How I do my Laundry, No Electricity, Old ways! 

When we lived at the ranch many years ago. We had 2 55 gal drums that stayed in the back of the truck. We filled both of them with water and let the sun heat them. When it was time to go to town we loaded one of the barrels with dirty clothes and washing detergent. The road to town was around 20 miles of rough dirt road. We would go to town and do all we had to do, before we headed home we would climb up in the back of the truck and wring the clothes out and put them in the Rinse barrel and head back home. By the time we got back it was time to wring the clean clothes out and hang them on the line. Many is the time I wish things were still as easy. Yes it was hard work but sometimes all the steps I have to go thru with my fancy washer and dryer makes me wish I could still do laundry on the way to town.

When I was a kid (born in 1961), I grew up on a farm and we were very poor. My mother used to wash clothes for a family of 9 just like this. I remember when she finally got a second-hand electric wringer washer. I think she was the happiest woman on the planet that day! Thanks for reminding me to appreciate her a little more.

I can understand how this is therapeutic. People think I'm weird for handwashing my stuff sometimes and I really enjoy it. Being able to do something by hand and look over what I've completed, gives me such an awesome sense of accomplishment.

I put a load in a bucket and use a plunger as an agitator. I pump for 10 minutes and get the cleanest clothes ever. Easy on my hands and on the fabrics. I found this solution on RU-vid a couple of years ago and I remain forever grateful! 💕

Last year I believed my washing machine was on its last legs. I decided to do laundry by hand to stretch the life of the washer just a bit linger. Weel, let me tell you, all of a sudden I had laundry helpers in the form of my husband and my two grandchildren! Never before have I had laundry help but there was something about the process of plunging and scrubbing and wringing that they all enjoyed. So glad to see someone else doing this when not in an emergency. Love your channel.

Doing the laundry in this way gives time to think about loved ones, and their problems and to pray for them.

I'm a bit older than you, and I remember Fels Naptha being the only soap for EVERYTHING! We'd bathe with it, wash our hair with it, then use it to mop the floors, wash vegetables, laundry, the car, horses, boots, walls, you name it. And it was easy on your hands.

When I was a kid in Chicago my job was to wash the family laundry. We had a newly built home with a cement double utility sink in the basement. We didn't have a washing machine so I did all the laundry with the use of the rub board. My mom stated that I could take my time on Saturday but it had to be done right or I would have to do it over. I spent Saturday mornings washing and listening to The Beatles and other groups on WLS radio which made the work move along quickly. When I got my first job I bought a washing machine. Thank God for Sears!

When I was a single Mom living on a tight budget, I would put my 3 kids clothes in the tub and tell them we were going to pretend we were making wine and the clothes were the grapes. They had so much fun stepping on the clothes with their feet (they were clean, of course), but it did the job. We have a washing machine now, and my kids are grown but I still enjoy hanging up my clothes to dry. 😊

I grew up in a family of 14 children and my mom had a wringer washer and 2 big wash tubs us kid's had to carry water from the creek and fill them all the evening before Mom did the wash , I grew up with the most respect for her I know how hard she had to work and I can never remember seeing a big pile of dirty clothes laying around, her and dad raised everything we ate we never went hungry, we had nothing fancy and we wore hand- me - downs but we had lots of love and the best food you could ever hope for. ❤❤❤

When I was a little girl my parents would send us to the Caribbean to spend the summer with family. In the 70's they didn't have a washing machine so they washed clothes by hand . And it took all morning. My three aunties would wash, sing and talk together. And I loved that squishing sound made when they rubbed the clothes in that water ,but I couldn't get the sound because I wasn't strong enough yet. They used that old blue or beige washing soap. They would switch between washing , rinsing and hanging the clothes on the line. They also had a smooth wash stone that they used like a wash board. I remember one summer when I was bigger I finally got that sound while I was helping them wash I got a big round of applause. I was a big girl now. But shortly after that they got a washing machine. They were really happy for that. But sometimes I really miss those days.

I've washed clothes by hand in a bucket, in a bathtub, and yes, even in a shower. I've seen the time that I've used the Ivory soap bars that I used to bathe with. No wringer, and no washboard. It's amazing what you'll do when you don't have the money the laundromat, or the time to get there.

