tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post1184344970191500717..comments2024-03-18T10:29:20.125-08:00Comments on TriloBoat Talk: Way Off-Grid LaundryDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-59748981725685458322014-12-31T10:25:53.008-09:002014-12-31T10:25:53.008-09:00Hi Shemaya,
I've heard bits and pieces about ...Hi Shemaya,<br /><br />I've heard bits and pieces about enzyme action. The laundry balls we used recommended a few, supplementary drops of grapefruit seed extract. But we've never tried it. Glad to hear it works!<br /><br />Baking soda, too, which is much easier to come by. Sounds pretty benign, environmentally, too, though I think you're right that it's best not dumped directly into water systems.<br /><br />Baking soda and vinegar are often traveling companions and is another on-board staple... searching 'vinegar laundry' returns a lot of interesting possibilities.<br /><br />So much to learn! 8)<br /><br />Dave ZDave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580987459140037495.post-24564987740576387732014-12-13T17:28:29.595-09:002014-12-13T17:28:29.595-09:00Hi Dave,
What a great invention, that bucket wash...Hi Dave,<br /><br />What a great invention, that bucket washing machine! The spinning part looks enormously entertaining – but the really revolutionary concept, to me, is the pressing the water out of the clothes by putting the solid bucket on top of the clothes and then sitting on it. Absolutely brilliant.<br /><br />You know, baking soda all by itself does quite well for washing clothes, so long as the wash water is warm or hot. It wouldn't be great to dump on fragile soil, but I don't generally worry about it going into water. I've been using baking soda, and no soap, for years, for all my clothes. We did use those gizmos with the ceramic beads for a number of years also, in combination with the baking soda. But I haven't really missed them since we stopped.<br /><br />The only other thing we've been doing is laundry enzymes for polyester undershirts, which in my boat time can get seriously smelly. For that we've been using one or another variety of health food store style laundry enzymes, which works really, really well as a presoak. Seems like those would not be so harsh on the environment either – no "soap" for one thing. Baking soda does alright on its own, even for those shirts, but together with the enzymes it's stellar.<br /><br />Thanks so much for writing this up – it's incredibly useful!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ShemayaShemayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630539433788687858noreply@blogger.com