Really good job washing, March 21, 2012

this is the same product as: ...A little bit less expensive to buy it from this outside source, but it took a bit of time for them to process my order--so just be aware that the above listing may be a faster way to get this item if you are in a hurry.The Mobile Washer itself is a pretty amazing little contraption. Except for the loose handle issue (other reviewers used glue to solve this problem--I probably will do the same) it is really a great product. I was amazed at how much dirt came out of my clothes. I washed them in a 10 gal plastic tub. The rinsing was a bit more of a pain than I anticipated, but that is not the fault of this item. If you plan to wash clothes by hand I can't imagine too many better ways of doing that. I will say that you really do need some kind of way to ring out clothes, tho. Doing it by hand just really did not get enough water out.

I read one review that said shipping was on the slow side ...WHAT??? Not from my experience......it was here in well under a week....delivered by FedEx on a SATURDAY at that. I immediately went to the basement to see if we had any 5 gallon buckets left over from pool supplies, and voila!! I was in business!!!! I cleaned it out, and immediately put in to use. It took me two loads (which would maybe be about 2/3 of one large load had I used my washer.) I was amazed at how dirty the water was. I think I may have used too much soap in my first load. The 2nd, I cut it in half, and my wash came out just as clean, but was easier to rinse. So, I guess there is a learning curve. I am very pleased with my purchase. Not only will I use it for camping, but I will also be using it for my everyday laundry. My front loader LG Washing machine takes over an hour for each load. I can do a load with the Mobile Washer from Emergency Essentials in about 10 minutes. Wringing isn't much fun...

I've been using a plunger and a bucket to wash my clothes for years. But they ain't making plungers like they used to. The last one I bought, the rubber tore apart after just a few washes. I didn't want to buy another crappy one locally so I went online and I was quite surprised to find an entire community of people using plungers and buckets to wash their clothes and that, people have been doing it for quite some time with the older metal versions being sold as antiques now. I heard about the "Magic Washer" over at Youtube and found it at Amazon. It is made of a very durable plastic. The stick has a metal tip that screws into a 3 piece assembly and it is nice and long so I don't have to bend when plunging. The base of the washer is wider than a regular plunger so it almost reaches the sides of the bucket which makes for more efficient result for my plunging efforts. I use a large potato salad bucket I got over at Burger King and, as a nice addition, I just picked up a basket...