The ones that laugh or think they are too good will think twice if they ever find themselves in a survival situation. My family experienced 2 back to back hurricanes. Our family home was destroyed and we were without power for weeks. It was eye opening for me to experience the hardships of life without power and getting things done one way or the other! I understand what you mean by feeling grateful as you wash your laundry by hand. Each piece of clothing represents blessings. Each little sock or shirt represents someone you love that despite devastation and loss, you still have them, so you are ok! I appreciate you taking the time to show this and I learned a lot! Thanks.

My 90 year old mom still washes her “delicates” by hand in the sink. They last much longer!😊🌻

As a 30 yr old wife and mom who's trying to make more healthy and hands on changes in my families life, i absolutely loved this video, and feel so inspired! Thank you!

I’m old enough to remember laundry day immediate post WWII in UK. Who would have thought we need a video instructing us how to wash clothes. One good tip is an old fashioned sink plunger (rubber suction cup on a handle). Soak clothes, then paddle with plunger. Works like a charm.

I remember my aunt and grandmother doing laundry this way out in the yard. And then they would toss us kids in after... That is where they got the old saying "Don't toss the baby out with the tub water" I only remember one year of visiting and them doing this, and the next year they had a washing machine and a new bathroom put in with a tub. lol I remember my mom would use some bluing on the whites to get them real white. She would also use liquid starch and then freeze Daddy's shirts and then iron them. Funny story, she did that once on a little shorts jumpsuit dress that I wore to school. Well I broke out and the nurse thought I had the measles and sent me home. The next time I wore it and broke out too, but I could see little flakes of starch on my skin. I didn't say anything and I got sent home again. Well the third time I wanted to wear it I went down to the nurses office all ready to go home, the nurse remembered I had on the same outfit as the last two times and she examined me closer and saw the flakes. She called my momma and told her to bring me another set of clothes. The gig was up on me getting to go home from school after that as Mom didn't put starch in anything else I wore. hahaha Have a great week!! Enjoyed you bringing back the memories!!😅😂😅

I am 47, I firmly believe that all of us have been spoiled. I also believe that these things should be taught in school along with gardening and food preservation. Thank you Mrs Lori and Mr Brown for everything that you have, are, and will teach all of us that will listen, pay attention, learn, and appreciate. God bless you and yours always 🙏 ❤

It was so relaxing to watch this. When I was a kid, I was on the "laundry team" and we washed against stone/rocks. We knew all the tricks to getting rid of stains and I remember feeling so proud when we'd work on a challenging stain and get it out. Not only did we wash for our immediate family, but for the elderly that couldn't wash their own. Even after our area got electricity, my grandmother never used it, she was afraid of it. So we continued doing things the old way. And I myself, don't use many of our conveniences... I'm pretty old and have never ran a dish washer in my life. I just prefer to hand wash. It's a bit therapeutic for me.

Enjoy seeing this. My mom taught me how to do hand washing - bathtub & kitchen sink. Wringing out jeans and big towels by hand was work! Mom finally got an electric wringer washing machine. She warned me about getting your hair caught in the wringer. Then I helped her hang up the wash on the line in our backyard. (She had a "clothes pin bag" that held all the clothes pins... shaped to slip a hanger in, solid back, opening at front halfway up big enuf to put hand thru. Opening at top just big enuf for top of a clothes hanger to go thru. Clothes pins filled the bottom of the bag. Maybe 18" long in total) She took in ironing to earn a little money. When I was around 10 or 11 I started helping with all the ironing. I'm 70 & she would have turned 101 this year. Miss her

When I was a child, in Scotland, my mother washed her clothes this way. We had a double sink in our kitchen. Between the sinks was a metal bar which let a writer be screw on. Lots is steeping and. Then rubbing and rinsing. In old houses a huge. Copper boiler was in the wash house and on a Monday morning, a fire was lit to heat the water. My family used an open fire or stove with a back boiler. This was had work and all the family helped a bit. Hanging out the lovely whites was a matter of pride for a wife. Damp washing was dries indoors on a pulley rack hung from the ceiling of the kitchen, dried by the heat from the big cast iron stove. Thanks for this video. I was able to bring back lots of memories for my 99year old mother.

