how do you deal with laundry during your travels?
>>2877434Go to a laundromat With that said, I’m shocked to now be aware of how many people travel with a suitcase full of shitty dirty clothes
>>2877434In India...You let the laundry place hold your clothes hostage for 48, 72, or even 96 hours until they are ready. Oh, and they don't accept undergarments, so you have to handwash your smelly boxers in the hotel sink. Then you check your bag sometime later and realize one of your shirts is gone. Hmm, wonder where it went? That laundry place two weeks back which refused to count your items in front of you like they usually do...it seemed a little strange. And you didn't count the items before you handed them in, so you couldn't dispute the number they gave you from the back room. There are so many ways to be careless when traveling in a scammy country. Every time I think I have all my bases covered, they pull another petty scam on me and I don't catch on to it until it is too late.
>>2877434hope that you can find a laudromat and waste 2 hours+ of your time to do your laundry, or hope that you can find a ulaundry that isn't too expensive and that don't shrink your clothes
>search laundromatdoneOr simply ask the hotel if they have washer/driers most have at least 1 washer/drier combo somewhere. Airbnb is where shit gets hard with it.
>>2877435this. It is beyond gross. Especially in poorer countries where you can just pay someone a couple of bucks to do it for you and pick it up later. I know some people seem to have some strange fetish with being trash and reveling in their own "backpacker" filth but come on. It is not hard. Even in richer countries, hanging out for a bit in a laundromat or finding one across the street from a bar/cafe can be a relaxing experience. In Japan I met some cool locals doing the same and got some pretty awesome single serving friends for the afternoon.
>>2877435>make friends with a few people during the covid days from /trv/ as we are all trying to figure out reopening plans>someone complaining about dirty laundry>a few anons would shower with their clothes because they couldn't figure out a laundromat
>>2877434have a washing machine at your rental or handwash
scrub sweaty clothes in shower with whatever soapstill stink when they dry
My problem isn't with washing clothes. That's easy. My problem is getting them fucking dry. A lot of dryers tend to be broken or suck ass and just make the clothes smell like shit due to never being cleaned. If I try washing something in my room and hang drying it, it'll never get dry. I've hanged socks for 3 days and they just stayed damp.
>>2877592you can clip a laundry bag to your daypack and walk around with it. ugly but works. also cotton socks take forever to dry, merino wool dries much faster
>>2877434I pay the hotel an extreme amount and don't think about it.
>>2877592this. takes loads of time and then wet ass clothes smell in your hotel room haphazardly pinned to coat hangers cobbled about on the backs of chairs and curtain rods. No thanks. I just pay some person to do it for me and get on with whatever it is I have planned for the day confident in knowing I will not have half cleaned damp ginch chafing my legs the next day.
>>2877434Go to a wash and fold, drop it off and pick it up. Pack a laundry bag like this.
>>2877464Why would I ever willingly go to india?
>>2877434Go to laundromat>>2877435At worst I'll have yesterday's clothes in a bag wrapped up tight. People don't plan ahead.
>>2877720A tightly closed plastic bag makes your dirty clothes smell much worse. A breathable bag helps avoid odor buildup.>>2877522After handwashing and vigorous scrubbing with soap, I wring my clothes so hard that water permeates my skin and leaves my palms itching horribly for a couple days. But they do dry out fast as a result, and they smell good like bar soap afterwards.>>2877592Are you Europoor? Just turn on the A/C unit to bring the humidity down and they'll dry out overnight. >>2877710Other countries are too easy and boring for your experience level. That's why you chose India.
