The Lavario Portable Clothes Washer - Off Grid Laundry
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After a hurricane, I was without water for 1 month. Without electricity for 2 months, so I had water but couldn't use my washing machine. I loaded my bathtub with A LOT of clothes and let it sit for 20 minutes. After that, I stomped it with my feet for about 10 minutes. It was kind of fun. Same for rinse. The result was fantastic and the clothes were very clean. Just make sure that you always be grabbing somewhere for safety.
My brother and I use to stomp clothes for my mom when we were little. 😁
got any handy advice to give for someone thinking of switching over to foot-powered laundry?
@@Crosshill Maybe you can use rain boots to protect your feet from the detergents and it also helps to detach the dirt as if you were using a washingboard.
@@nemaro100 i feel like i'd be too clumsy in rainboots, but we're hoping to find something gentle enough for the feet
@@Crosshill That foot powered model is terrible. Push too hard or too fast and you will break the plastic gears. Plus the amount of pressure that's needed and the repetition required.
If you want foot powered, then jimmy-rig a bicycle to a wonder wash.
I have been looking into this one.. I'm not off grid but I need to find an way to save money on laundry. I have to use the expensive laundry machines at my apartment building and i'm going broke!! Thank you for this awesome video!!
So sad I can't talk to you about my excitement to be living in a cramped fifth wheel with our babies.. and that this video I watched when it first came out helped me to figure out a quick and easy way to do laundry in here. May God continue to bless your husband and those boys, always.
That is so neat....my wife would love to have this....she is disabled with Parkinson’s and hip and back issues....thank you for sharing
I also just learned that this is 100% made in the USA! Planning to buy one soon
I have a panda B 465 washer / spinner. Holds 11 lb of laundry has a 15 minute timer but I usually use only 10 minutes I can do 4 loads in an hour... When they come out of the spinner they are so dry that even jeans dry in 10 minutes on the line... if you have a large solar Bank you can use this or I just use a small generator.. it's amazing how well this thing works especially a little boys clothes
sharon Gypsy dove We love our Panda washer. We have a family of 8 and it makes life so much easier.
Oh my my It's the washer. It's the darling shoes. M
Thank you so much for trying this out I’m definitely going to buy one!!
I just saw this product advertised yesterday so it’s really nice to see an honest review the very next day. Great review from a beautiful lady. You’re a very lucky guy. Keep up the good work guys wishing y’all the best.
Wow, thanks for your honest and insightful review. Thinking to get this only to do small loads in between bigger washes. I appreciated your explanations and assessment of effort versus practicality as well as your "insider" tips and tricks. You did a much better job showing how the product is used than what I saw on the website. Thanks again.
Wow, this looks so much easier than the hand held one. I have the same one that looks like a plunger, and boy oh boy is it work. This one would make a big difference in manual washing. I'd love to give it a try!!
Yeah, Jaimie loved it. A lot easier than the plunger.
This is just what I have been looking for. I am almost 76 yrs and have back issues. I live off grid & am single. So I will look to see If I can afford to buy one. I live in the High Desert in Calif.
I am one of your Patrons but I do still love seeing you back on UA-cam!
Thank you Jamie for your honest opinion...I have the wonder wash, but I'm willing to give this a try!
I also am considering this. I too have the wonder wash (for about 7 years now). I just hope I can afford it! I'm disabled and living alone on SSI as my only income.
Very inspiring that you all have come so self reliant and teaching others to become more self-reliant! Thanks and great video!
Hey guys! Just watched your video and think it was a great review and left no questions to be answered. Thanks!
this looks awesome, i hope to be able to afford one soon. We are just starting out in the off grid life style. We're very excited, but i'm not a spring chicken any longer and this would help me tremendously. Thanks for the video.
Love that you guys are posting again .I thought this video was great😁
It's so nice to see a good review! That machine would have been great to have when our washing machine stopped working (right after our stove and our refrigerator stopped working). I'll have to look into this product. Thank you!
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Wow. Sounds like you've been through the wringer. Now seriously, that was my first thought, then I realized it sounded like a pun, or I'm making fun of your misfortune, but I'm not. I hope things are getting better for you now, though!
