Ordered the 8l size bag based on your recommendation and video in November and I carry it on all my travels. It works as advertised and I can now take 30% less clothes as I can wash quick dry items overnight. Thanks for the reviews and your content.
I use the sink in the hotel room (which is washed every day by the maid) if the drain plug works. If it doesn’t hold water I use my gallon ziploc bag. I use their soap/shampoo/body wash, and I also have a small piece of laundry soap just in case. Sometimes I use the bath mat instead of a towel to roll up the wet clothes. Often I just wring out and hang up on a hanger in the closet and put a towel underneath to catch any drips. I also carry 4-6 clothes pins with hooks for hanging on shower curtain rod. Doing a bit of hand laundry every day is certainly key to packing light.
I know many people do, but I personally don't feel comfortable using the sink even if it is cleaned. For me its worth the extra piece of mind to carry this ultra lightweight dry bag and use that. A ziploc is also great, but again for me not quite the same level of durability or piece of mind for long lasting. But everyone can choose their own ways to do things and some people have more relaxed feelings about things which I totally accept and respect.
For those in areas with hard water, i'd suggest using detergent instead of soap as soap binds with minerals, leaving white particles behind. Loved bronner soaps (liquid and solid) but now i'm using soak wash (any mild detergent for hand washing will work). Plus, you can also use it on body instead of shampoo.
I've used both sink washing and dry-bag washing (with this same bag). The dry-bag is much easier and you don't need to worry about sink stoppers. Great video!
I have been using the dry bag method when I'm walking the Camino de Santiago. I like to use laundry detergent sheets - being dry, they are more easily transportable, and they get your clothes clean without making a lot of suds, so it's easier to rinse your clothes. I only need half a sheet for each "load" of laundry.
Yeah pretty much how I do it. I use a Sea 2 Summit dry bag. From experience, that portable travel towel you are using to expedite the drying process will start to stink like hell after a few days use (can’t remember the brand but I used to have one - they are useless at removing moisture from clothes and poor as a personal towel). I use the thick cotton towel/s that the hotel provides in your room to dry yourself, to dry my clothes, I even use the bath mat and hand towel as well. I roll (tightly) my washed clothing, leave it for a minute or so, then walk up & down the “rolled sausage”, then hang it up using the methods in your vid. This rolled towel process will remove 95% of the moisture from the clothing, and I’ve never had an issue with something not drying overnight. You can wash a pair of Outlier Slim Ds using this method, un-roll them from the towel, put them on, and by the time you walk out the front door of your hotel they will be bone dry 😉 Ditch that portable travel towel you used in the video and get yourself a chamois towel. I used a Speedo swim company one for years to dry myself, but it eventually wore out. They stopped making their “large” sized one or had to look for another. Found a suitable one that was designed to dry your dog when at the beach 😀. Best travel towel ever - “Dogg swim towel” @ Pet Warehouse
Interesting thanks for the tips. I usually use a thick hotel cotton towel to dry the clothes, using my microfibre one was just a suggestion. I've never had the 'smelling' issues with my microfibre towels, I've only really tried Sea to Summits towels and all the various types and really havent had the smelly problems others seem to. I recently reviewed and love the Outlier Linen towel, its another great option and doesnt smell. Although the large size I have it a little bulky
Personally, I like using a scrubba. Not so much because of the internal washboard, but because of the air valve. If you get all the air our, you can sit down and use your feet to wash everything. With this method, you don't get tired. I wash for 3min and then rinse for 3min with clean water. I've done this every day for years. Only with really dirty clothes, I sometimes wash them twice. Or let them soak in the soapy water for an hour or so.
I'm doing my laundry in my drybag too.. i was using towel to absorb the water from wet clothes, but not anymore.. i've found that laying your towel, beneath your wet clothes in the drying rack/hanger will absorb the water as u dry.. u get combo drying.. no dripping water, speed up the drying process.. but, maybe its just me.. 😁👍
Just heard about washing in dry bags recently. Having watched reviews of the various types I am going to buy a couple of sea to summit ones, two different sizes. I would not be hiking with them, just car camping so the weight isn't a problem. I'm going to experiment with using the little spiked plastic balls - that are for using in a dryer for some reason I forget.. probably for static - I will try them as agitators in the bag when washing a heavier and badly soiled item such as a pair of mucky trousers. They're not sharp and I'm guessing they will work just as well as the plastic pad in a scrubba!
