The highs and lows of Lockdown in the Eyre of Peninsula
Tamsun said
07:30 AM Jul 31, 2021
Hey there everyone, its definitely been a journey this trip to Perth. I would have been back in Sydney now working however due to the restrictions I have yet to move past SA. I was super blessed enough to have found an amazing place to be locked down and will continue my journey around the Eyre of Peninsula for a bit longer before making my way back to Sydney.
Once again, thanks for everyone's support who shares info and resources! Always feel free to keep them coming!
Hope everyone else is safe during these harsh times!
Possum3 said
11:26 AM Jul 31, 2021
Glad to see you've found a great bolt-hole to stay safe in.
Rob Driver said
01:07 PM Jul 31, 2021
Hi Tamsun,
If there is no pressing need for you to get home to family and work then I would opt to stay on the Eyre Peninsula even if only for your own safety.
Nothing is improving in NSW and now the city of Brisbane and surrounds is currently in trouble as well.
You will have to do what you have to do, but by being in the country areas of SA would keep you pretty safe from getting the disease yourself.
Good luck with your decision, and travel safely.
Tamsun said
04:19 PM Jul 31, 2021
Possum3 wrote:
Glad to see you've found a great bolt-hole to stay safe in.
Haha I have never heard that term before! Had to look it up. :D
Tamsun said
04:21 PM Jul 31, 2021
Rob Driver wrote:
Hi Tamsun,
If there is no pressing need for you to get home to family and work then I would opt to stay on the Eyre Peninsula even if only for your own safety.
Nothing is improving in NSW and now the city of Brisbane and surrounds is currently in trouble as well.
You will have to do what you have to do, but by being in the country areas of SA would keep you pretty safe from getting the disease yourself.
Good luck with your decision, and travel safely.
Thanks Rob,
Yes I'm staying away for as long as I can at the moment. If things go beyond the four weeks of planned lockdown it may be another story.
Oh Brisbane now too? Ok thanks for the update. Will try and keep an eye on things.
Hope you're safe also!
Possum3 said
04:49 PM Jul 31, 2021
Tamsun wrote:
Possum3 wrote:
Glad to see you've found a great bolt-hole to stay safe in.
Haha I have never heard that term before! Had to look it up. :D
a safe or restful place : a place where you can hide or escape from something that is dangerous or unpleasant
Mike Harding said
07:11 PM Jul 31, 2021
My "washing machine" is a 44L plastic box (Bunnings $12) in which I pour 25L of river/dam water and some washing powder, whoosh everything around a few times and leave to stand overnight then wring all out, replace water with new and add 100mL white vinegar, whoosh about again a few times and leave to stand for two hours, wring out and place on line until dry.
Tamsun said
07:18 AM Aug 1, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
My "washing machine" is a 44L plastic box (Bunnings $12) in which I pour 25L of river/dam water and some washing powder, whoosh everything around a few times and leave to stand overnight then wring all out, replace water with new and add 100mL white vinegar, whoosh about again a few times and leave to stand for two hours, wring out and place on line until dry.
Thanks Mike!
I have been camped up on the beach however definitely would have done this if by a river. :) I do actually have a portable very small one at families but its probably just ads easy to use the container.
Mike Harding said
10:16 AM Aug 1, 2021
Hi Tamsun
My van also has a small washing machine (3kg?) but it uses potable water from the van's tanks so I only use it for a whole wash when in a caravan park. However I do use its spin facility, powered by a small generator, before hanging the laundry on the line - the spin is brilliant, the clothes come out about 80% dry and even in poor weather don't need much time on the line.
As always, it's a space/weight tradeoff with something like a washing machine, it's not a necessity for sure but it is nice to have.
Tamsun said
10:33 AM Aug 4, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
Hi Tamsun
My van also has a small washing machine (3kg?) but it uses potable water from the van's tanks so I only use it for a whole wash when in a caravan park. However I do use its spin facility, powered by a small generator, before hanging the laundry on the line - the spin is brilliant, the clothes come out about 80% dry and even in poor weather don't need much time on the line.