Way back when Jamie did this review I bought the Lavario. I'm in a small college town, not off grid, but we have hurricanes, tornadoes, etc., in Mississippi and I thought it would be a good idea just in case. It washes most clothes (I don't do large or heavy items) and I dye fabric which means I have to wash frequently. and I wanted to cut down water usage. It's awesome! And I don't wait for hurricanes to use it. I did buy extra stopper things and I would suggest that everyone do that.
Couple videos in a couple days, I hope you aren't just getting my hopes up. I loved watching all of your videos and still rewatch alot of them for references on things. Keep doing great videos and I hope everything is going well for you and your family.
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Buying this! Thanks for the review!
I don't know if you ended up using the Lavario, but I will add my comments for how I use mine. We also live off grid and first I used a Washing Wand in a large tub in my bath tub. But, like you, the wringing of the clothes was a physical challenge for my back. So my next investment was in The Laundry Alternative Inc. Mega clothes spinner (it does require electricity but it is minimal, and removes up to 95% of the water!). The Washing Wand eventually was too taxing and my search brought me to the Lavario. Paired with my clothes spinner in the bath tub, this has proven to be a workable system. After washing a load, I put the soapy clothes through the spinner which removes some soap as well as water. I may do several loads before changing the wash water in the Lavario - so I do all the washing first, putting each load through the spinner, ending with a basket of washed, unrinsed laundry. I empty the Lavario and refill for rinsing. I had been using the basket for this, reversing through my washed loads. Now, I just take all the washed clothes and put them in the Lavario tub and swish them with my hands to rinse. To finish, I use the spinner again. Then, I use drying racks or outside lines. Jeans and sweatshirts are the challenge. I can get two adult pairs of jeans and one adult sweatshirt in the Lavario basket. But the water weight is a physical challenge for me, so often I can only do one or two baskets one day and then not another for several days, meaning I am always behind with the dark loads. Sometimes we do make use of the laundromat. You can do sheets and towels in both the Lavario and spinner. You just have to portion your loads. Hope this helps.
The spinner I use has been replaced by this model: www.amazon.com/dp/B07X3MWR3V/ref=dp_cerb_2
Just brought one with the coupon you provided. Total cost with shipping .thank you can't wait to get it.
wow! good to see you all back and miss you all a lot on you tube. hope you will do more video here. thank you
Love the turkey in the background!! you can hear him throughout the video!😊🦃
i love this review, im sold
That's pretty nifty! I hope your back feels better soon, Jamie! I injured mine last year digging in the garden and I could barely sleep, much less do a lot of the work around the homestead. After a couple months of agony I went to a reputable chiropractor and it is now stronger than it has been in years. I know not everyone believes it works, but it did for me. 😊 Thanks for sharing your review!
Try castor oil with essencial oils like Frankinsence and clove. That is what I did and it help me alot with my back problems.
We bought this wash also . I shared this video on facebook. Because u guys gave good review
It might work better to pull the basket out and hang it to drain a bit than pushing with the basket
Hi my name is Flavia Oliver me and my husband we just moved from Florida to Tennessee to our new tiny house 8x20 the we won last year. And by watching your videos you guys was my inspiration to have a off-grid laundry so my husband bought everything that I needed But now with the winter come I have to do the laundry on my kitchen sink. Thank you very much for being a such inspiration I really enjoy watch your video. Made the Lord bless you guys.
Yeah, this will really help in the winter. Be sure to use the coupon code AAH20 to save $20 if you buy one.
Thank you
I know this video is a few years old but wanted to say that I purchased a janitor bucket with squeeze panel for yarn mops. I use the squeeze device to wring out my clothes. Works great!
That is my system also. I use a new plunger to agitate.
Thank you for making this video.
I saw this product as I think a sponcer or something like that 2 days ago and have neen wonderimg about it.
I have been looking for an off grid washer. Currently I use some sort of container ( often veries) I dunk the clothes up and down with my hands several times hand wring anything that doesn't need to be wrinkle free. If something needs to be wrinkle free after rinsing I do not wring I just hang it drippeng. This helps with less to no wrinkles. I do not have an off grid iron yet.
