Completely OFF-GRID Laundry | No Electricity Needed
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- We're using a completely off-grid laundry system that's easy to set up and doesn't need electricity. This is by far the best way for us to get our clothes really clean.
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We are Jim and Jessica, a husband and wife team who decided to make the leap from living the city life to an off-grid homestead. We have no training in carpentry or electrical work. We've come armed only with two Permaculture Design Certificates and a whole lot of determination.
Join us on our journey to move beyond a sustainable lifestyle into a regenerative one. We chose to live in the desert because we love the location and we wanted the challenge of bringing this desert landscape into productive abundance.
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I was always taught to hang clothes on the line inside out to prevent the sun bleaching colour.
Definitely a good way to do it. Thanks for that Julie!
I found that the sun makes things brighter. Hot water ruins your colors.
Yes, the thick seam material and pockets are on the inside. They dry quickly on the outside.
Jess turns everything into a Zen experience
Jessica looking like a movie star with her hair down and sun glasses 😍😍😍
Definitely!! Cool as ice.😎👍
Thanks for joining us as we show how we do laundry. We hope it was informative and a bit entertaining.
Have a great day and thank you for watching.😃
Loved this as I am like minded and on my journey to this life. I have a great tip for you guys also for the cloths you store on hangers. Just put them on the hangers on you line and save a little time at least.
"...Hands on taking more responsibility..."
Absolutely!
Love the Cactus wren singing at 16:28. Such a classic desert sound. Hoping to hear more of that as I move to the desert myself.
Conveniences aren't always really convenient. Because you put things off until you have to do it. Instead of staying up with it. Good job you guy's .. we have learned the same.
Jessica's look as she pulls the laundry out of the tiny trailer washer is priceless. Totally out of a drama filled 1932 black and white film of some gal that is totally hating her life. LOL.
The music set the scene well
Hi guys,
Just a thought... Get a plastic container (or 2 liter bottles, a collapsable water cube, etc.) that seals and fill it full of rocks/sand and put it in the wash tub. That way you can have deeper water for smaller loads without wasting water. Just like the brick in the toilet tank trick.
Love your videos! Keep up the great work and keep living the dream!
Great suggestion! Thank you!
You two a cool couple. I do my laundry by hand too. It does bring you down to your roots. Good luck with the water harvesting. 👍
Thank you! That's what we were thinking as well.
That Maytag man is going to be really lonely in your neck of the woods...wait a minute...you don't have woods!
Jessica, you are such a patient saint of a person. Jim just cracks me up!
😆Thanks Gregg!
So nice to be outside to do your chores !!!
I hear that Irene! Any excuse to be outside.😁
And those big bins make for great soaking tubs for those heavy soiled items. Also, you can use a milk crate turned upside down for a scubbing board for those heavier denim items. My grandmother washed all of her clothes in the bathroom in buckets with a dedicated plunger, a bucket and a clothesline, with a washing machine in the garage! She didn't want to stretch or rip her delicates or elastic. I use one of those As Seen On TV spinning mop buckets in the tub. Someone left it in their trash, so I rescued it. Fill with clothes, some soap and water, agitate, go to work, come home, agitate with plunger, place in spinner and pump it up! Done. For large items, its the laundromat once a month. But I like the idea of the wringer.
Hello From a urban homestead in suburban Australia, How does the ringing and washing go with large bed sheeets blankets and towels? Your channel is amazing and calming thank you so inspiring
Thank you! So cool to have you.watch from Australia.
I wish we could tell you on the larger stuff but we haven't tried it yet.
Love it! We’ve wondered about those tiny little hand crank washers…they definitely don’t look worth it. Thanks for sharing your set up!
I enjoyed this. Frankly, I love doing laundry by hand. Castile soap is the best. 💐😊
I need one of those blue plungers! I've been using me hands and some clothes to agitate the water or doing the old grape wine method and walked on the clothes in the bin. 😂😂😂😂😂
Whats that book called? "Chop wood, carry water." I think. There is definitely value in tasks like these that are physical and repetitive and simple. Sometimes in a busy life, these are the perfect excuses to slow down for a minute and give your mind a chance to process and chill. Great system!
That's exactly what we're thinking. Thanks Lynette!🙏
One of your best videos. Good job guys!
Hand washing clothes is no joke. It’s very hard work to get them clean 🧼! Trying to wash 👖, towels, and blankets is extremely challenging. They sell a small compact Washers that does a great job. Reusing the water is key 🔑
The long lost art of hand washing your clothes. I did notice that the editing was really cool. 😎😎😎😎
Thanks Allen! Definitely stepping up our game!!😃🙌
Country folks in South America and the Caribbean used rain water to wash by hand .. their clothes are sparkling white
Great off grid washing system ..
amazing video Jim and Jessica
Have a good weekend
Ooh, very cool! That's why rainwater is the best. Thanks for that insight Dan!
