Forleo. :)
@@jocelynwolters293 I really enjoy watching your videos (Mark's too of course lol). You look so comfortable and confident in front of of camera that I never would have guessed you were camera shy! I can understand taking comments of trolls personally though. Ignoring hurtful comments is easier said than done 😊
We have been trying to pack lighter every trip. My being a big guy with big clothes complicates packing a small suitcase. Choosing thin light clothes, usually synthetic, really does help. Three days worth of well-chosen outfits can suffice for a two week trip. I wear "wicking" undershirts every day and find that they allow me to wear shirts at least twice before washing. The undershirts are easy to sink-wash and dry quickly. I also wear quick drying briefs made of similar materials, (but it sure feels great to put on white cotton briefs when I get home). Duluth and other companies sell quick drying lightweight travel pants that are absolutely great (no, I am not a shill). Thorlo makes thick comfy but quick-drying socks. When washing in the sink I sparingly use the bottled body wash that the hotel provides. I haven't had a problem with that to date. If your hotel includes a hairdryer, you can use it to dry out a stubborn piece of clothing if it's not "ready to go" in the morning. But in the end, I'd vote for the "having your laundry done by the hotel" if it's not exorbitantly priced. Can't beat the convenience and how much is your precious vacation time worth? If it's too pricey you can wash the easy stuff (socks and undies) and at least have the hotel do larger items like shirts and pants. Finally, a very personal reflection...Traveling in a more temperate/cooler time of year means less perspiration and less need for laundry. Keep that in mind. Anyway, thanks for this great video.
What great ideas! I’m a relatively new subscriber and was wondering about how you did it as the momma on the go WITH kiddos in tow. Thanks for sharing!
Great video! Very thoughtful of you to also include how to wash clothes by hand because some people don't know how and may be embarrassed to ask how. Thanks
If you are going to handwash, make sure the sink or tub are clean first. Washing clothes in a dirty tub only transfers the scuz from the tub into your clothes.
When I travel I put liquid detergent in a mini hotel shampoo bottle and that will do a full zinc wash 🧼 in a hotel room I hang them around the room and I leave , for the day , it’s amazing how much space you can save washing at your own hotel room
I fold the items into towels, put it on the floor and then step all over it. It is easier on the clothes and can be done easily with one person and zero strength. There is a wash bag call the Scrubba. It is an Australian product. The original one weighs about 200 grams. People who travel a lot swear by it. I have just bought the stealth version but have not yet tried it out. I’d prefer not to wash in a hotel sink as I don’t think they are very sanitary.
A little story... We travel a ton and I typically wash the same way in the sink and hang to dry. My husband had this great idea while in Hawaii to hang my absolute favorite pink top I picked up in London on the lanai to dry. It blew away!!!! I later saw it on a homeless women on the beach. I was upset and then it went to smiles. :)
I take a large 2 gallon ziplock bag to do laundry in - use a small amount of detergent with water, seal it up, and “agitate” it for a few minutes. You can either bring small amounts of detergent or buy Woolite packets. When finished, turn the bag inside out to dry and hang it with your clothes. Much easier than trying to use those tiny European BnB sinks! Also, dont forget to pack a few plastic hanging clothespins.
This is great. I usually just handwash my clothes and use the soap that the hotel/airbnb might have instead of buying my own detergent. Love this video!
Thanks Karl!
When travelling during cooler weather, I wear a silk short sleeve undershirt and silk underwear. At the end of the day you can just wear them into the shower and wash them with shower gel or shampoo and rinse. Squeeze them as you showed and hang them. They dry really quickly. That way, the outer layers never get sweaty and you can wear them many more times before you need to wash them.
Those flat sink stoppers are now available in most dollar stores and travel stores sell laundry detergent that comes in little sheets like tissue paper that dissolve and come in a handy plastic case - no liquids or powder to be questioned at security.