I just received mine a few days ago, and I thought it did an excellent job for small articles of clothing, but I definitely agree with the step of using the basket to squeeze water out of the clothes is useless. I wish they made a version that was three this size for people who want to wash blankets, and comforters, because some of us of course cannot afford household appliances that are hundreds of dollars, and we don't have access to a local laundromat like some other people do. I'm actually going to write the company and request for them to start doing that. I will pay them $250 for one twice the size of their current model. I personally feel like this item is overpriced, because even though it is probably going to last forever, it's a simple piece of plastic after all. I mean, how much is plastic worth these days? That's just the way I look at things. Lol. I wish it were like $40, but our economy is really bad, and inflation will just keep going up, unfortunately.
Thanks so much for awesome review, I really enjoyed it! God bless you and your family. 🙏☺️
I agree and I wish there was a bigger version. I also agree about your comments about plastic. But the cost of everything is going up and they are passing down those costs to us.
@@Anamericanhomestead Indeed, they certainly are passing those same prices down to us. I can remember back in the '80s whenever items like this were maybe $25.
Thanks for your comment. I hope you have an awesome day. 🌞
Two ways to dry are by spining at 1000 rpms or wringing it out. This has neither,
I would think they would solve that with a mini wringer. To spin something that fast would require foot pedals and a transmission like an 21 speed stationary bike. I'm sure it could be built.
My front loading LG went out on me. The bearings are not only expensive but hard to get out. I didn't know that these washer have a 10-15 year life expectancy. The parts are 10 times higher than you would expect. A 1.5 inch rubber seal is $30 dollars. The bearings require two at $80. The parts could cost $500 and labor just as much or twice. But I hate throwing out all the stainless.
I was glad to see this video of this today. Lol, I am 4 years late on watching it but it seems easier than I thought it would be. I am 70, a widow, and have very little laundry now and am limited physically on what I can do but I will have to reconsider this as I have been doing mine with the plunger-type gizmo.
We moved to a farm in CO about 4 months ago; to live in our shed to home off grid, homestead. You have been an inspiration to our family, we love the kitchen water pump! I bought a blue and wooden handle Mobile washer! We love it, but it is a lot of work, my husband does it more than me, due to my back... I want to be able to do it more while he is at work... And have less splashing... ( should make a video!). We hand ring ours and rinse and repeat... Hang dry after... Thank goodness for CO sunshine! Winter is on it's way, and am looking for a new washer... I will now have to check this one out... I like the height better for sure... And the motion looks easier... And the amount it holds...Thanks for the review! Still considering building one of those huge barrel spin washers and ringers... DIY... 😉 But not yet... Family of five, lots of spinners, lol!
The price is now $139. I live in an apt where there is no outlet for your own washer or dryer. So I have to pay to do my laundry.
Indeed, it is currently standing at $139, friend. ;). Did you ever end up getting one? I noticed your comment is 8 months old, so I was just inquiring. 😁 I bought one, because I have great difficulty doing laundry in my garage where there is no space, and I only use my electric appliances whenever I have to for large items. This system will wash anything as large as a queen-sized bed sheet, and I even use fabric softener with mine, then rinse it out to make my clothes softer.
Do I think it's worth the price? No, I think it's definitely overpriced, because it is not sufficient in squeezing water from washed clothes. I expected a little more out of it as did the reviewer for the video. But, if you want the best manual washing machine on the market, you can't go wrong. Good day, friend. ❤️
I'm glad to see you all back here, I was having too many problems with steemit that I just gave up on it. Oh I also found y'all on "the homestead channel" on roku.
I got rid of every comforter I had and every big, bulky towel because of an off grid situation. I have learned that I can dry off just as easily with a hand towel. Quilts and blankets are much easier. I love my three 5 gallon bucket method with a breathing mobile washer. I built an outdoor wash stand for it. It is amazing and no hand wringing involved. I have a bad back too. It is a good workout for me and my children. If they want clean clothes they will help.