I'm 63, I'm remember seeing my Grandma and her sister-in-law do wash by hand, them using the wringer while telling me horrific stories of wringer dangers, playing in the white sheets on the line, then sleeping in clean, crisp, cool sheets at Grandma's. Oh, the memories. Thanks.

I love the old ways. When the power goes out it's the only thing ya got. Thank you for keeping the old ways alive.

I've known about Fels Naptha for a long time. I'm 62. I finally bought some and used it for a stain. It worked so well. I'm a fan for the rest of my life.

Prell - what a memory! My husband came across a wringer washer @ an auction recently ($20.00 yes, 20 bucks) !Love than dang thing for grease rags, rugs, etc.. Plus, that thing washes so good! The wringer is a precious childhood memory from helping my Gma! She was always keeping us a close eye on us so as not to get our hand, arm or hair caught up. She used 2 galvanized tubs for rinsing. Also, as a side note, do you remember jeans stretchers? Mom put Dad's jeans on these stretchers - she'd hang them in the basement to dry - us kids thought they looked like ghosts down there with that single lightbulb shining.....LOL My memories show my age (71 years young!) Annandale, Minnesota

My first washer was a ringer washer and I loved it. The fels naphtha soap is amazing for stains but my Grandmother used it if she got into poison ivy before the rash that is. Lol There's nothing like getting into a clean bed when the sheets were dried outside on the clothes line either. Thanks for the memories. 🙂❤️

Miss Laurie, I’m 73, city-born and raised. My mom, sis and I lived, in a rural, “one-horse town,” with my grandparents for a few years. These were the best years of my childhood. My grandparents (and great grandparents) knew how to live off the grid, if the time came. I learned from them and the many prepper videos, like yours. I’m proud to be a “city prepper,” but I still long for the simplicity, solitude and serenity of country living. Watching you & Mr Brown brings back those memories. I am forever grateful that our paths crossed. God bless you both. As always, much love.💕

When we first purchased our tiny vacation cottage, decades ago, I hand washed everything. Those big bath towels were the first to go. They're a luxury, but not a necessity. You can dry your whole body with a hand towel.

It warms my heart to see how even the most mundane tasks you take delight in, like appreciating the really clean scents of your laundry, the coolness of the water on a hot day. A beautiful picture of a servant's heart, doing all to the glory of God. Thanks for the off grid lesson, Miss Lori!

A tip I came across for when you hang laundry out on the line in cold weather: put on a pair of those kitchen gloves that have the cotton flocking on the inside. Keeps the hands a LOT warmer while you get the laundry up.

No laughin' whatsoever! Thank you for making this channel. For those of us a few generations away from life without electricity, the thought of losing our power grid is emotionally traumatizing - so we really need lessons on living simply from someone who is an expert at it. Thank you so much! I am stopping by walmart today to get me some FelsNaptha and Zote soap and a wash board!

Bless your heart. This video just warmed my heart. I grew up way out in the country. The grand ole opry came on the radio Saturday nights and my daddy said we were so far in the country that we didn't get it until Wednesdays. I can remember doing laundry this way. I can remember not having a water heater and having to heat bath water on the stove. There's been many different times in my life where I've had to revert back to doing laundry this way. After a hurricane when we were without electricity or when my washer broke and I couldn't afford to buy one. I am so very grateful that I was taught this and taught how to work a garden and how to can and freeze food, how to hunt and dress game, how to sew by hand and on a sewing machine, how to cook and oh so much more. We didn't have sandwich bread very often, mama baked bread. We didn't haveti breakfast cereals or store bought jelly or any of that kind of stuff. It was way too expensive. I do know if things go south that I'll be okay. I thank my parents for all they taught us. Even though it was really a tough way to grow up and none of my friends lived like we did, I feel like my parents did a really good job preparing us for life. I was the only 12 yr old girl in my classroom that knew how to kill, clean and fry a chicken, make homemade biscuits and gravy without any lumps. How many of y'all had a hot buttered biscuit with fresh syrup after supper for dessert? That's really country. Lol Thank you maam for sharing your how to with all of us. I know many appreciate it. ***Also you can use the left over laundry water in your garden and on your fruit trees. The soap in it will act as a pest control.

