Not to be a enviro-Nazi, but technically, you should not rise "bio-suds"
directly into a stream or lake.  It should be done in a bucket and then
emptied into a hole in the ground away from the water source.  This allows
the microbes in the ground to break down the phosphates and other sudsing
components of the detergent.

-Brent

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: Living in a van

> yeah, that's how we usually do it...but it's a good idea to keep in mind
> in case of emergency or when you're travelling in places that don't have
> laundromats.  use biodegradable washing powder and you can even rinse
> clothes in a stream...
>
> bill
>
>
> On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 08:45 , Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > Say Bill .......... every town laundromat, apartment house and many
> > campgrounds have these things called coin operated washing machines. It
> > takes thirty minutes and is less than a buck.
> > I've never had any problem catching a thirty minute nap while my clothes
> > washed.
> > I came to this resolution when I found that it takes 20 times as much
> > water to rinse as it does to wash.
> > If you pack your clothes the military way by rolling them into logs and
> > tying them you can get two weeks of clothes in a airline size carry on
> > bag.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> > On Thu, 23 May 2002 08:26:47 -0700 Bill Kasper
> > <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> writes:
> >> On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 06:52 , Rob Gunter wrote:
> >>
> >>> I didn't live in a Westy, but I spent 18 months traveling in my
> >> Ford
> >>> Van and
> >>> can give some good tips.
> >>
> >>> Washing clothes:  Keep a 5 gal bucket with a tight lid.  Put
> >> clothes in
> >>> with
> >>> soap, drive, rinse, hang up.
> >>
> >> now *this* is an excellent idea.  thanks, rob.
> >>
> >> bill kasper
> >> '87 syncro westfalia
> >> santa cruz, ca
> >> married to a beautiful laundrette
> >>
> >
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