Eventually we end up at a laundromat and it’s usually a fun excursion into a neighbourhood we normally wouldn’t visit and we meet local people.
missmayflower I love silk long underwear! I have a silk LU shirt I've been wearing since the 90s. It's indestructible and worth every penny.
missmayflower I found a plastic bag in the sink worked for washing in when there was no sink plug. In Spain on the Camino we washed something every day and I dried one sturdy plastic bag daily and kept reusing it.
@@lesleymcneill1403 how did you dry your clothes? when I stay in hostels or move daily I haven't got a place to hang them to dry. I try to leave them on a towel on my bed but I feel a bit embarrassed to do this with my underwear! (all my hostel room mates can see them)
Thank you, this video is very useful.
I always wash my cloths in a sink when I travel. The towel trick is new to me, I'll do it next time.
One piece of advice - if you don't have a stoper or those silicon things - any plastic grocery bag or even those thin, small sandwich bags will do. Just place them flat over the sink hole and let the weight of the water plug the sink.
Wow! Had never witnessed this side of Mark's personality: quiet as a mouse and shy. But of course helpful as always. Keep up the great work guys. Love you.
It takes a secure person to give another person space, when it's their time to talk.
I've watched your videos for several trips, and have wondered about this, especially now that we have a child. It's not always easy to walk a mile or two to the one laundry mat that we're able to find online. Also, we've done a few cruises, which is a great way to travel with kids. But laundry fees are insane and you aren't in places long enough to be able to explore and do laundry. So, this is awesome. Also, we have one of those retractable clothing lines that you can string up in a shower and run through sleeves to dry your clothes. It's awesome.
We also do capsule wardrobes when traveling to make mixing, matching, borrowing and laundry easy. We wear black, grey and shades of another color, usually blue. And I buy a colorful scarf or something as a souvenir.
I use the hair dryer to dry my clothes! Lol
So do I.
This video was sooo useful!
Thank you
Huge help! Love the towel-drying method. We’re in Italy now and I just did a wash. Grabbing hubby to twist the towel now 😄
Now this is a useful topic! More vids from Jocelyn please!
thegeneral123 she has more coming :)
@@woltersworld Yay!!
Thanks guys for the tips. I use a plastic bag in the sink if there is not plug.
Thanks! Fun to watch. My Mom taught me the towel drying trick 50 years ago. :)
Thanks for the video about this less-than-glamorous, but important topic!
Lol right!
A really great tip for me who always travel light. Thank you so much for your video.
Travel with Tommy thanks Tommy
Bathtub is also a great option. I've washed a whole load at one time. Hotel bathtubs also usually have a drain plug too. The only problem is finding places around the room to hang dry everything :)
Yippie exactly! Also in our case staying in one hotel long enough to get things like jeans to dry!
I always pack a traveling rope- just hang it between two corners of the room and it dries, especially since the room is well ventilated
We usually do our laundry at a laundromat but during our latest European cruise, we did our clothes in our sink. Great advice.
We were in Rome,Florence and Venice. Airline lost our luggage...only had some extra cloths in our carry on luggage. Every 3 days I went to the nearest laundromat and washed clothes...actually an interesting experience...met locals. Most fun was taking the vaporetto in Venice...to get to the laundromat...it was me and 4 l grandmas helping me figure out the machines.FYI- our luggage arrived back to our home the day before we did! Proves you can travel with just carry on luggage.
great vid wolters. My mom used to stick all our holiday clothes in the tub with detergent then have me and my sister stomp up and down in our (clean) bare feet for 15-20 mins :)
I love that!! and I may make the boys do that on an upcoming trip ;) though clean feet are rather more rare with my two nutty boys.
Nice...
We use a clear dry bag (useful for packing wet swimsuits etc. ) from the local outdoorsy store as a wash/rinse thing. For detergent, it is a few drops of Woolite in a lotion bottle (double wrapped in Ziploc baggies) from the local pharmacy... and for drying (yes towels!)... a few meters of nylon cord (parachute cord) as a clothes line.