Great video, I just purchased one after watching your video, this should do what I need it to do. Thank you
Two great video's in 2 days. Sweet. Hope your back gets better.
Very good review and demonstration. Thank you. Rather than all that wringing, it seems that it would be easier not to wring, but to rinse twice, and drip dry. Just my take on it all. Drip dry does take about twice as long to dry, I found. But if they go up in the morning, they should be done by dusk.
Great product. We just had a hand pump put on our well because of the hurricanes around here! This would be awesome!
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I really miss you guys! Glad to see some activity on this channel 👍
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I have a friend named Ed. He choses to be homeless. This would be a Great item for him. I will let him know!
homeless, where would he store it?
@@sandy-rr1by a friend help could help him
@rodrigo Alvarez why would the friend not just let him use their washer?
@@ashleyma2965 exactly hah
@@ainasri4412 hahahahahhahahhaha
This is a really great review this is very thorough looks like a great little unit
Good job! Thank you for a great review!
I really liked your thoughts on this manual washing device. I have a washer and dryer but want something to save on water bill and if I ever have an apartment with no hookup I don’t want to have to use a laundry mat. I am an elderly lady and concerned if you don’t have the strength to wring clothes out well by hand. I do have a salad spinner and tried it with underwear and it did well. I suppose if in an apartment you could get as much water as possible and hang it over your bathtub or in a shower. It maybe takes 24 hrs. to dry in bathroom...I have done it with Cotten outfit and gym clothes. This veteran thinks it really will be a necessity in the future.
Hey I have a Lavario and its great. I did buy the Laundry Alternative Nina spin dryer and I have to tell you it does in fact really take a huge amount of water out and leaves the clothes to where they dry in maybe 1 to 2 hours tops. Kid you not. Just thought you might like to know. The watts on the spinner are low, 136 which is why I chose this item and it has good reviews. Just one thing it needs to be done outside bc you will get some leaking IF you put too much in which I tend to do. LOL Since I am on solar this is a must have.
Also it holds as much as the Lavario. I tend to do it in loads and I do use it between washing and rinsing so that is a bonus.
Cheapest way is just a regular bucket in bathtub. Stomp laundry like grapes. 5 min in warm sudsy water. Rinse stomp 1 min. Fabric softener stomp 1 min. It's also giving you leg exercise in the process.
We use a washer with electric spinner. The clothes come out nearly dry. The wattage is low enough to run on solar, though I run the generator for it.
I have one of the spin dryers you talked about and would be lost without it. It gets a lot of the water out especially towels. Only thing is it only holds about 12 pounds of clothes but it works for me as I am single and don't have anywhere outside to hang a line to dry so have a drying rack. My washer is very small only holds 9 pounds of clothes.
Draining should be easy with a nearby tree. Loop a rope over long branch,tie around handle then twist. As it untwist itself naturally it will "spin -dry". Hoping to get one soon.
I Love it Already And I Need One Right Now Guys!!!
I have a sturdy plastic tall laundry basket ... I'm going to find a tall solid can/basket that I can just do the same up and down motion with and that way I'll get a lot more clothes washed at once! Thanks so much for the review ... I'd buy it but would rather put that much money into food storage but you've given me knowledge to work with to make my own cheaper / bigger version!
Amen
Good video with your explanation clear. I disagree with you on the spin dryer . They make a huge difference to me and clothes dry so quickly when spun dry before hanging that is is worth it for me. I have also solar powered the small washer /spin dryer units and I like those . We are all different. I did like the simplicity of this machine the press water out after washing totally agree with you seems pointless. Enjoy your videos and reviews thanks so much
Now I want one!!!
I like this manual washer. It can wash a lot more and it seems easy to use.
Here for you. My Wife wants one of those now. God Bless
You guys should buy a cheap old washing machine and plug it into your generator...easy peasy! :)
This would be awesome for camping
This device it's great. I would love to get one.
I ordered one, I have been looking for something incase the grid would go down and this is the best I have seen. Thanks.
I hope you used our coupon code. AAH20 for $20 off your purchase.
