How to Clean Clothes While Traveling

Most of us take clean clothes for granted'until we travel. The following steps will help you launder clothes efficiently while on the road.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Travel Kits
• Laundry Lines
• Stain Removers

1. Pick clothes for your trip that are easy to wash. Buy as many drip-dry garments as you can.

2. Buy a universal sink stopper and a mesh bag for laundry. Ten feet of string or a small elastic bungee cord make a clothesline for drying.

3. Fill the sink with water and put in your clothes.

4. Work up a lather using shampoo, bar soap or, in a pinch, laundry detergent, which requires more rinsing than the other two.

5. Wring out clothes. If there's a dry, clean towel in your room, roll it up with your hard-to-dry wet stuff to expedite the drying process. Twist or sit on the clothes while they're rolled.

6. Hang clothes near a vent, air-conditioning unit or window, or in sunlight.

7. Put any undried clothes in your mesh bag when checking out. In dry, warm weather, you can keep this bag exposed to the air while traveling.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep your body clean with showers, antiperspirant and powder, and your clothes will stay cleaner on the inside.
• You can get clothes professionally laundered almost anywhere in the world, but the cost varies greatly. Hotels charge the most.

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on 2/24/2009 I've washed clothes in the sink many times on vacation, I like your suggestion of using a mesh bag if your clothes are still wet at check - much better than just cramming them into your luggage!

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