That towel trick is amazing! Never would have thought of that!
Thanks, Jocelyn
Was planning on doing this next year in Europe. Traveling light the way to go.
Used laundromat in Sorrento several years ago mid trip, one load and done !...so easy and convenient. We felt like locals 😉
Reggie and her Man! That is so true! Doing laundry is such a domestic thing to do. You may also meet some local people and make friends to boot!
On a recent holiday I used my chamois sports towel to wring out my clothes and I found it absorbed more water than the cotton bath towel. Just make sure you wring over the basin or bath as the water will initially squeeze out unlike the cotton towel which retains water for longer.
Miss Maude cool. Thanks for the heads up
Miss Maude I haven't had one of those towels in ages. But I bet that is a really good use!!
I refer back to this video often. My husband and I only travel with an under seat bag no matter how long we're gone, so washing clothes in our hotel room is a must.
The towel twisting trick is pretty cool! Hadn't seen that before. Thanks for sharing!
GREAT video -- this summer is our first long-term travel in an apartment with no washer. It's an adventure!
Thanks for posting. I'm leaving for a trip soon so this is timely for me. I will be packing light and doing laundry in the sink. Thanks for the tips.
Suzanna Schmitmeyer yea! Glad it's helpful.
Nice trick with the towels! While on a trip, I'll find a laundromat and spend a couple hours washing everything, then I'm good for many more days, etc....plus I'll try to bring an "extra" bag in my bag...for any items I buy while on the trip.
itsnotme07 we always bring a folded up bag in our suitcase just in case we find more stuff to bring home :)
It's in travelling solo where I learned to handwash my clothes. Here in the US, I use the washing machine only when I have a substantial-enough load-usually about once a month. But when I'm going around Europe on a limited wardrobe, I need to have clean clothes by the fifth day or so.
Great video as always! I love the clip of the Iguazu Falls and the photo of Liam holding his wet pants while Jocelyn was talking.
halfthefiber silly kid fell in the fountain. A guy sitting nearby looked at me like I was crazy when I laughed at Liam rather than get upset. Poor kid was on the verge of tears until he saw I found it funny. That is one of those travel moments we will always remember!!
I really like these "tips" videos mixed in with the standards. 👍 Many newbies watch so the basics are always helpful. I try to not think about the outrageous charges and bite the bullet and use hotel service for my dress shirts and pants. In some countries, dry cleaning is cheaper at the hotel than what I'm paying in the U.S. It's rare indeed but that was the case in Romania and Slovakia. SCORE!
Here's one pro tip: If you are traveling with a suit, blazer or formal dress, hang those items in the bathroom during and after a very hot steamy shower. This isn't a fake hack. I do it every single trip and it works. Refreshes and gets rid of some wrinkles. I'll admit that I waste a bit of water by cranking up the heat and letting the shower run for several minutes after I get out. Being honest.
Tosh T steamed a dress yesterday just that way for the wedding we attended this evening!
+Jocelyn Wolters Ha! As they say, great minds... 😀
Tosh T and for business attire hotel services are a Godsend.
Thanks Tosh. I've used the shower steam more than once and it does really work. Loosens up those wrinkles pretty well. We are trying to get some more to videos out together so have been asking a lot of new travelers what they need. So hopefully we can keep at it. Thanks again as always for your tips and help
After drying out the clothes by squeezing them with towels, you can use hairdryer to dry them faster.
I pack Purex 3in1 sheets exclusively. Works in a sink or washing machine. Nearly as thin as a dryer sheet. Works as laundry detergent, softener and then dryer sheet all in one.
I saw this in another video! Where can I get this?
MissPlease I purchase Purex 3in1 sheets thru Amazon
Amy Munz2 lol why did I even bother asking - good ol amazon ;)
Thanks for the input, never thought about that towel drying method to speed up the process!
