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@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

That’s the motto and I’m sticking to it 😂 in hindsight maybe we should have agitated and washed longer, but this was the quick cycle 😅

Cassie, folding items so they don't bunch up is a big part of using the wringer. Another piece of the puzzle is starting any "captured" areas first so that you won't get the "balloon" as the end. Running captured air through the rollers doesn't allow them to squeeze the material. Best of luck in your endeavors folks!

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Thanks we were wondering if pre folding before going through the wringer was the correct way. That makes sense to put those ends in first and folding it in a way that the balloon doesn’t happen. Thanks for the tips. Any idea if direction going into the wringer matters as far as which side to feed it through?

@wakule

3 ай бұрын

@@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaskaas far as the squeeze, it does really matter, but if you put the clothe in from the side with the plate on it the water will run off the plate and into the catch pan

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Ok that is very helpful and reminds me why my grandma had a big metal basin. I need to look for one to catch the water or even a tote so we don’t have to do it outside in the cold. Brilliant!!

Great video

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Dogs seem willing to assist if needed.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Always want to help and check on the progress!

I think you should fold that sheet a couple of times lengthwise then put it through the wringer I grew up on a wringer washer too young to operate it but remember my mom doing it I’m sure you’re both thinking about a water catchment system

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

I think folding it was the right approach so it didn’t get balled up. Starting with the sheet was a bit ambitious 😅 but it went easier the second time around. We are going to be setting up rain catchment this summer! Hauled out some materials last week.

@kathysouza4565

3 ай бұрын

Good for you, love your husband’s humor he cracks me up

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

😂 his humor is definitely a highlight of our relationship!

You might want to try to get a small washer with a wringer. They are side by side wash and then put in right side to wring out the water. Lot's of off grider people have them. Amazon would be a good place to look. 21:00

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I have seen those and definitely considering it but we currently do not have any electricity set up other than the occasional use of the generator and eventually a solar generator. I’m sure it wouldn’t use a lot of fuel and for the amount of time we will be requiring it it wouldn’t be a regular chore yet.

Guys u r a couple of rough carpenters, i does my laundry in my bath tub with the toilet plunger, after i have my bath, i make my hot water with copper pipe on the side of my wood stove, and ring it by hand, i leave the laundry in bath tub all night

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Reusing your bath water is smart! Would love to see your copper pipe set up too. We don’t have any running flowing water currently or a cistern to hold it.

@user-yo6uv9cj9g

3 ай бұрын

go on youtube type in how to make hot water with a coil in a wood stove or put the coil on the outside of stove

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’ll look into that. Always looking for ways to improve and make things easier.

Portable washing machine on amazon, uses .32 kw per hour. $300, Disclaimer I do not use mine since the laundromat has industrial machines that took out 4 y.o. stains, 37 +41 mins and they switch for free while I shop, most times I arrive 2 mins before it is dry. Laundry is a 4 min chore. If I get snowed in then I have the portable. Make life easy. Great video for 0 electricity habitats.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Currently we do not have any electricity other than an occasional generator to charge batteries and a small solar generator we will eventually set up. We did recently get a small portable drum washing machine we can operate by hand to speed it up a bit more too. Laundromat would be useful on trips to town eventually.

@bobmonztr

3 ай бұрын

@@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska sorry being new to the channel I did not explore your build yet. I suspect solar is useless there 5 months of the year. I had an idea today for a power system minus panels to start with that you might be able to heat electric and use a propane generator less than 3 hours a day. Just trying to find the right inverter for this idea. Then I can make a video for all the winter solar less souls. 9000 usd is the price so far, 19kw battery and 2-hour charge time, price includes generator. Highly expandable. Maybe 3 days for a video.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

That’s a neat idea my only concern with propane (like our oven) is the temps can get so cold it doesn’t flow there until you warm up the propane inside, which has its reservations as well. I just got a solar generator to explore with for the summer months to see what our output is, but you are correct winter it is mostly a no go. Since we are only recreational on weekends at the moment in this stage of your lives it isn’t heated throughout the week so I’m not sure how a battery storage would go. Trying to figure out if that is even possible. During the week it can be -40 to -20 in the cabin for several months and it won’t be constantly above freezing only for maybe 4 months of the year.

@bobmonztr

3 ай бұрын

@@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska I rented a 400lb tank it flowed fine at -27f, If you live there full time a 1000+gal tank purchase you could survive months which I was going to do until I changed the faulty firmware in my inverter and used the gen 5 hours total since feb10th. If it gets to a no flow temp, I have a 170 watt under rug heater I could tape to the tank, for small propane tank cover in black plastic daylight at night cover in reflectix or Styrofoam. The build I had in mind uses lead carbon batteries, -30 they charge, the inverter has auto start for the generator. My future bsmt heat will be a 170-watt heater which you could leave on during the week in the cabin 3.4 kw a day then the gen would charge up every 3 days on its own (maybe 50f inside). Propane tank prices are climbing fast the sooner the better if you ever plan to be there full time. Running a system like this you could cook electrically while the gen is on it's charge cycle ,bypass the batteries run the appliance off the gen directly . No more propane inside. With a 50ft L50 plug the big tank and noisy gen could be far away. Considering how much summer sun there a 2kw array might cover it , 2kw is 900 usd now. Mmm more options.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

This is amazing information. You are correct a larger tank will definitely help in the cold. The battery is good to know, sometimes batteries can be tough to get here depending on their composition. Great information. That’s for sharing and giving us some ideas to consider. I’m not super well versed in this area yet trying to figure out our power source in an extreme climate.

Wäsche in ein Sieb das es abtropfen kann und ein Eimer drunter

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

That would help wring it out a bit but not necessarily soap it up too well while agitating it.

You need one of those screw on lids and more water.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Definitely needed more water. We didn’t suspect we would use that much and wanted to make sure we conserved what we had. I never tried to tighten the lid because the built in hole wasn’t in the center and wouldn’t agitate as well. I may try to put in a new centered hole.

@gailreese4699

3 ай бұрын

@@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska I use ti use one and I would doo all the light and not so dirty in the same water before I rinsed them. Then you can add clean water for the other things.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

That’s the plan to reuse the water as much as possible for each load. Just need to plan better and haul or collect more water!

How do you dry the clothes when it’s cold outside it’s gonna freeze❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Inside hanging behind the wood stove and on the loft railing!

@lynhanna917

3 ай бұрын

Back in the day before dryers you hung your clothes on the outside line for them to freeze solid then you brought them into the house to air dry. It only took a day and a half. Jeans could take two days.And before hand-held hair dryers if you were lucky enough to have a forced air furnace you would turn the heat on and kneel infront of the floor grate and dry your hair (teenager's who wouldn't go out with wet hair summer or winter)

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Growing up we always hung our clothes outside on the line. I always felt like letting them freeze to then thaw and dry was counterproductive 🤷🏻‍♀️ so I line dry inside or on a rack. The vent in the floor was the best to sit on with a blanket around you to hold in the heat!

Maybe plan your video before start filming? You'd get more views on your end, and it would be easier to follow on our end. Great dogs!

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Any particular recommendations? This was a pretty straight forward approach of washing, wringing, hanging to dry and repeating the process for each batch.

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Any particular recommendations? This was a pretty straight forward approach of washing, wringing, hanging to dry and repeating the process for each batch.

You're putting too much of your feet in at one time fold your sheet into thirds and then feed it through

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the advice, after thought was folding it may improve feeding it to prevent bunching.

She needs another tattoo

@Wild-and-Free-Interior-Alaska

3 ай бұрын

The cabin is going on next!