I did try a scrubba but the plastic valve knob broke and made it unable to fully seal and it leaked. A drybag is just cheaper and more convenient in my experience. But sometimes, if its a thinner material like the ultra-sil ones it can develop holes in the fabric if you're not careful. There are more thick and durable dry bags that might be more tough in that case. I havent tried any agitators, I usually just used my hands to agitate the water and mix it around
Dry bags are great! I originally found out about them via my cousin who was a surfer. Dr. Bronners is great 👍🏼 I’ve also heard great things about the scrubba bag which more friction built into it.
The scrubba is basically a heavier and more expensive dry bag with a built in valve. I personally haven’t found it to do a better job then just a regular dry bag. But some people like it
Superrrr idea , there are small solid colourful laundry ball are available if we put that balls inside the bag along with cloths then it will be more effective
Any thoughts on how the Ultra-Sil or Ultra-Sil Nano Dry Packs would fare to wash clothes? I know these versions don't have a "window." But I'd be willing to sacrifice the window for the weight difference (e.g. for the 4L sack: 59g Lightweight vs. 19g Nano). Keep the great videos coming!
I’ve used a 15ltr Ultra-Sil for about 5yrs now - great bag. It’s starting to let a bit of moisture form on the outside of it if I soak something in it for 5-10min, but it doesn’t leak (yet) I might be up for a new one, but I wouldn’t hesitate in getting the same again. Like the other comment said, they are thin so some care is required.
I pack oneor two folding hangars, because even good hotels rarely have enough hangars for your need, and you don't want to hang wet clothes on the same rack as the dry clothes.
Technically the scrubba is just a drybag. A cleverly marketed drybag. I know it's cleverly marketed because I fell for it and bought one. It's basically the same method that is shown in this video, just a bit more expensive.
@@sdnalyam Unless you are in a swamp, you probably won't get all that dirty. I usually do a quick scrub of my unmentionables and t-shirts with my scrubba (since I have one) and leave it at that. I've never really analyzed how well it works.
I have heard about it, but its quite expensive (and heavy) for what it is. I'm using a 4L dry bag here but I suggest 8L or more if you plan to wash more
That soap bottle (or soap piece) seems a bit bulky to me. I prefer laundry detergent sheets - they're much more compact, which is quite useful for traveling. It's simply a laundry detergent in the form of small, dissolvable sheets. Take for instance the Bioaqua laundry sheets (from China) (7x11cm, small size): One sheet can wash 1kg clothes (hand wash). For a machine wash, you take 2 sheets (3kg) or 4 sheets (5kg). The sheets dissolve much faster than washing powder or solid soap. And in contrast to the liquid soap, they can't leak. Washing results are really good. Please note that laundry detergent sheets are not available all over the world, so maybe you have to import them. They're quite popular in Asia; while here in Europe, you barely find any. Here in Germany, there's only one brand of laundry sheets (magic leaves), which is big size (one sheet for a complete 4,5kg wash; bigger packaging), thus it's not what you want for travel. So I'd recommend buying some Bioaqua sheets on AliExpress. (Preferably the 20 or 40pcs package, as they have the smallest inner-packaging: small ziploc bags à 20 sheets.) Then maybe use some sheets at home and use the remaining package (really thin) for traveling.
I did try soap sheets from 'sea to summit' a few times but somehow with wet hands getting the sheets out water got in an melted all the sheets together. It was hard to prepare a sheet with dry hands and put it somewhere.
I personally use the Sea to Summit Airlite towel ( ruclips.net/video/d3zuMIdBSkM/видео.html ), its super lightweight and packs down very small. If you prefer a more normal feeling towel, there are other options from Sea to Summit or Decathlon. I did a video comparing a few here: ruclips.net/video/lVx4V741ORY/видео.html Theres also linen towels, Outlier makes a good one but you can get similar ones from etsy ruclips.net/video/WTm66yK90NI/видео.html
In this video I used the pocket towel from sea to summit, there's also the airlite towel which I reviewed and compared to the pocket towel here ruclips.net/video/d3zuMIdBSkM/видео.html
Do you think 8l is big enough? I was thinking of getting a 13l so I can fit bigger items like sweaters or wash more than one item (unless doing multiple items is ineffective)
How often will you wash and how much? I have 13l scrubba and i usually use just 6l ziploc bag.. Using scrubba twice a week, when i do mid and outer layers.
8l should be enough, i think the Drybag used in the video is a 5l one, but to really see what fits your needs, you just have to "experiment around" with different sizes.
When I travel by car, I bring a piece of carpet, because I rarely get a bath mat in the bathroom, and I won't lay a bath towel on the floor, because I want my bath towels clean!