It really helps
Thanks for the video very interesting. I use Scrubba wash bag, swear by it best way to wash. No germs from other people, like the sink. You can also get a 10L fold up bucket I use it for camping also on longer trips where I may need to soak something. Both scrubba bag and bucket pack really small. I can squish it in any place in my backpack. I use a towel I just roll my clothes in it that dries my clothes faster, I f you really need them and don't have time to wait for them to dry by hanging,you can blow dry them with your hair dryer. I add lavender oil to my wash.
Thank you awesome video! soo practical and we learned a new way to do laundry while traveling Thank you. By they way Mark your wife is gorgeous!! Both my husband and I agree. 🤩
We hang our clothes to dry in the room and put the aircon on dry mode. It helps a little.
Very useful! I did stay in a place in Singapore where the clothing just would not dry and I had to take it to a laundromat to dry.
I always bring 2-3 plastic hangers and/or hooks with clothes pins. That way I can hang my stuff inside the shower, on door knobs etc.
This is very helpful! My husband and I only travel with “under seat” bags and sometimes prefer a hotel over an Airbnb with laundry.
Very useful video! If I end up at a small hostel or guesthouse that only has one bathroom/shower for everyone, I typically wash my clothes while I'm in the shower so I don't tie up the bathroom too long or have to go back in later to wash clothes in the sink.
KeepinIt350 me too. Good call and an appreciated way of doing it. Cheers
KeepinIt350 I love that kind of thoughtfulness!!
Very informative. In the late 1970s while travelling in the UK I was looking for a laundry detergent to use for travel but had a hard time finding some until I came upon powdered nappy cleanse. I figured it would be just as good for regular laundry. Back then laundromats were quite common. In one I saw a fellow that had the same idea I did
He was using nappy cleanse. The British refer to diapers as nappies.
I just ordered the silicone stoppers. Thanks!
washing always the easiest part. figuring out how and where to hang them to dry is always the interesting part! agree with lighter clothes layered as needed-keeps suitcase lighter and makes washing easier
I like the word lavandaria. It sounds so beautiful.
The towel method is genius, thanks for sharing
Thank you
Great points about thin clothing to layer and wash. I will remember the towel trick too. Thanks so much, happy travels
Really useful! Especially the trick with the two towels :D thanks!
Thank you
Marina Uzunova I'm so glad you found this helpful!
So helpful!! Can't wait to use these tips when I'm travelling next week!!
martina thank you. Have a great trip!
That towel twisting trick is GOAT
It is gold
I always have some duck-tape in my suitcase. Seals every sink.
Hahahana 😂
DUCT tape😉
The rubber things you find in a kitchen store to get a good grip on jar lids for opening the jar make good sink stoppers. You can get laundry sheets, pack of 50, of soap in backpacking stores, just be sure your fingers are dry when you grab 1, or 3.
BRUCE Elliott yes those grippy things! But what is the name?? I have the soap shavings but usually use those on hands as I don't feel like they are quite powerful enough for my 3 men. 😉
This is brilliant, thank you!
Great twist tip! We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the laundromats in Berlin and Munich -- very clean and terrific laundry units. We also took advantage of the dropoff laundry service in Salzburg which was very handy and not too expensive. All were preferable to handwashing clothes, which we did as well, but was labor-intensive and after a long day of sightseeing, wringing out clothes is exhausting!
My goodness!! One of the best videos on UA-cam!!
Thank you 🙏🏼
thank you
Great tip for drying with the towels
Interesting tip with the towel. Always take a 10m light rope with me so i can make my own clothesline in the room over night :)
Also if you got lots of laundry to do find yourself a hostel. Most of them have coin laundry even if the hotels don't.
Very good tips!! Thank you!! In the years of buying things online a few of my clothes require hand washing most of which is in cold water. I also have actual vintage clothes from the 1930's 1940's and some from the 1950's 1960's that I hand wash them.
