How to do Laundry in a Hotel While Traveling
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
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How to do Laundry in a Hotel While Traveling Contents:
0:00 - Intro and Overview
0:23 - Size and Dimensions
1:26 - Use
2:35 - Weight
3:11 - Cons
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thanks man. Travel makes me younger, smarter and happier. Best money I ever spent on myself is traveling.
Thanks George Carlin!
I vividly remember the lady teaching me the burrito method 19 years ago in a hostel in Australia 😊
The wise Australian hostel woman knows her stuff!
I may start handwashing delicates in a dry bag even when not traveling. One can, for example, move the dry bag around to agitate the clothes while walking the dog.
Good idea, or better yet, put it inside one of those dog backpacks and have the dog wash your clothes while it walks!
Oh yes, the animal rights movement would love this idea@@OneBagTravels
Trick I learned while bicycle touring: Get in the shower wearing your skin layer! Soap up the nasty bits, shampoo, rinse. Remove socks, briefs, and t-shirt, wring 'em out and finish the shower. To dry, hang using any of the many travel clotheslines. The two important factors to getting your undies dry by morning are hanging them where the air moves and wearing only synthetics made with fibers that are 100% hydrophobic. Popular Merino takes a bit longer to dry, of course. Outer clothing usually only needs to be cleaned every three or more days.
Shower laundry is efficient but I can't seem to get myself to jump in fully clothed 😆
I often use the bath mat in hotels to roll up and ring out the newly washed items. Also, I used to carry some liquid soap (Ivory or Campsuds) but now I just use the shampoo or body wash that the hotel provides and carry only a small piece of a laundry soap bar just in case. Underwear I take in the shower with me. I have 4-6 clothes pins with a hook or else use a hotel hanger. The key to ultra light travel is to do a little hand laundry every night. If what I take off from the day won’t be worn again , I wash it. I have minimal clothing but it ‘s always clean and ready to wear. Everything but some of the wool socks will dry overnight.
Great tips, I agree it's best to do a little bit every night =) Getting enough dry towels to burrito roll is difficult when you wash too many clothes at once.
Also take disposable vinyl gloves to protect your hands while washing clothes.
Good idea if you're using any harsh detergents, but most of the products I mentioned here are fairly mild.
Good idea for sensitive skin!
Gloves to wash your clothes, are you serious ?
@@roverops Very serious. Laundry detergent is very bad for the skin of your hands. Just wringing out wet clothes can also hurt your skin.
Great tips!
I´m too old for hostels, etc so i use the sink but im noting down the drybag method for an emergency wash, very clever. Also the burrito method is awesome, it shortens the dry times a lot.
I usually bring 5 shirts , 2 tencelmerino ones as daily driver, 2 cotton ones moonlighting as "pijamas" and a 5th as an extra if something happens. I wash each of them at night, same for .
Most washing machines at hotels, etc dont let you add detergent and they use very agressive ones os i usually opt for hand wash and delicate soap.
I'm too old for hostels too 😆Washing machines are good for a full load, but I like to do shirts, underwear, socks especially to lengthen time before having to wash everything. Airbnb with a washing machine works great too.
synthetic clothing (t-shirts, underwear, socks etc. x4) + dry bag + laundry soap sheets + small clothesline
I find the challenge is whether the clothes will dry overnight. Often if I'm arriving late at an accommodation I won't risk it (not drying overnight) and save the laundry to somewhere I'll be staying for 1+ days.
Admittedly I have used a hair dryer to dry clothes more often than I'd like to admit.
This is true, the weather really determines how fast clothes dry. In dry areas clothes dry fast, but not as much if it's humit. Sometimes I have to put on a slightly damp shirt in the morning. Defintely better to wait until you have enough time to dry your clothes before washing them.
I have found the Scrubba works very well for my daughters super stinky athletic gear during multi-day tournaments. Much better than the sink which never got out all the smells.
Sink works but I also prefer the dry/bag Scrubba. This bag I used in this video actually sprung a small leak this week so I may have to patch it. Scrubba is much more robust.
I usually wash my clothes in the shower as I'm getting ready for bed. Asian's typically go to bed clean so I don't understand why Americans don't do this so their clothing and bedding would be cleaner and fresher. I always make sure to pack items that dry quickly so that when I wake up my clothes are dry. Because most socks I wear are cotton those I typically will overpack and not wash. So I've gone on a business trip before and clothing that touches my skin like a shirt or pants and I didn't come home with a lot of laundry and survived with just a carryon.
Shower laundry is a good idea too!
Great video as always! I’ve tried the Scrubba bags. My first one was a bit bigger than the one you reviewed. I found it a PITA compared to washing in the sink so I’ve been doing sink laundry for the last few years. I didn’t know twisting would ruin merino. I’ve been twisting the clothes to get water out and twisting the towel after I rolled it up. I haven’t noticed any damage so far, but I’ll be sure to stop that in the future.
