manual clothes washer

[dave66]

my clothes washer recently packed it in [rollie - 1971-2008 RIP] and i am looking for a replacement and in my never ending quest to be off the grid i thought about a non powered washer

wondered if anyone has dusted off the old wringer washers for post apocalypse use.....
:D

[althegud1srtakn]

i think those are pretty rough on clothes. old-timey cloths must have been made tougher, because i can't see my t-shirts lasting too many washes if i'm rubbing them that hard.

my first thought when i saw the name of this thread was bike-powered washing machine tho. rip that motor out and hook up an old bike!

[fxdwhl]

In an old Rivendell Reader I remember a drum washer that you manually turned for a couple of minutes. Dump out the soapy water and repeat to rinse. Don't remember the brand or price but I think it did a full load of wash at a time.

[Shodan]

Live near a creek with some rocks near shore?

[tryandgetme]

search google and youtube for the bicycle powered washing machine. pretty cool.

[bdee]

Maybe just pay this guy to wash your clothes?

[Tman]

Lots of old washers wtill in use........ones fron teh 20s and such actually had 2stroke engines on em.

But, to answer your question look at www.lehmans.com

[dave66]

washing machine that sounds like a chainsaw..can't get much more manly than that!
thanks for the link - that little hand turned presure washer looks worth a try...