I sure did! Thanks
great video thanks so much
Thank you for your honest review. I am very interested in purchasing the Lavario Portable clothes Washer for my RV. Unfortunately, the company is not selling this product again until Mid-2024. I do hope they enhance the wringing ability of this product when they do start producing this portable clothes washer again. I am counting the months until the Lavario washer is available again.
I like this product.
Fits a good amount of clothes with little effort.
Cool video a
I live off grid and have a small 6kg chinese made twin tub. Washes well and spins them practically dry.
It uses so little power I can run it off my batteries via a cheap 1000w (500w with pretensions 😊) inverter.
I am not ideologically against a little convenience...especially as I hat laundry!
Jamie, I think the old fashioned design washers used in the early 1900s are completely awesome. Sure human power is great ... until you get a back injury. I broke my back in 2004 and it's had a profound impact on what I can do. So what if we went back to those early designed washers using modern engineering and drive the washer (and ringer) with a high efficiency electric motor using alternatively derived electricity.
Thomas A. Edison said "There's a better way to do it, find it."
High efficiency electric motors use little power and can easily do one operation and then another or even using different motors depending on the power needed to get a job done. Moving many pounds of water and clothes takes a big motor, but ringing out clothes a much smaller motor. Just some thoughts I'm having as I face my 1st year of homesteading next year ... I want clean clothes, but working smarter not harder is my goal.
Your thoughts please.
Love the washer!
Great review, thanks
I would really love to have one. I live in a low income housing apartment, and washing machines here in their Laundromat is always breaking g down or tampered with, even have money stolen from machines, and when that happens they shut down for about a week or two. Is this product affordable?
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Thanks so much for the review!! I too always have issues with the capacity of washers. If you guys find a washer with a bigger capacity please let us know!!
At this current time there isn't one with a larger capacity that is a manual washer. Not one that works as efficiently as this one does anyway. I've looked everywhere from one, so I don't think there is one larger than this one. 🤷♀️ I'm going to personally write the company, and ask him if they can start producing some that are three times the size, because I know people will buy them. Honestly, I'm sought they don't make one three times this size, considering how easy it is to use, and how much money they would make off of that. They have to consider people who live off grid, or people who just can't find another way to do laundry, and those people need to do large articles like blankets and sheets. Just saying. 🤷♀️
You would think they would have the same item three times the size, for around $200, but for some odd reason they don't. No idea why 🤷♀️. It's probably greed that is pushing them to only keep this certain size.
This looks much better than my squared plastic kitty litter buckets with a dedicated plunger. But I will stick with with my seven inch high plastic (vegetable) crates and the othet standard milk(?)sized crate I use to help out drain my heavier items like bath towels and sweatshirts in the tub. The seven inch sits under my bathtub faucet to help rinse and usually I have a load of clothes to either presoak or finish washing. The larger crate I sit above the two kitty buckets and start the draining of rinsed clothes of a heavier item. The extra water goes into the kitty buckets to be reused again and also there is something else to wash in the tub. My Spinner does sometimes rock making a watery mess, but after the suggested 3-5 minutes, my clothes are nearly all dry. Excellent for thick winter socks, bath towels and sweatshirts! My arthritic hands not doing well lately with the handwringing. So, the purchase of a Spinner about six months ago ends up not using a lot of electricity and my hands are saved from almost all of the wronging. With tshirts and socks, I hand wring only once over the crate and this about once only first wringing is all I do of that task now...the water from the Spinner I reuse either as rinse water or pour in a bucket getting ready for either a presoak or wash. Since I live in an apartment and my bathroom well ventilated, I hang my clothes on plastic hangers. I use wooden laundry clips to keep things like socks from falling off especially if the higher sunny bathroom window is open and breezy air. Since my shoulders are narrow, I clip my ladies tshirts up towards the hook because I do not want the collar to stretch. Yes, the.more one wants to save on laundry costs, the more constant physical work and time and labour needs to be invested...am ready to let go of this daily time consuming tasks as I want to focus more on volunteering and my crocheting. Next on the list is a $325 Panda 110W hookup portable dryer from Walmart. Want my bathroom back since I live in an apartment. Lol? The venting system I have figured out. But I do not think my apt can handle the start off and hottest first few minutes of 1800W wattage so I will be marking it to where I start it about a 1500W mark. A bit of heat in.my apt will be welcomed in the winter. And the eco air dry should help pull out air in the often 90-100F summer days. Pull the summer hot air through, dry my clothes and send the hot air back outside. Hoping more useful than usint three larger portable fans on maximum speed on those days. A portable wash machine I am still undecided as I plan to move in a few years. But your review on the Lavario has encouraged me to purchase one. Once I do get moved, I hope to have the hookups for an Electolux 527 which is my dream wash machine based on performance reviews, best offered warranty and excellent on electricity and water usage. And, happily it will do my comforters.