Yes I used to do that before, but a dry bag allows you to more quickly wash more at once, you could actually take it in the shower with you if you wanted.
Yes that is true, thats why I tend to stick with 'techwear' that is mostly wrinkle resistant. But I have had times were something was creased and needed to get it out. One trick that sometimes works is to wet the creased area and turn on a hot shower, hand the shirt in the bathroom on a hanger and let the steam relax the crease. But also sometimes hotels have an iron or ironing service if totally necessary.
That’s always an option, but I usually can’t bring myself to pay $4 for each piece of underwear, with prices only increasing exponentially. My husband recently spent almost $70 on a small load of laundry. It’s an option, but not one that’s doable for most people, especially in the backpacking/hiking world.
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Ordered the 8l size bag based on your recommendation and video in November and I carry it on all my travels. It works as advertised and I can now take 30% less clothes as I can wash quick dry items overnight. Thanks for the reviews and your content.
You're welcome, I'm glad to hear its working well for you, more content on the way :)
I use the sink in the hotel room (which is washed every day by the maid) if the drain plug works. If it doesn’t hold water I use my gallon ziploc bag. I use their soap/shampoo/body wash, and I also have a small piece of laundry soap just in case. Sometimes I use the bath mat instead of a towel to roll up the wet clothes. Often I just wring out and hang up on a hanger in the closet and put a towel underneath to catch any drips. I also carry 4-6 clothes pins with hooks for hanging on shower curtain rod. Doing a bit of hand laundry every day is certainly key to packing light.
I know many people do, but I personally don't feel comfortable using the sink even if it is cleaned. For me its worth the extra piece of mind to carry this ultra lightweight dry bag and use that. A ziploc is also great, but again for me not quite the same level of durability or piece of mind for long lasting. But everyone can choose their own ways to do things and some people have more relaxed feelings about things which I totally accept and respect.
For those in areas with hard water, i'd suggest using detergent instead of soap as soap binds with minerals, leaving white particles behind.
Loved bronner soaps (liquid and solid) but now i'm using soak wash (any mild detergent for hand washing will work). Plus, you can also use it on body instead of shampoo.
Great tips thanks
I've used both sink washing and dry-bag washing (with this same bag). The dry-bag is much easier and you don't need to worry about sink stoppers. Great video!
I agree, also don't have to worry about cleaning the sink beforehand
I have been using the dry bag method when I'm walking the Camino de Santiago. I like to use laundry detergent sheets - being dry, they are more easily transportable, and they get your clothes clean without making a lot of suds, so it's easier to rinse your clothes. I only need half a sheet for each "load" of laundry.
Great tip thanks for sharing. I'll look into trying it myself :)
Yeah pretty much how I do it. I use a Sea 2 Summit dry bag. From experience, that portable travel towel you are using to expedite the drying process will start to stink like hell after a few days use (can’t remember the brand but I used to have one - they are useless at removing moisture from clothes and poor as a personal towel). I use the thick cotton towel/s that the hotel provides in your room to dry yourself, to dry my clothes, I even use the bath mat and hand towel as well. I roll (tightly) my washed clothing, leave it for a minute or so, then walk up & down the “rolled sausage”, then hang it up using the methods in your vid. This rolled towel process will remove 95% of the moisture from the clothing, and I’ve never had an issue with something not drying overnight. You can wash a pair of Outlier Slim Ds using this method, un-roll them from the towel, put them on, and by the time you walk out the front door of your hotel they will be bone dry 😉 Ditch that portable travel towel you used in the video and get yourself a chamois towel. I used a Speedo swim company one for years to dry myself, but it eventually wore out. They stopped making their “large” sized one or had to look for another. Found a suitable one that was designed to dry your dog when at the beach 😀. Best travel towel ever - “Dogg swim towel” @ Pet Warehouse
Interesting thanks for the tips. I usually use a thick hotel cotton towel to dry the clothes, using my microfibre one was just a suggestion. I've never had the 'smelling' issues with my microfibre towels, I've only really tried Sea to Summits towels and all the various types and really havent had the smelly problems others seem to.
I recently reviewed and love the Outlier Linen towel, its another great option and doesnt smell. Although the large size I have it a little bulky
Personally, I like using a scrubba. Not so much because of the internal washboard, but because of the air valve.
If you get all the air our, you can sit down and use your feet to wash everything.
With this method, you don't get tired. I wash for 3min and then rinse for 3min with clean water.