Awesome video Jocelyn!
I learned that towel twisting from my grandmother back in the day, fantastic for getting as much water out as possible. Thanks for your videos.
Wow, I really learned something! Love all your videos.
Another hand washing trick that I've done, mostly from camping and backpacking along with using a sink is particularly for socks and undergarments, if you're at a campsite that has a shower you can pay to use, take all your dirty stuff and (after you've rinsed yourself first) throw them on the floor of the shower and mush them with your feet as you lather and rinse and if you have detergent you can sprinkle that on for a finish, then just wring them out. Of course order, time, yada yada can be adjusted, but in extreme case like backpacking that's and option. As for drying better, air hand driers do wonders
A wonderful video and thanks s much for these tips... I will most definitely try this next time I travel.
Cheers!
Love ALL your videos .... nice to see Jocelyn do one as well.. yes we’ve washed many an item in hotel sinks... Tide makes little travel envelopes of about 5-10ml each and are small and easy to pack... perfect for “sink-or-tub washing”. Some hotels in Europe have the heated racks in the washrooms and after turning them on, are perfect for hanging wet jeans and, really, any clothing, to dry. Note: some places will not have the racks hooked up to electricity in the summer months so you can’t utilize the heating function at that time. Furthermore, the local laundromats have been interesting places to chat with locals ; sometimes when they see you are visitors, they will strike a conversation ( in our case, Paris,Trieste, San Diego....😅)
Loved this video! Especially the drying trick! Thankyou!
Thank yiu
Great video Jocelyn~ Travelling to South Asia in August and bringing a very small amount of clothes. Handy advice!
Thank you for the great tips!
thank you for your tips 😁😁😁😁
The twisting trick was quite useful. I have had to wash my things in hotels before and I just couldn't get them dry fast enough.
The towel helps a lot
Love your videos! The drying hack is genius, thank you!
Thank you
I use the handwash method to wash new bright coloured clothes for the first time (sometimes second time as well). The water then often turns red or blue. You don't want that in the washing machine with your other clothes!
SO helpful, thank you!
I really like the drying hint. Thank you.
Slamming the roled towel against the floor or bed or wall can help considerable also. And maybe a little more time inside the towel--a minute?
We rent an apartment with a washer and dryer on longer trips.
smart move
Love all these tips! It's really great to see Jocelyn sharing on her own videos and contributing on Mark's as well. :)
Thanks Nicole. I'm trying to get her to do more videos. She is just a little camera shy.
Nicole Zarate thank you. I am camera hesitant. It's good to know my input is appreciated. I have a hard time ignoring the trolls, I take it personally so I don't always like putting myself out there.
Totally understandable, it's one of the reasons I'm not very active on social media myself. Do whatever makes you feel comfortable and remember that for every troll that might come out there are at least 10 people who benefit from what you share (myself included!). Don't forget - "The world needs that special gift that only you have" - Marie Forleo. :)
Nicole Zarate omgosh, thank you dear! So Thank you so much!
@@jocelynwolters293 I really enjoy watching your videos (Mark's too of course lol). You look so comfortable and confident in front of of camera that I never would have guessed you were camera shy! I can understand taking comments of trolls personally though. Ignoring hurtful comments is easier said than done 😊
What a great drying method!!! Thanks soo much guys
This! Definitely something new travelers neglect to think about. I know i made this mistake my first trip out lol. Thanks for the video.
Thanks Anthony!
Anthony and thank you for the kind comment!
@@jocelynwolters293 how do u manage undergarments...do u wash them or not.....just want to know
So useful madam thank you bunch for the tips I was always wandering where I could wash my clothes while travelling specially the underwear
That’s awesome drying technique ! ! Thank you!
Thank you Jocelyn! More videos please.