I have been using the breathing mobile washer for 4 years....I hear you;)
6 people...takes awhile!
We're off grid with six kids.. Looked at all the laundry options any my sink and occasional trips to town seem to be the best.. But this maybe worth looking into..
remember when you twisted on a swing as a kid and it would turn the person in a circle. take a 2 swivel clip attach to both end of rope, string through the handled hang it on on a beam or tree limb or door opening with hanging pot fixture or then twisted the basket til its tight. let it spin out the clothes while your filling bucket with rinse water . i have used a 5 gallon bucket with drilled holes in it put it in a round black 20 gallon trash can from the dollar general put a plastic spickette to drain. same concept . then i clipped the bucket to the rope and let it do its thing . you can use a retractable clip cable and it will pull the basket/ bucket/ tub thing and it wont hurt your back.
The little Spinners that come with small electric washers don't hold very much clothes you're right about that but they actually do spin out a lot of water and if you tried to use one I bet you would agree with me but they do tend to add wrinkles to your clothes but if you really do want your clothes almost dry but not completely dry a little electric spinner actually does take out a ton of water you would be surprised honestly!
I love using the Nina spin dryer
Wrings out the water in 30 seconds!
I would put it up on a stand or a bench or maybe concrete blocks to make it higher!! So that my back won't hurt!!
Thank you!...two downloads in two days....we all really hope to see more.....
William M. Agreed!!!
You mean uploads.
Has anyone thought about using those new mopping buckets with the peddle to use for the drawing system
Awesome I want one☺️, this is Veronica.
What a beautiful couple both of you are. And thank you for the honest review. I am trying to figure out if this maunual washing devise is worth the 170 dollars they are asking for but it sems to me that if the grid goes down...it will be worth it to have a manual way to get clean underwear. Thanks again
I like this good when ice storms hit and ele. goes down.
Question? Could you hook up a hose to the drain, so you could use it for watering things? Also if they would put a step in it to make it spin like the mop that would be great.
What a great idea! I was thinking of something like that but couldn't think of how and you are right, the mop bucket idea would be great
Thank you!
Looks really easy !
Cool!!
I have a salad spinner dryer, foot pedal powered, it works amazing. You can get a big one that holds your clothes.
What spin dryer do you have? I've been looking but worry about the plastic gears of pedal/spinner.
I have been looking at this and looking for a real review. I do a tub and walk on the clothes, it hurts my feet after a couple loads and the clothes don’t seem clean enough to me. How well did this rinse?
A good review. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that off grid washing is not going to be effortless. Also, when considering the cost to purchase vs the improvement on overall effectiveness, I am not impressed.
Thank you. Will it do a queen sized sheet?
Great video
Would be great for us now that Hurricane Florence is heading our way!!
Your review of this product is best and use good amount of soap to clean clothes.
Really good review. God bless...
Very cool off grid washer
I may have to purchase since I am a full time traveler. I am thinking this is one heck of a workout for those bat wings. For some of us. 😁
Is there like a press roller to help drain the water from clothes?
It looks awesome I would like to have one look better than my stuff
I'd take one of those I live in a rv and can't have a washer in my rv. I do wash cloths by hand and it's really difficult to do. I totally understand the back issues. If you still have that extra washer I'd be glad to accept it.