I've done this every day for years. Only with really dirty clothes, I sometimes wash them twice. Or let them soak in the soapy water for an hour or so.
Great to hear that, I have seen some cheaper alternatives to the scrubba on Amazon recently too so I might try one of them in the future
I also use the scrubba bag on all my trips. Allows me to travel with only two pieces of carry on luggage.
@@PackingLess If you do, please share...thanks! :-) Great video!
Exactly how i do my laundry while away. :) i use a 70D 8L Sea to Summit dry bag. Works a treat. Couldnt justify paying the crazy Scrubba price.
Haha yeh I agree any dry bag or even ziplock bag works more than adequately enough
I'm doing my laundry in my drybag too.. i was using towel to absorb the water from wet clothes, but not anymore.. i've found that laying your towel, beneath your wet clothes in the drying rack/hanger will absorb the water as u dry.. u get combo drying.. no dripping water, speed up the drying process.. but, maybe its just me.. 😁👍
Great idea, I'll try that in the future
Just heard about washing in dry bags recently. Having watched reviews of the various types I am going to buy a couple of sea to summit ones, two different sizes. I would not be hiking with them, just car camping so the weight isn't a problem. I'm going to experiment with using the little spiked plastic balls - that are for using in a dryer for some reason I forget.. probably for static - I will try them as agitators in the bag when washing a heavier and badly soiled item such as a pair of mucky trousers. They're not sharp and I'm guessing they will work just as well as the plastic pad in a scrubba!
I did try a scrubba but the plastic valve knob broke and made it unable to fully seal and it leaked. A drybag is just cheaper and more convenient in my experience. But sometimes, if its a thinner material like the ultra-sil ones it can develop holes in the fabric if you're not careful. There are more thick and durable dry bags that might be more tough in that case. I havent tried any agitators, I usually just used my hands to agitate the water and mix it around
great video. Thanks for all the great tips!
Thank you so much Bo, love your channel been following for a while
Dry bags are great! I originally found out about them via my cousin who was a surfer. Dr. Bronners is great 👍🏼 I’ve also heard great things about the scrubba bag which more friction built into it.
The scrubba is basically a heavier and more expensive dry bag with a built in valve. I personally haven’t found it to do a better job then just a regular dry bag. But some people like it
Good ideas when you go to the beach 🏝
Thank you teerak
I dont have a dry bag, so I use my pocketable bag from ikea. The small folded ones for groceries! :)
That's a great idea!
I just bought one now with 8 L from sea to summit. This will be very useful to not depend of a washing machine
Nice! Make sure to use it on soft surfaces like a towel so it doesnt get any holes in it
THIS VIDEO IS SO BRILLIANT THANK YOUUUUUUUUU
Superrrr idea , there are small solid colourful laundry ball are available if we put that balls inside the bag along with cloths then it will be more effective
Great idea
THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!
This was really good advice. Thank you 😊
Any thoughts on how the Ultra-Sil or Ultra-Sil Nano Dry Packs would fare to wash clothes? I know these versions don't have a "window." But I'd be willing to sacrifice the window for the weight difference (e.g. for the 4L sack: 59g Lightweight vs. 19g Nano). Keep the great videos coming!
I actually used to use the ultrasil but It’s quite thin, so you just have to be extra careful to set it down on a soft surface
I’ve used a 15ltr Ultra-Sil for about 5yrs now - great bag. It’s starting to let a bit of moisture form on the outside of it if I soak something in it for 5-10min, but it doesn’t leak (yet) I might be up for a new one, but I wouldn’t hesitate in getting the same again. Like the other comment said, they are thin so some care is required.
Your videos are so helpfull❤
So what do you do about the dry pack being super wet then? Does it just dry out?
I usually hang it to dry the night before travelling/packing it again but if its still a bit damp I'd dry it off with the hotel towels
I pack oneor two folding hangars, because even good hotels rarely have enough hangars for your need, and you don't want to hang wet clothes on the same rack as the dry clothes.
Have you tried the product ,the Scrubba , I think it's called. What size is the drybag you are using.
Technically the scrubba is just a drybag. A cleverly marketed drybag. I know it's cleverly marketed because I fell for it and bought one. It's basically the same method that is shown in this video, just a bit more expensive.
@@SmetadAnarkist , Did you find any difference in the cleanliness of the clothes between the 2. What size of drybag would you recommend.
@@sdnalyam Unless you are in a swamp, you probably won't get all that dirty. I usually do a quick scrub of my unmentionables and t-shirts with my scrubba (since I have one) and leave it at that. I've never really analyzed how well it works.