We have been trying to pack lighter every trip. My being a big guy with big clothes complicates packing a small suitcase. Choosing thin light clothes, usually synthetic, really does help. Three days worth of well-chosen outfits can suffice for a two week trip. I wear "wicking" undershirts every day and find that they allow me to wear shirts at least twice before washing. The undershirts are easy to sink-wash and dry quickly. I also wear quick drying briefs made of similar materials, (but it sure feels great to put on white cotton briefs when I get home). Duluth and other companies sell quick drying lightweight travel pants that are absolutely great (no, I am not a shill). Thorlo makes thick comfy but quick-drying socks. When washing in the sink I sparingly use the bottled body wash that the hotel provides. I haven't had a problem with that to date. If your hotel includes a hairdryer, you can use it to dry out a stubborn piece of clothing if it's not "ready to go" in the morning. But in the end, I'd vote for the "having your laundry done by the hotel" if it's not exorbitantly priced. Can't beat the convenience and how much is your precious vacation time worth? If it's too pricey you can wash the easy stuff (socks and undies) and at least have the hotel do larger items like shirts and pants. Finally, a very personal reflection...Traveling in a more temperate/cooler time of year means less perspiration and less need for laundry. Keep that in mind. Anyway, thanks for this great video.
Neurad1 we shop at the same stores my friend :)
Neurad1 so true, time vs money is a big consideration. And we live Duluth Trading Co!
Thank you Jocelyn so much with the information Love the towel idea
Spent years working and travelling with the Red Cross. You gave smart advice. Sometimes I would climb into a shower with my clothes and a bar of soap.
I have done that many times as well. 2 birds 1 stone :)
I learned that trick from a fellow hiker when we were trekking in Tanzania!!
Very helpful vid. Thanks for sharing!
Great Video. Thank you for posting.
Argentina the country I was born in! I hope you went to Patagonia, a wonderful region in the South! Las cataratas del Iguazú...a beautiful sight!
Didn't know about the dryers, or this trick. Thanks! )
What great ideas! I’m a relatively new subscriber and was wondering about how you did it as the momma on the go WITH kiddos in tow. Thanks for sharing!
Michelle Byrd a Tide stain stick is always in my purse too....boymom. 😉
Great tips
Genial Harry Grout thank you
Great instructive video... Thanks
Thank you
Great video! Very thoughtful of you to also include how to wash clothes by hand because some people don't know how and may be embarrassed to ask how. Thanks
Smart drying trick!
Thanks!
If you are going to handwash, make sure the sink or tub are clean first. Washing clothes in a dirty tub only transfers the scuz from the tub into your clothes.
When I travel I put liquid detergent in a mini hotel shampoo bottle and that will do a full zinc wash 🧼 in a hotel room I hang them around the room and I leave , for the day , it’s amazing how much space you can save washing at your own hotel room
Omg I had a laundry ad before and after this video 😂 Love when you get on camera Jocelyn!
Katrina Nogosek thank you. Tide really wants clean clothes :)
Thank you for the tips!
You are very welcome
I always use a bit of the (hotel-) shampoo to wash my clothes.
This is a problem for travelers, thanks for the tips
I always use Google Maps to find the closest self service laundermat to my Hotel! I dont speak French so the French Lavarie are always fun lol
very informative, love the team work !
Thank you
I fold the items into towels, put it on the floor and then step all over it. It is easier on the clothes and can be done easily with one person and zero strength. There is a wash bag call the Scrubba. It is an Australian product. The original one weighs about 200 grams. People who travel a lot swear by it. I have just bought the stealth version but have not yet tried it out. I’d prefer not to wash in a hotel sink as I don’t think they are very sanitary.
Nice vid very cool
A little story... We travel a ton and I typically wash the same way in the sink and hang to dry. My husband had this great idea while in Hawaii to hang my absolute favorite pink top I picked up in London on the lanai to dry. It blew away!!!! I later saw it on a homeless women on the beach. I was upset and then it went to smiles. :)
Heather Lynn oh but that did turn out perfect! So glad you saw it that way.