Laundry while travelling - Portable drying rack?
Aug 11, 2015, 2:32 am
#31
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It also frees up the too tiny sink from laundry while it is soaking.
I bring this travel sink http://www.seatosummit.com/product/?...=0&o2=0&o3=193
I like that it has a large opening for faster air drying. It is also shallow and wide enough for an impromptu foot soak with a wet towel.Some alternatives are 2 gallon ziplock, dry bag, or scrubba dry bag washing gadget hybrid. Scrubba is also making a backpack https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/s...daypack#/story
Ultrasil travel sink = 1.7 oz. Scrubba = 5 oz.
Aug 15, 2015, 5:42 am
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I love the braided rubber tubing clothesline I have - it has a loop at each end. It isn't, but looks a lot like, the Steves clothesline here:
. I've had it for years (it's basically braided surgical rubber tubing). You don't need clothespins because you can catch a bit of the fabric inside the braid, and it's very light and takes up little space.
Re fast-drying underwear: I'd say to forget the synthetic high-performance stuff (which tends to start to smell rapidly). Go for silk, the original high-performance fabric: feels wonderful, dries fast, comfortable in all sorts of temperatures. www.wintersilks.com has a fine selection.
wg
Re fast-drying underwear: I'd say to forget the synthetic high-performance stuff (which tends to start to smell rapidly). Go for silk, the original high-performance fabric: feels wonderful, dries fast, comfortable in all sorts of temperatures. www.wintersilks.com has a fine selection.
wg
Aug 20, 2015, 9:00 pm
#33
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Location: In a hotel somewhere trying to repack everything I brought (and bought) in to a carry-on smaller than my last one.
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Depending on the type of clothes you bring, you might need a
, hanging clips or even a sweater dryer. I used to have a compact folding one that somehow got lost in a move. I replaced it with one of those
that is much lighter. The only problem might be that certain security agents are a bit special and can't figure out how to collapse it after they've popped it out of the suitcase for inspection. 
and then the inanimate object suddenly becomes "threatening"
and then the inanimate object suddenly becomes "threatening"
Last edited by tcl; Aug 20, 2015 at 9:01 pm Reason: clarification
Aug 30, 2015, 10:14 am
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I've found that the gizmos handed out a meetings that clip to your meeting badge are very handy (And light weight) for hanging laundry yo dry in hotel rooms. I loop the cloth string thingee over the shower rail or towel rank, thread it through itself and use the clip to hold socks or whatever needs to dry. I keep 4 of these things in my travel kit.
Sep 1, 2015, 7:14 am
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http://www.rei.com/product/804639/rei-clothesline
Just get one of these.
Where are you traveling? Many mid-range US hotels have washers/dryers. La Quinta very often has them. So do Motel 6, but I doubt you want to go that direction.
Just get one of these.
Where are you traveling? Many mid-range US hotels have washers/dryers. La Quinta very often has them. So do Motel 6, but I doubt you want to go that direction.
nite-ize-figure-9-rope-tightener-single-small
They have another variant with cord included:
figure-9-carabiner-rope-tightener-with-3.5mm-cord-package-of-2
Sep 1, 2015, 11:35 am
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Sep 2, 2015, 8:25 pm
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Beyond my technical abilities.
I had a similar one but just made my own using NiteIze from REI. The figure 9 and some 3.5 mm cord, doubled up, works pretty well. I use about 16 feet of cord for up to an 8-foot line. These things are a but more complicated but once you figure them out they have tons of other uses.
nite-ize-figure-9-rope-tightener-single-small
They have another variant with cord included:
figure-9-carabiner-rope-tightener-with-3.5mm-cord-package-of-2
nite-ize-figure-9-rope-tightener-single-small
They have another variant with cord included:
figure-9-carabiner-rope-tightener-with-3.5mm-cord-package-of-2
Aug 17, 2016, 1:03 pm
#38
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I'm trying to find compact drying rack to get it with me when Im travelling. But I couldn't find that one. Have you ever saw that one? I meen it should be much smaller than items selling on AMZ... What is your thoughts? Is it good idea to get such item?
Aug 18, 2016, 2:46 pm
#39
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someone should make a drying rack that collapses/breaks down into small
might be possible to take a normal one and turn it into pieces
very interesting thread, great replies, maybe drying rack will get posted in future
might be possible to take a normal one and turn it into pieces
very interesting thread, great replies, maybe drying rack will get posted in future
Aug 18, 2016, 3:25 pm
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You absolutely could break down at least one of the metal ones, though (from Amazon Basics). All that's holding it together is a bunch of Philips head screws.
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Aug 19, 2016, 5:55 pm
#41
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Folding clothes hangers
I do sink laundry and blot most of the water with a towel. Then I use plastic folding hangers (very cheap, $4.52 at the moment, and easy to tuck into a suitcase) to air dry. Amazon had them; just search for folding travel clothes hangers. Mine came in a pack of four in pink, blue, green, and yellow, "Kloud City".
Aug 20, 2016, 4:50 am
#42
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For extended trips:
1. I bring mostly quick-dry clothing when possible
2. I'll wash with a Scrubba wash bag
3. Dry with towels as others mentioned
4. Hang overnight
Admittedly, I slowly accumulated the specialized travel wardrobe to do this over a few years. I'm not sure I would have invested in all the gear right off the bat for a single trip.
1. I bring mostly quick-dry clothing when possible
2. I'll wash with a Scrubba wash bag
3. Dry with towels as others mentioned
4. Hang overnight
Admittedly, I slowly accumulated the specialized travel wardrobe to do this over a few years. I'm not sure I would have invested in all the gear right off the bat for a single trip.
Aug 21, 2016, 9:24 am
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One thing I acquired that I now love for doing sink laundry on the road: I received one of those super-absorbent hair towels as a gift from my blow-out place. It's medium sized (meant to wrap around your head, obviously) and truly super absorbent. I use it now after washing things in the sink. I wring them out carefully to squeeze out all the excess water. Then, I place them (one or two at time, depending on size) in the towel, and really do a squeeze, usually over the tub (just in case). By the time this is done, things like my underwear are close to dry.
Aug 21, 2016, 10:42 am
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My experience is that if you ball things up small enough to get them into a sink, they get very wrinkled. And then rolling them up in a towel to get most of the water out just makes it worse. So even if you leave it hanging overnight, it's clean & maybe dry, but it's a wrinkled mess. So you end up having to iron everything.
Compare that to doing a load of laundry in an actual washer dryer, where things come out relatively wrinkle free (as long as you fold them quickly).
Maybe handy for undergarments/socks, but I don't think those items are so bulky that people only pack 2 pairs for a multi week trip.
Compare that to doing a load of laundry in an actual washer dryer, where things come out relatively wrinkle free (as long as you fold them quickly).
Maybe handy for undergarments/socks, but I don't think those items are so bulky that people only pack 2 pairs for a multi week trip.
Aug 21, 2016, 10:55 am
#45
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I've picked up lots of good ideas on Doug Dyment's site, though I doubt he's news to readers of this board.
On laundry, specifically:
http://www.onebag.com/packing-list-laundry.html
On laundry, specifically:
http://www.onebag.com/packing-list-laundry.html