The quick-thinking cleaning whizz said they got the inspiration from their grandmother.
Redditor Patrick_still opened the conversation in a post on the social media platform.
“I’ve been watching a lot of off grid stuff lately and been curious as it’s never something I see mentioned,” he said.
“How do you guys do laundry?
“Most people seem to have limitations to their water or collect rainwater for gardens or showers, but it’s never mentioned if water is used for clothes or washing?
“Any off gridders that can shed some light on the subject would be much appreciated. Still very new in the subject for me”
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Another Redditor chimed in to give their advice for doing laundry off grid.
“I got this manual concrete mixer, and the site was talking about doing laundry in it, so I tried it,” they said.
“Oh my God, it works great and is so fast.
“Now, I want to get one those hand crank clothes wringers (rollers, really), like my great grandma had.”
Another said that they will have to do more due diligence on the finding the concrete mixer to purchase.
“The one I have is from Steele Mixer, but I imagine anything that can mix concrete can do laundry,” the off grid Redditor replied.
“I definitely take blankets in to a laundromat, though.
“Even at my suburban house, I do that for the big ones.”
The Manual Concrete/Cement Mixer by Steele Mixer is $289.99 on Amazon.
The product weighs just 34 pounds and build with a “compact” design.
There are several rave reviews of the product from satisfied customers.
“I like that I could mount it to a furniture dolly and move it to the pad location,” one said.
“Also, I attached a handle to the bottom that allowed me to lift the mixer off the stand and pour without shoveling.
“Every new sack of concrete is in a freshly rinsed out mixer. It’s an art, not a science as to how much water to use, as the liquid level is by eye-sight.
“You can’t really use a pre-measured amount of water, since you’re rinsing the inside from the previous load.”
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