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How to Clean Clothes While Traveling

by Matt John on 05/08/08 at 9:11 am

Most of us take clean clothes for granted until we travel. The following steps will help some of you launder clothes efficiently while on the road.

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  • Pick clothes for your trip that are easy to wash. Buy as many drip-dry garments as you can.
  • Buy a universal sink stopper and a mesh bag for laundry. Ten feet of string or a smell elastic bungee cord make a clothesline for drying.
  • Fill the sink with water and put in your clothes
  • Work up a lather using shampoo, bar soap or, in a pinch, laundry detergent, which requires more rising than the other two.
  • Wring out clothes. If there’s a dry, clean tower in your room, roll it up with your hard-to-dry wet stuff to expedite the drying process. Twist or sit on the clothes while they’re rolled.
  • Hang clothes near a vent, air-condition unit or windows, or in sunlight.
  • Put any un-dried clothes in your mesh bag when checking out. In dry, warm weather, you can keep this bag exposed to the air while travelling.
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adam

Aug 6th, 2008

good tips

aliana

Sep 26th, 2008

good tips

suzana

Oct 9th, 2008

may be i will use this tip in my next trip

John Smith

Nov 4th, 2008

Nice tips you have.. thanks for sharing with us.

Terri Moses

Nov 14th, 2008

Very good info! Thanks!

John

Jan 9th, 2009

Good tips!

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