Living off grid and going to laundromat for 5 years now this is VERY EXCITING to me! I'm so excited to get moved and have a laundry set up 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Awesome! Yes, it's work doing it by hand, but I think way better than a laundromat.
You really found a special guy in jim.
Washing your own laundry is SOOOO fun. Lol. I really like your set up.
Lol! Do we make it seem enticing?😆👍
@@ourselfreliantlife I have been hand washing my own laundry in buckets for 3 years. I have 2 videos on it.
When my wife complains about doing laundry i tell her, hey at least your not beating your clothes on the rocks down by the river.😀
So true! Bahh ha ha!
Lol! Very true Elf.😆👍
Brilliant. God bless you guys!!!🙋♀️
Give you guys big time credit for the way you do laundry!!....Id have to have a big enough solar to run a window A/C and an Rv water pump with a washer. Something similar to G-Bears....Heres his channel name "G Bear's Off Grid Ways-A Homestead In The Desert". My ultimate goal is to retire minimally out in the desert and be free of the GRID but still have a few of the comforts of modern life much like G-Bear. But you guys keep doing your thing as it gives many of us an education and some entertainment!!
We actually do have quite the solar set up. It can handle quite a bit of draw. We could easily handle a washing machine. It's the water pressure we don't have. We'll probably set something up eventually when we establish something more permanent.
Check out our solar set up here.
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I like it. Clean clothes is key after digging ditches all day
You know it!!✊
You're videos keep getting better and better!
Thanks Dee! That's absolutely what we love to hear. Thank you for the feedback. 🙏
The Kids Use to jump on the clothes, Like Stomping Grapes, It was Fun. But, She Love her New way of Washing Clothes.. Lol Thanks so much for Sharing..Happy Friday🌻
I bet! I can see how this method can get old over time. Thanks Mrs. Linda!
Excellent post !!!!
I feel guilty for not buying a ticket to watch.....
Informative , Yet Epic.entertainment 😅😆😅😆😅
😀Thank you! We had to have fun making a video about laundry. 😆
Place a smaller tub into the 55gal. tub for better agitation.
Hi guys!!! This is great! Really gets one thinking how much bad things are going into our bodies and our planet. Why so many people are getting sick now in days, so many medical problems. We have an autistic daughter and had to look at soaps at one time and realized how many chemicals are in so many and how they can hurt us. Thank you for sharing this awesome video. Have a wonderful weekend!!! 😃💐💚💚💚💚💚💚
Yes, indeed. It's a little scary all the things that go into the products that we buy. Sometimes simpler is better.
Thanks you two!
Cool set up! I like the not bending over part! Sure saves the back!
Definitely! You have to design for you.
Thank you!
OMG that washer is making you super stressed out, Jim! I definitely think this system is better for you LOL!!
Lol, right! This should be easy peasy!😁
People have washed their clothes in washing machines, then put them in a bucket, and plunger washed them. The 'clean' wash from the machine, still had a lot of dirt that came out with the plunger. The plunger forces the soapy water through the fabric, and breaks up the body oil.
You guys are so inspiring! Thank you!🌿
Thank you!!
This was amazing! Thank you for sharing hunnies!
I had to do my laundry by hand in the tub for about 4 months at one point (wringing out by hand, too). It's actually a good skill to have. But I love your hand-crank wringer!! It was my favorite part of doing laundry with my grandma and her old Maytag wringer-washer.
Thanks Cathy! I think it will be a good experience and a good skill to develop. It might make us appreciate a machine more if we get one down the line.
It's called the "Breathing Mobile Washer" :-)
Here's a few ideas for you. A five gallon bucket (dark colored) sitting in the sun will give you warm to hot water for laundry use. So would a fifty-five gallon drum. Now that I think of it, so would a 4" piece of black pipe on top of the rain roof. The longer the pipe, the more water available. Add a spigot and your in business. It should work just like solar showers. Also, your clothes won't fade if they are hung under your rain roof.
We've been hanging the clothes under the roof.
You're right. No shortage of hot water in the desert.😁
Simple is good plus you now have the ability to store more water and your not running into town and spending $
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! That's what we were thinking as well.
Great talk at the end there guys!
Thanks Josh! Learn something old right!?😉👍
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Mind totally blown. Never gone down a rabbit hole that deep regarding laundry. 🤣🤣 I’m at 2200 elevation. We had a clothes hanger a while back but it was really sun bleaching our clothes. I want to start up again but next time we will do it on the porch in the shade, but I have to dog proof it first. Great video 😁👍👍
We're at 4300 feet elevation, so I can't imagine what the sun will do to ours. 😆
Thanks for going down the laundry rabbit hole with us G!
