I actually got an honest to god washboard and used it in the bathtub. I had one of those indoor drying racks (I still use it because I don't like my shirts fading from the dryer) and put a fan in front of it and hung my clothes there. I still went to the laundromat mostly for sheets and towels, but at least my undies didn't have to wait. The washboard really, truly works amazingly well.
Yeah, washboard works very well - clothes cone out softer as well. Before I did washboard, I'd let the clothes soak and them stomp em as the agitation process. Rinse, wring, hang.
You use laundry detergent or some other sort of soap in the bathtub?
Homemade laundry soap - something like a shaved bar of regular soap mixed with borax and baking soda. I've gotten lazy and no longer make my own, but when I was stuck with my hands (and feet in it) I wanted to make sure I knew what was in it.
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