Comments on: Washing Clothes Off the Grid

By: sandi

sandi — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:39:55 +0000

bars of fels naptha have to be grated (use old metal grater) good for the arms.lol u can also buy from soapsgonebuy already grated

By: sandi boyd

sandi boyd — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:38:02 +0000

I have used this receipe for over 5 years. website for different “receipes” http://www.soapsgonebuy.com I use the dry method easier to store and uses 1-3 tablespoons..
i 1/2 cup borax, 1 1/2 cup arm and hammer washing SODA (yellow box) and 3 bars fels naptha….Kroger if in the south has all three usually…..very cheap and cleans and smells great… fels naptha soap is old yellow soap “granny” used. it alone rubbed on stains takes almost anything out.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:07:04 +0000

I had a hard time finding Fells Napta soap so I purchaset Zote Laundry Bar Soap. It works and smells great. Also, don’t make the mistake that I did of pouring your new laundry soap into your old savel laundry bottles! It is impossible to get it out because it is so congeled! I use Rubbermaid pictures with lids instead so you can see how much is left in the container and I use a top from one of the old laundry bottles to measure it out. So very easy to make.

By: Tess Pennington

Tess Pennington — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:23:01 +0000

Thanks Renee for the suggestion. I can’t believe what a small amount of soap is needed. I am going to look around for some Felt’s Napta soap and try your method out.

Thanks again,

Tess

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 07:05:25 +0000

I have been using this recipe for 1 1/2 year now. I use Felt’s Napta soap and I grate it and only use a full lid (from old laundry detergent bottle) for measurement instead of one full cup. It works great and is sooo much cheaper than what is bought at the store. Also, for hunters, it doesn’t leave a smell.

By: Tess

Tess — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:45:35 +0000

No kidding — especially if you have a large family. But what I like about the above video is that a child is doing it. If a child can do it – we all can.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:16:40 +0000

I’ve been wanting to make some of this for a long time. I have about a half dozen empty detergent bottles saved, and the only thing that has held me back is grating the bar of soap! The recipes I have seen call for actually grating it vs. “shaving strips”, which sounds easier. In a SHTF scenario, laundry could become a MAJOR pain in the neck.