I’ve used Bronner’s, dry laundry flakes, those Sea to Summit dry laundry leaflets and hotel shampoo. Those Sea to Summit sheets are very convenient, but pricey and if your fingers are wet, they stick together. Hotel shampoo has worked very well for me and I don’t have to bring extra detergent with me. Lately I’ve been bringing these biodegradable laundry sheets that are about twice the thickness of dryer sheets and about the same size. I buy them on Amazon. I cut them in half or quarters and they dissolve in the sink. I also bring a different type that doesn’t dissolve and is thrown into a dryer after the washer to use as a fabric softener/ static remover when I know I’ll be using a public laundromat.
Merino is more fragile than synthetic in general. Twisting it occasionally won't do much, but it will stretch over time. I have some older merino shirts that are all stretched out. Blended fabrics will hold up better.
Funny about the Sea to Summit sheets, I've done that with wet fingers. It's very easy to forget your fingers are wet and grab another one. Stuck half the pack together! 😆 I'll have to try those laundry sheets.
Cool tips thanks!
I've been following you for some time now and find your content extremely practical and informative, many thanks for your help.
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I love this! Thank you :)
Glad you like it =)
Nice! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
This was super helpful! Thank you
You're welcome =)
Thanks man!
You're welcome!
I will be trying the drybag method when my son and I go on our pandemic postponed Norway trip.
This little bag is great for t-shirts, socks, and underwear. Which are the items I find myself needing to wash most often.
@@OneBagTravels I just got back from 10 days traveling in London with my 12 yo son. I found the dry bag to be handy, but not *that much* better than just sink washing. I am not sure it was worth the weight. Next time I will probably skip it unless I really don't care about weight.
Ok, back from a week in Italy with husband and two kids and drybag was perfect for this use case. Used drybag like a washing machine, fill with water and a squirt of soap. Agitate with arm. Drain and rinse cycle with clear water. Drain then rinse items in sink one by one and wring out. Then have kids roll up in towel then hang dry. When by myself I skip the drybag but super handy with multiple people.
My three favorite brands for travel are KÜHL (pants/shirts/jackets/sweaters), ExOfficio (underwear) & Merrell (footwear). Actually, the majority of my clothing consists of those brands.
Very informative video, learned a lot! Esp about choosing the right size
Glad it was helpful!
I love the scrubba washbag. I have the regular size I bought at the end of 2016 (old version) without the twist cap. I tried on a pair of muddy cargo pants, months before a trip and the nubs did a good job cleaning my pants. Now my scrubba is always in my suitcase.
I bought a twist clothesline for about $6 on Amazon but realized I needed a second one to dry more clothes. I eventually bought 100ft elastic shock cord for $12 and small aluminum carabineers. To make another in the length I choose. I just hooked it through a carabineer pulled it longer than my desired length and tightly twisted the two sides together. Tied off the end and attached another carabineer.
I now carry full size laundry sheets for your washing machine in a Ziploc bag instead of laundry soap in 3oz containers. They can be torn in half or a quarter size depending on your needs.
Love the closeline. Laundry sheets is a great idea, soap can be so messy.
Very useful video
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Great, glad you find it helpful, thanks!
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Great video, thanks! I love inflatable hangers for the faster drying time (more airflow inside the garment) and lack of wrinkles, and they can be surprisingly lightweight. Gotta go with dry laundry strips vs. liquid.
I'd probably go the hanger route if I was traveling for business. I do like laundry strips, I've been experimenting with them lately.
Maybe the abrasive surface in the scrubba could be replicated with a non slip shower mat, cut to size
I thought about using silicone on the inside of a dry bag. It's a common solution to prevent sliding in tents. May pick up dirt and not sure how long-lasting that would be though.
Curious to know the make of the clothesline that you ended the segment on. I like one by REI that is actually a braided cord so that you can tuck a tiny bit of the cloth into it in lieu of clothespins. But as a backup I always travel with a length of paracord that can be looped around furniture or anywhere there is an anchor. Thanks for another helpful video. Happy holidays!
Me as well. I jimmied up a facsimile of the Sea to Summit Lite Line Clothesline with some paracord, dollar store beads (add as many as desired) and a pair of accessory carabiners. Even strung another on my balcony for line drying the occasional item when home. :-)
@@Fetucinee hey MacGyver, good idea with the beads! Savvy travelers are we .. cheers!
