Making a small laundry on the road allows to halve the changes. The secret is to plan it before all the leaders are dirty.
The possibility to wash completely changes the suitcase. Before leaving check whether the accommodation offers washing machine, service or drying space. Alternatively, you can find a laundry in the second half of the trip. Plan your laundry on a stable day avoid carrying clothes bags and looking for solutions at the last minute.
Choose between washing machine and hand washing
Automatic laundry and accommodation service are suitable for full loads; hand washing works for underwear, socks and light items. Check labels and separate colors. Use a minimum amount of suitable detergent, rinse well and do not hang dripping fabrics where they can damage floors or furnishings.
A practical method to apply
Wash before exhausting the changes and leave a whole night to dry. Blow the garments in a towel without twisting them, then create air circulation. If the humidity is high, choose the laundry instead of counting on an impossible drying. Store dirty and clean in separate and breathable pockets.
- Washing point: detects the solution within the first days, not when it is urgent.
- Right load: use machine for consistent quantities and hand for small garments.
- Drying: Consider moisture, ventilation and hours available.
- Separation: keep dry and dirty garments in separate containers.
Errors that complicate everything
Wash in the evening before a transfer leads to pack wet garments and bad smells. Also use too detergent makes rinse difficult. Do not improvise wires or coat hangers that block passages and do not use dryers on fabrics that do not tolerate them.
The choice that really works
The laundry is not time taken away from the trip: it can coincide with a necessary break, a lunch or planning of the next days. With a simple routine you bring less, find more easily what you need and return with a more manageable suitcase.