I have heard about it, but its quite expensive (and heavy) for what it is. I'm using a 4L dry bag here but I suggest 8L or more if you plan to wash more
@@sdnalyam more cleaner of course, its all in your mind, it all depend how hard u scrub!!!!
Very informative. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I agree that this is a good product to travel with. In a hotel room, I would wash my clothes in the plastic garbage bin (if there is one)
great tip thanks for sharing
That soap bottle (or soap piece) seems a bit bulky to me. I prefer laundry detergent sheets - they're much more compact, which is quite useful for traveling.
It's simply a laundry detergent in the form of small, dissolvable sheets. Take for instance the Bioaqua laundry sheets (from China) (7x11cm, small size): One sheet can wash 1kg clothes (hand wash). For a machine wash, you take 2 sheets (3kg) or 4 sheets (5kg).
The sheets dissolve much faster than washing powder or solid soap. And in contrast to the liquid soap, they can't leak.
Washing results are really good.
Please note that laundry detergent sheets are not available all over the world, so maybe you have to import them. They're quite popular in Asia; while here in Europe, you barely find any.
Here in Germany, there's only one brand of laundry sheets (magic leaves), which is big size (one sheet for a complete 4,5kg wash; bigger packaging), thus it's not what you want for travel.
So I'd recommend buying some Bioaqua sheets on AliExpress. (Preferably the 20 or 40pcs package, as they have the smallest inner-packaging: small ziploc bags à 20 sheets.) Then maybe use some sheets at home and use the remaining package (really thin) for traveling.
I did try soap sheets from 'sea to summit' a few times but somehow with wet hands getting the sheets out water got in an melted all the sheets together. It was hard to prepare a sheet with dry hands and put it somewhere.
You got me hooked
What kind of towel do you recommend for travel?
I personally use the Sea to Summit Airlite towel ( ruclips.net/video/d3zuMIdBSkM/видео.html ), its super lightweight and packs down very small. If you prefer a more normal feeling towel, there are other options from Sea to Summit or Decathlon. I did a video comparing a few here: ruclips.net/video/lVx4V741ORY/видео.html
Theres also linen towels, Outlier makes a good one but you can get similar ones from etsy ruclips.net/video/WTm66yK90NI/видео.html
What brand is that travel towel?
In this video I used the pocket towel from sea to summit, there's also the airlite towel which I reviewed and compared to the pocket towel here ruclips.net/video/d3zuMIdBSkM/видео.html
Do you think 8l is big enough? I was thinking of getting a 13l so I can fit bigger items like sweaters or wash more than one item (unless doing multiple items is ineffective)
How often will you wash and how much? I have 13l scrubba and i usually use just 6l ziploc bag.. Using scrubba twice a week, when i do mid and outer layers.
8l should be enough, i think the Drybag used in the video is a 5l one, but to really see what fits your needs, you just have to "experiment around" with different sizes.
Personally I find between 4 to 8 L enough but if you are washing more things less regularly then I can see how a bigger bag might be more suitable
I was using a 4L bag, but in the past I have used an 8L
Pro-tip...if you're staying at a hotel you can request a fan..Dry clothes by the morning ;-)
this is genius
Just use a gallon ziploc bag.
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When I travel by car, I bring a piece of carpet, because I rarely get a bath mat in the bathroom, and I won't lay a bath towel on the floor, because I want my bath towels clean!
Great tips, thank for sharing
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Sometimes I take dirty clothes in the shower with me and wash them and myself. This seems to work OK.
Yes I used to do that before, but a dry bag allows you to more quickly wash more at once, you could actually take it in the shower with you if you wanted.
Cute boy!
Washing and drying clothes is easy, but ironing clothes is hard
Yes that is true, thats why I tend to stick with 'techwear' that is mostly wrinkle resistant. But I have had times were something was creased and needed to get it out. One trick that sometimes works is to wet the creased area and turn on a hot shower, hand the shirt in the bathroom on a hanger and let the steam relax the crease. But also sometimes hotels have an iron or ironing service if totally necessary.
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Treat yourself and use the hotel laundry service. 😊 You don't want your holiday memories to be hunched over in the shower washing dirty clothes.
That’s always an option, but I usually can’t bring myself to pay $4 for each piece of underwear, with prices only increasing exponentially. My husband recently spent almost $70 on a small load of laundry. It’s an option, but not one that’s doable for most people, especially in the backpacking/hiking world.