Braided cord is a good idea. The one I have is just paracord in a film canister with plastic clips on the end. I've had it for years, not even sure where I got it frome. It's basically the same as this one:
www.monkeybrad.com/make-a-self-contained-camping-clothesline/
As a female been wearing a bra for more years than I wish to admit have very recently learnt to wash while wearing!!!!. Am travelling in a few weeks for 60 plus days, but changing hotels every 6 days or so. Have learnt what I have always done is what other people do, but know now to use my dry sack as a tub. But sometimes the hotels have a bath, will be using that to wash the bigger clothes in.
Baths definitely work, just gott make sure it's clean first 😉
For sure I won't put the towel on the hotel floor (not hygenical) to do what you did. You just simply bring back the dirt to your washed clothes. I always hang the washed clothes (twist dry first) near the air con or heater. They will dry easily over night.
Depends on the hotel. If its not dirty I think it's fine to do, clothes on the inside of towel so dirt isn't getting on your clothes. Obviously you wouldn't want to do this if you're reusing the towel. Can also do it on the bed, a rug, etc. Twist dry works fine but can stretch clothes out more over the long term.
@@OneBagTravelsNo, when you roll, the part of the towel that was on the carpet will go on the clothes (and I don’t trust a carpet even if it looks clean).
I’ve started taking the Scrubba after experiencing two hotel situation with a more mid century/minimalistic type sink that had barely any depth and washing clothes was just impossible.
Definitely had that happen, hotel sinks can be a tricky business because you never know how big they will be.
I wonder if the Scrubba would be too rough on merino? The weight/bulk penalty of the scrubba is a dealbreaker for me anyway, but I'm curious.
It's only as rough as you want to be with it. I think the Scrubba would be less rough than a washing maching, but slightly more rough than swishing in a sink.
Hi! have you found some sort of foldable bag that can be used to dry clothes by attaching a hairdryer to it by any chance please? I can't find anything that doesn't come with the heating/blower element... Thank!
Like this thing? Not a bag but kind of a pillow that you put your clothes on and run a hair dryer through. I've never used anything like this as I don't carry a hair dryer. www.amazon.com/Portable-Minutes-Clothes-Quickly-Problems/dp/B08M6933CJ
@@OneBagTravels thanks! I saw these but they are not very convenient. I am looking for some sort of bag in which you put the laundry and the blast the hot air inside to dry things faster. I will keep digging and report here if I find something :) hair dryers are available in hotels and can speed things up a notch 😊
@@jd5787 Good point. The bag would have to hold the clothes in a way they weren't clumped up, or they would have to move like an electric dryer. Maybe hang clothes on a hanger, put a large thin linen sack over the entire thing, cut a hole in the bottom with a draw string to hold the dryer? I don't know if that would work but it's the best I can come up with 😆
@@OneBagTravels thanks! Seems like an OK DIY solution!
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Does anyone know what brand those synthetic pants are? Thanks.
My two synethtic pants are both by Kuhl, the olive colored ones are the Radikl Pants, the dark gray/black ones are the Renegade Rock Pants.
I’ve been trying to decide a size, and 5L sounds like it’ll work for me, as I wash almost daily when traveling. Gracias
Would letting clothes dry on a radiator or using a hair dryer work fine?
Yes as long as they aren't too hot, probably would take awhile holding a hair dryer. I wouldn't do that with wool though.
Ive washed in a ice bucket in a pinch
That works too!
Why not use the washing machine?
That is the preferred method. This is for when you don't have one, or if you're traveling and don't have time.
@OneBagTravels oh ok. I thought u were saying not to use the hotels washing machine.
Why not just wring out each item really good and then iron them dry?
I'm not a fan of ironing if I don't have to
I’ll just ask where the local laundry is.
That's an option too 😆
My wife and I took a 5 week trip to Europe 3 years ago. I took a 90l kelty backpack. My wife took 2 suitcases. Man did we ever overpack. After watching hundreds of UA-cam videos we only travel with a carryon. I have an Osprey transporter 40 snd my wife an Osprey Porter 46. We sure did learn our lesson.
Thank you for your in-depth detailed videos.
@@craiggardner5525 Both great packs! I did a similar thing when I first started traveling, big backpacking backpack that I had to constantly repack. Never did that again!
Don’t lay the towel on the floor!!! 🤦🏻♀️Bed. Put it in the bed.
Yeah, that's a good idea. Floor can be dirty depending on where you are.
😮😮😮😂lol I have none of these
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I just hang dry mine in the shower when I’m traveling. 🤷🏻♂️
I hang mine as well, but after I remove most of the water by rolling in a towel.
40,00$ is expensive? An original Scrubba, in Brazil (where i live), costs 536,76. An a minimum wage is 1320.
Off course i will use a regular drybag ! 😅
Thank you .🙏 🇧🇷
That is expensive! Hope to visit your beautiful country one day =)
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