As always, it's a space/weight tradeoff with something like a washing machine, it's not a necessity for sure but it is nice to have.
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Thanks Mike, Something to consider when on the road an being self sufficient! Great that there are so many options!
oldbloke said
11:21 AM Aug 4, 2021
Mike Harding wrote:
My "washing machine" is a 44L plastic box (Bunnings $12) in which I pour 25L of river/dam water and some washing powder, whoosh everything around a few times and leave to stand overnight then wring all out, replace water with new and add 100mL white vinegar, whoosh about again a few times and leave to stand for two hours, wring out and place on line until dry.
Why the Vinegar Mike?
Mike Harding said
01:46 PM Aug 4, 2021
oldbloke wrote:
Mike Harding wrote:
My "washing machine" is a 44L plastic box (Bunnings $12) in which I pour 25L of river/dam water and some washing powder, whoosh everything around a few times and leave to stand overnight then wring all out, replace water with new and add 100mL white vinegar, whoosh about again a few times and leave to stand for two hours, wring out and place on line until dry.
Why the Vinegar Mike?
Commercial washing powders are usually alkali thus the ph balance is out of whack after a wash cycle so adding some acid (vinegar) to the rinse restores things to a natural balance. And your clothes *do not* smell of vinegar :)
This can readily be felt on one's skin after wringing out washed clothes and then putting them into rinse water - the rinse water takes away that slippery, soapy feel. I recommend you use it at home too - toss out that terrible "Fabric Conditioner" and replace it with 100ml of white vinegar in the fabric conditioner compartment of your washing machine. $1.60 for 2L at Safeway in the food isles. White vinegar is a good general purpose cleaner too, it's been used for years (centauries?).
Whenarewethere said
08:15 AM Aug 11, 2021
We live out of a car only so have no room. We have a bucket with sealing lid from the big hardware store. Use a very small amount of detergent, mostly just to make the water wetter, & leave everything in the bucket overnight or 36 hours if really dirty, then rinse a few times.
The easiest way to avoid elbow grease & unless you break the bucket, not a lot to go wrong.
Patience is required for clean clothes to avoid work.
Tamsun said
06:54 AM Aug 14, 2021
Whenarewethere wrote:
We live out of a car only so have no room. We have a bucket with sealing lid from the big hardware store. Use a very small amount of detergent, mostly just to make the water wetter, & leave everything in the bucket overnight or 36 hours if really dirty, then rinse a few times.
The easiest way to avoid elbow grease & unless you break the bucket, not a lot to go wrong.
Patience is required for clean clothes to avoid work.
Thanks some great advice!! Whatever the circumstances there are ways and options of doing things. Will keep this in mind :)
Whenarewethere said
09:35 AM Aug 14, 2021
If you are on a tight water budget, wash yourself with flannel out of the bucket, then soak the clothes, then wash the car.
Even at home I use the 2.5 bucket method on the car. Two buckets plus a small container for an extra inbetween cycle.
It is not difficult to use very little water. Also you only need a very small amount of detergent simply to make the water wetter. Then the waste water can go on the garden.
Dolphin Bay drying facilities!
While the clothes are drying watch the whales (the whale & calf is closer that it looks, wide angle lens).
Tamsun said
10:48 AM Aug 16, 2021
Whenarewethere wrote:
If you are on a tight water budget, wash yourself with flannel out of the bucket, then soak the clothes, then wash the car.
Even at home I use the 2.5 bucket method on the car. Two buckets plus a small container for an extra inbetween cycle.
It is not difficult to use very little water. Also you only need a very small amount of detergent simply to make the water wetter. Then the waste water can go on the garden.
Dolphin Bay drying facilities!
While the clothes are drying watch the whales (the whale & calf is closer that it looks, wide angle lens).
