Any suggestions for doing laundry with the power out?
Any suggestions for doing laundry with the power out?
Last edited by sjj; 02-25-2017 at 08:13 PM.
I have read but have no experience.....Brown water from boiling acorns can be used for detergent as it is tannic acid.
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Good info. I remember reading a post that Wild Woman wrote about how much work doing laundry off grid really was. Something we probably don't think about too much since the majority of us just stuff it in the washer, add soap and push a button. I believe she said she used a regular plunger for her agitator. Of course there was building the fire and heating the water too. The wringer brings back memories of growing up and visiting my grand parents.
I'm green with envy about the wringer....I'm abusing my hands for that.
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Visiting your grandparents?! Yeah right. My mom had an electric ringer when I was a kid. You ever get your fingers caught in one those things? All the way to the armpit. There ain't no pullin' out.
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If you experience a long term power outage they'll stop laughing and be lining up.
Electric.....wow the rich people had it made, electric. We had a Hand crank, thingie, with three rollers, and you feed it back through the top roller as it was going through the bottom two rollers. Electric, bet you rich people only had three families on your "Partyline". Just think of the kids going what the hell is a partyline.......?????
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I ordered one of the hand crank washers from beprepared.com supposed to be pretty good I'll let ya know when I get it.
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Dial? That didn't come along until the mid 60s. Common battery for us. And yes, Sourdough, we only had three other families on our party line. One long and two shorts if I remember correctly. Been a looooong time.Originally Posted by Crash
We were so rich....how rich were you?.....we were so rich dad paid to have the railroad tracks moved so we'd be from the right side of the tracks.
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I sure hope you take the pine cones off before using it.
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Had to giggle at this, took me back to my childhood. I earned my pocket money by turning the handle on the wringer. I think it's a very sensible idea you've posted sjj.
Recession; A period when you go without something your Grandparents never heard of.
Put your sleeping bag through the wringer Does it have any loft left?!
Once I have enough extra cash, I might get a wringer too. But so far there's a string of other things more important that $200.- would buy...
I just use a regular rubber toilet plunger from the Dollar Store, works great and just set me back a couple of bucks. Also I have found that if you leave clothes to soak in cold soapy water for 24 hours, they come out pretty clean with a minimum of sloshing them around. Works best for items with a fairly loose weave like wool and fleece, not much use on dirty jeans.
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Great post. Another reason to be on this forum. Is an elementary thing, but frankly , I never gave it much thought. Thanks again
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Wow, I was just thinking about this. Thanks for doing some testing for me. The other day I saw a commercial for Tide were they drove some big truck around with a bunch of washing machines for people in disaster areas. The service was free. Here is the video I found on the website.
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Well, when I saw the commercial, the first thing I thought was, "It is not THAT hard to wash clothes without electricity". All these people are running around helpless because they can't wash their own dang clothes.
Anyways, before I say something bad, I will just say that I had to wash my clothes by hand in a bucket for at least the first 6 months in Iraq. I am guessing that a washboard makes it easier.
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This thread has made me think. A while ago there was a programme on TV called the Victorian Farm, covering the day to day working of said farm and the running of the house. In that a washing "Dolly was used. It looked a small (about 6") 3 legged stool on a handle the "legs" were about 10" long and it was used to agitate the clothes in a bucket.(the bucket is on the floor)
There's a picture of one here
http://pilgrim.ceredigion.gov.uk/ind...articleid=3195
Might be of use to the handypersons here. It looks pretty straightforward to make.
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