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Having camped for weeks at a time with various amounts of kids I value the excuse of having to do the laundry as some time to myself! I load up and then relax and read my book without interruption - it's great!

Quote: Originally posted by rexgrant on 24/6/2008

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one of her pet hates is washing all the cloths when we unpack, so she washes and drys it on site so she only needs to iron it when we come home. It cannot be that expensive for my Val to use it, she detests wasting money. .

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Quote: Originally posted by quinnys on 23/6/2008

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Am I dirty? I don't worry about the washing I take it all back home!!!  Take enough clothes etc to last the time we are away and worry about the washing when I've finished my holiday.  I'm trying to have a break aswell as everyone else, so leave the chores to when you are back at home.

Quinnys

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I'm absolutely with you on this one! Laundry is work, and not what hoidays are for imo.  The only time I've ever done any laundry on holiday was last year when the outer part of our tent got filled with water overnight (now I know why they're called bathtub groundsheets lol) and lots of stuff got soaked.

Quote: Originally posted by Surfspud on 23/6/2008

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We took one of these on our last holiday and it was fab! A cycle takes 15 minutes and was i9deal for doing underwear and small items like T shirts that tend to get dirty. I also washed the T towels and hand towels that tend to get dirtiest.

You would need EHU but ideal for a quick wash at the beginning or end of each day.

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That is perilously close to literally taking a kitchen sink!

Quote: Originally posted by Gemma-lu on 24/6/2008

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the campsite we go to doesn't have a launderette so last year we found ourselves weraing our clothes into the shower and washing them with shower gel whilst wearing them!

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Pmsl! Do you then have to take them off to wash yourself, or do you get clean even though you have your clothes on?

And to think I felt sorry for the Big Brother housemates having to wear their pants in the bath!

Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 25/6/2008

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I'm absolutely with you on this one! Laundry is work, and not what hoidays are for imo.  ...

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Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 25/6/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by Gemma-lu on 24/6/2008

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the campsite we go to doesn't have a launderette so last year we found ourselves weraing our clothes into the shower and washing them with shower gel whilst wearing them!

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Pmsl! Do you then have to take them off to wash yourself, or do you get clean even though you have your clothes on?

And to think I felt sorry for the Big Brother housemates having to wear their pants in the bath!

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lmao! we did take them off to wash ourselves! it was just easier to wash the clothes while we where wearing them!

 

maybe camping should be the next set-up for big brother!  wonder how long they would last.......

Hello Hilary and myself don't launder our clothes. We use a system used when i was in the Navy so Here it is Good clothes Scruffs and B.B.Q clothes. good clothes in the evening last 2-3 nights with no smoking in Pubs Now. Scruffs Jeans and shorts wear for three days till they get to B.B.Q stage which what ever worn stink. So this in mind we take less clothes no washing and way home we wear the cleanest in the Dirty pile so no need to wash/dry and cuts down on holiday domestic time

Regards Dennis John

Another vote for the laundrette.

Throw it in and go back for it when the cycle is done.

Either chuck it in dryer or hang it out.

What is this ironing thing on some campsites though? Tis alien to me lol

In saying that, there have been a few occasions where someone has taken my stuff out the dryer and folded it and even one time (in Germany) where a woman had taken it out AND ironed it all (including socks lol).

Apparently she loves ironing. I hardly ever iron but was mightily impressed :)

Maybe I should go back to that campsite lol

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 25/6/2008

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That is perilously close to literally taking a kitchen sink!

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But we went for two weeks and were staying in a caravan.

hiya all,if i brought a washing machine home portable or not my oh would have a heart attack and the rotary drier well hed tell me were to shove it in the car lol.

i admit when we go for a week i make a trip to laudrette on site it costs 2.00 wash and 2.00 to dry so thats not to bad.

lindsey x

OK...you have me convinced, bad idea to wash out by hand...good idea to go to the laundry even at £4 per wash and about the same to dry!! (And that was last year!!!)

Maybe I should google service washes in Cornwall and see what comes up!

Mamee