Good heavens! You have me wanting to wash clothes your way!!! Nice video!
😆Thanks Jan!
Good stuff. When I grew up my mother hand washed the clothes in a galvanized tub. She also used the scrub board and line dried the clothes. I sure miss the smell of fresh, line dried, sheets. As a side note, children can bathe in the wash water after mom was done. Yes, I said children. Can you imagine today if children were asked to share bath water? No, I can't either.
Lol! It was a different time back then.😆
That is great!!! Awesome video!👍😊
😃Thanks Pam!!
Didn't know you could still buy those old fashioned thingamajigs. Cool!
Oh yeah. You can find almost anything on Amazon. 😆👍
Awesome set up. One of those wash boards has been in my prep to buy list.
Thank you! It's definitely been a new experience for us, but we're loving it so far.😃
Great video guys! I would recommend lowering the wash tubs. It makes using the plunger much easier and more effective.
Thanks Lisa! That's probably a wise move. We can still adjust it thankfully. 😃
Hi, friend. Very good video. Nice sharing.
😃Thank you!
Great video. Thanks
Hello dears..Hope you are doing great. Absolutely wonderful set up. Best wishes
Thank you so much!🙏
Amen on designing a life!!
I make my own soap that is so cheap and so much better. It's totally natural and works fantastic.
Cool setup!! Thanks for showing how it works! Love yall
Thanks so much CG!
Looks like a great setup 👍 scrubbing clothes, definitely will get them cleaner, love the solar dryer, that's the only way to dry clothes, nice and fresh
Can't agree more!😃
That was a hoot to watch! Good job guys.
😃Thanks Michael!
We didn't have electric washer till I was 10 yrs old, I still dry sheets on the line. Have a wonderful weekend my friends 💖🌞👍
Thanks Joy! You know exactly what this is about then.😃
Thank you for providing your experiences.
It could be usefull also for urban people facing black-outs in the future.
Can you give some hints where to get the devices you used for washing (plunger, wringer, wash board)?
Greatings from Germany!
I’m glad y’all got laundry 🧺 done and everything worked great for y’all. There is a since of pride one feels by recycling being self sufficient! It’s unexplainable but undeniable!! God Bless
Most definitely! It makes you feel all warm inside.😃
I could not stop laughing so he has to take part in the clothes washing so Jessica you should have permanent assistance, where is Jim he is not rinsing. Thanks for the video.
😆Thanks Florie! I'll definitely have a part in the clothes washing.😃
Hey guys great vid, as usual ! When Winter comes, gravity feed that hose input through a couple of rolls of black poly-pipe and it will warm that water up real nice.
Good thinking! Thank you!
Now that was cool sledgehammered that like button what a ingenious way to do laundry great video sharing this out
Thank you so much!!🙏
Beats digging holes! LOL
What!? That's my favorite past time.😆👍
Great video as always . The tubs can double as a spa or hot tub. Have a great and safe weekend.
Thank you! It might be a little tight for a tub though.😆👍
Great system, thanks for sharing guys!
Thank you so much!🙏
Lol he is such a funny drama King.
Yup, reminds me of simpler times out on the ranch before grandma got her first electric washer w/wringer attached. Those were good times (as a kid, that is) and getting the drying down off of the clothesline before a rain. . .or being introduced to a willow switch! And the smell of air dried laundry is amazing as you said. Beats anything thrown into an electric dryer to make your clothes 'smell' natural. Right!
😃Thank you! We've never had fresher clothes.
If you choose to upgrade getting an older top fed agitated washing machine you can just fill with the hose... Will also work with gravity fed filling the machine the regular way...
That’s so cool! Your clothes smell so fresh when they dry outside! Thanks for sharing this my friends!
We definitely love drying them that way.
Thanks Dominic!
WOW, YOU CONVINCED ME TO DITCH MY MACHINE! cleaner clothes, less stress on me and environment, healthy outdoor air and view. I think I need a vacation to come do your laundry LOL 🤣 GREAT video and love entertainment. Love and prayers
😆Now if we've convinced you to come down and help with laundry we're doing something right. 😂
Thanks Patti!
Love this idea! Washing clothes is like washing dishes, clean as you go and it’s not a chore :) I just wish I had a place to hang dry during our many rainy days here
That's one thing we don't have to worry about. We get a lot of sun and wind.
Thank you!
Jim you are always entertaining! Those little plastic washers are way too small and expensive for a just plastic, I can see the aggravation rather than agitation. 👍❤❤❤ great video you two!