Ah yes I reuse water wherever I can. Oh wow that's actually amazing! Clothes to ry whilst watching the whales:)
Hey there everyone, its definitely been a journey this trip to Perth. I would have been back in Sydney now working however due to the restrictions I have yet to move past SA. I was super blessed enough to have found an amazing place to be locked down and will continue my journey around the Eyre of Peninsula for a bit longer before making my way back to Sydney.
Once again, thanks for everyone's support who shares info and resources! Always feel free to keep them coming!
Hope everyone else is safe during these harsh times!
If there is no pressing need for you to get home to family and work then I would opt to stay on the Eyre Peninsula even if only for your own safety.
Nothing is improving in NSW and now the city of Brisbane and surrounds is currently in trouble as well.
You will have to do what you have to do, but by being in the country areas of SA would keep you pretty safe from getting the disease yourself.
Good luck with your decision, and travel safely.
Haha I have never heard that term before! Had to look it up. :D
Thanks Rob,
Yes I'm staying away for as long as I can at the moment. If things go beyond the four weeks of planned lockdown it may be another story.
Oh Brisbane now too? Ok thanks for the update. Will try and keep an eye on things.
Hope you're safe also!
a safe or restful place : a place where you can hide or escape from something that is dangerous or unpleasant
My "washing machine" is a 44L plastic box (Bunnings $12) in which I pour 25L of river/dam water and some washing powder, whoosh everything around a few times and leave to stand overnight then wring all out, replace water with new and add 100mL white vinegar, whoosh about again a few times and leave to stand for two hours, wring out and place on line until dry.
Thanks Mike!
I have been camped up on the beach however definitely would have done this if by a river. :) I do actually have a portable very small one at families but its probably just ads easy to use the container.
Hi Tamsun
My van also has a small washing machine (3kg?) but it uses potable water from the van's tanks so I only use it for a whole wash when in a caravan park. However I do use its spin facility, powered by a small generator, before hanging the laundry on the line - the spin is brilliant, the clothes come out about 80% dry and even in poor weather don't need much time on the line.
As always, it's a space/weight tradeoff with something like a washing machine, it's not a necessity for sure but it is nice to have.
Why the Vinegar Mike?
Commercial washing powders are usually alkali thus the ph balance is out of whack after a wash cycle so adding some acid (vinegar) to the rinse restores things to a natural balance. And your clothes *do not* smell of vinegar :)
This can readily be felt on one's skin after wringing out washed clothes and then putting them into rinse water - the rinse water takes away that slippery, soapy feel. I recommend you use it at home too - toss out that terrible "Fabric Conditioner" and replace it with 100ml of white vinegar in the fabric conditioner compartment of your washing machine. $1.60 for 2L at Safeway in the food isles. White vinegar is a good general purpose cleaner too, it's been used for years (centauries?).
We live out of a car only so have no room. We have a bucket with sealing lid from the big hardware store. Use a very small amount of detergent, mostly just to make the water wetter, & leave everything in the bucket overnight or 36 hours if really dirty, then rinse a few times.
The easiest way to avoid elbow grease & unless you break the bucket, not a lot to go wrong.
Patience is required for clean clothes to avoid work.
Thanks some great advice!! Whatever the circumstances there are ways and options of doing things. Will keep this in mind :)
If you are on a tight water budget, wash yourself with flannel out of the bucket, then soak the clothes, then wash the car.
Even at home I use the 2.5 bucket method on the car. Two buckets plus a small container for an extra inbetween cycle.
It is not difficult to use very little water. Also you only need a very small amount of detergent simply to make the water wetter. Then the waste water can go on the garden.
Dolphin Bay drying facilities!
While the clothes are drying watch the whales (the whale & calf is closer that it looks, wide angle lens).
Ah yes I reuse water wherever I can. Oh wow that's actually amazing! Clothes to ry whilst watching the whales:)