Oh yeah, for sure. You can't fit much in them and they don't clean very well.
Thanks Jackie!
When I was up north I used wood stove and never needed a dryer and everything will get dry in an hour. But I love the smell of clothes that are dried outside.
Thank you! It definitely can't be beat.
Hilarious guys , loved it, my great grandma had a mangle (what you called a wringer) and what is called a dolly tub here in England. You could always leave the really dirty stuff overnight 😀 . Loving hearing the birds singing in the background for you both 😊 plus i made some castile liquid wash ... it was pretty good 😊
Thank you! We're looking at using a castille wash, but that would be cool to make some someday.
Great video. Editing was great as well as the information you 2 shared. That isn't a bad setup at all. Much better than just hand scrubbing using friction alone in a 5 gallon bucket. Not that I would know anything about that. Boy can little girls get filthy!
Lol! Thanks for that Patrice. I can only imagine how filthy the kiddos can get.😬
I enjoyed the re-enactments. That must have been a HEAVY laundry basket that you were lugging in. lol
But, I think that is an awesome setup! It would be a little tougher for us, because we're washing for 6. Then again, that looks like a great chore for the kids! Hmmm....
You have to sell it!😆👍
It would definitely be a difficult system for a large family. There might have to be a better solution for you.
My grandma had the scrub board. Then had the washer that had the crank squeezey thing on it.
We're bringing back the old ways.😃🙌
Pretty cool Jimmy 👍
Thanks Rick!
You two are amazing. I loved how you talked philosophically and spiritually about the simple life. Really beautiful. It was also a fascinating look into how things were done in the past. I have a wash board in my laundry room that used to be my grand mother's. I will see it with fresh eyes now. Might even use it for my hand-washing. Thank you for another wonderful video! 💖💕🌷🌳🍃XO
Awesome! I'm glad we could bring a fresh look to an old item. We did get a little deep about doing some laundry. 😆
Thanks Michele!
@@ourselfreliantlife Haha deep is my middle name lol. Have an awesome day 💖💕🌷🌳🍃XO
Whoah!.....the innuendo is was thick in this one! LOL
You guys should get a banjo and big jug to go with the washboard. You can make some "off grid" music too!
Excellent video, guys. You put a lot of work into this one and it shows. Very informative and great presentation. Love it!!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much Oppe! We appreciate the feedback.
I hadn't intended on that innuendo. I should really be more conscious of what I'm doing on camera.🤣🤣👍
Great message at the end on it being a lost art. That being said....someone needs to step far away from the laundry before he finds himself married to the plunger! HAHA ! Great video you two and great to see you again!
😆It does look pretty bad. I need to be more conscious of what I do on camera. 🤣🤣
Thanks you guys!
Super cool guys
Isn't a think wrong with that. I still wash some things by hand. Love the set up. I have to say though the commercial was my favorite part...lol 😁
Thanks Tammy! That was a fun scene.
Sometimes doing it by hand is the best way.
Amazing set up to
Thanks Giles!
Nice set up good job I have a washing board and wringer that was Mr R grandmothers .. I must say I like my washer but so hang clothes 👍✌️☮️❤️
Washers are definitely nice. We'll probably get one someday.
CAYGO for the win
Got to admit that a pretty ingenious system you guys have set up. Excited that we found your channel and looking forward to following along.
Awesome!! Thank you very much for checking us out. 🙏
Very nice set up! You guys are so entertaining as you go through your system... love it! I agree with all you’ve said & those totes make great bath tubs too! (A little experience with that here... 😉😁).
Now I need to get me a ringer... envy!!
😆Thank you! Sorry about the wringer envy. 😁👍
Lovely video🌸
Thank you!
omg what was in that laundry basket you were lugging around? Bricks? LOL!!! Jess not everyone looks as good as you waiting for laundry to be done! CAYG. LOL!!! I agree, I love line dried clothes!!!!
You have to sell it right!?😆👍
Do you guys have caygo set up at your shop?😁
Green Dream Project we do not. Stop by one day and give us your sales pitch😂
Really well done video. Enjoyed it a lot! 👍
😃Thank you!!🙏
Great video guys
Thanks James!
Great video my friends! Informative as well as entertaining and very well put together.
Thank you very much!
That PSA bit clean as you go was funny
Thanks for showing us how your doing it by hand. I see a washing machine coming soon Jess! LOL.. Have a great weekend you two.
Lol! You're right CB! We'll definitely get a machine at some point. Just when things get a bit more permanent. 😃
Thank you Sir!
Have you guys looked into the kits that you can build for bike attachments so you could literally exercise on your bike and wash the majority of your clothes just tumbling it in 1 of your blue 50 gallon drums