Thanks Lori for showing us how to do laundry by hand! You’re a gem! 💗

Thank you! Even at 30 years old no one has ever explained traditional hand laundry process to me before and it's one thing I haven't looked into for off grid living.

My back hurts only from watching. Thank goodness for washing machines 🙏🏻

I grew up in a home without indoor plumbing. Mother drew water from the well,used a wringer washer, hung clothes on the line. Dad worked as a carpenter and wore those striped overalls. They were thick, heavy and dirty. Mother worked very hard. In 1969 we finally got county water, and a washer. This is one old way I don't want to return to! Bless you, Mama.

For those wanting a set up for emergencies and don’t want to spend a lot of money for it, get yourself a mop bucket with a wringer or even the squish compartment, between that and your kitchen sink you can get the job done ! And don’t forget to get some felz naphtha and Zote soap 🥰 Also you can find stainless steel sinks or any sink cheap or free anywhere and build a stand to put it in. Either way, you can make a laundry set up really cheap !

One of my favorite memories was going to my Nonnie's and sleeping in her sheets. They were hand washed, line dried, (I think line dried sheets are the best!), and ironed with a hot iron heated on the stove (no electricity). I loved helping her wring out the sheets and putting them on the line. Teach your babies how to use a clothes line...they don't have a clue! Great video Miss Lori, I can tell you feel better, stay well.

I was fortunate enough to spend my childhood summers in my moms village in Mexico. We didn’t have running water or electricity. I enjoyed fetching water from the well and doing laundry. My grandfather even made special cement tubs for the laundry. He fashioned one side to look like a washboard. I love this video. Thank you for sharing.

I was born in 1984 in the USSR and my mom and other people did their laundry using washboards and those simple soap bars and soda and vinegar😁so amazing to watch this all over again in almost 40 years. Watched the video from start to end👍

I love when Ms. Lori pronounces "worshing/washing" for years my boss would correct me, "there's no R in washing!" My dad's family was from TN & Georgia. That's how I was taught. It warms my heart to hear her talk about doing the simple things & how therapeutic it is. ❤ Thank God we have Ms. Lori & Mr. Brown to keep us grounded. And remind us of our family elders & how special they were! ❤🙏🏻 Bless you Both

My sister had to wash their clothes in the kitchen sink when they were first married in 1960. She did this for probably 3 years including her husbands Army fatigues and baby clothes and diapers. It can be done and when things go bad like they do in this world, I can guarantee we will do what is necessary to survive. Blessings to you and Mr. Brown!😊

Slowly but surely absorbing all surviving knowledge and skills like these

i WAS BORN IN 55, AND THIS BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES. THANK YOU.

I can remember doing laundry like this when i was a kid. I am 65 years old now. We lived with my granny and we done laundry once week for her and six kids. God bless!!

In the early 80’s, we had no car and no washer. I did my laundry by hand in similar fashion using my bathtub and kitchen sink. We did not have a wringer though! It really is hard work, but to know you can be frugal and do it without electricity is a feeling of accomplishment. Great video❣️

Miss Lori, thank you for posting this! So many young people have no idea of what to do when they cannot use a washer and dryer! I recall using 2 five-gallon buckets to wash clothes in when we lost power for a week from a hurricane. I answer phones for a living and have gotten so many calls from young folks complaining "the washer won't spin! What am I supposed to do! My clothes are all wet!" I cannot, but wish I could, tell them to ring them out and hang them to dry! Maintenance is not going to fix it fast enough for you!!!! You do what 'cha gotta do! I just love your channel, and really enjoy watching you & Mr. Brown. Thank you for keeping "The Old Ways" alive!

Years ago i came across an old film of a family of Scottish washerwoman on washday laughing having fun singing traditional songs and talking about the men. Seemed like pretty good mental and physical exercise and therapeutic.

I’m 65 years old and remember using a wringer washing machine as a young girl. It’s good to remember the old ways. God bless you Ms Lori and Mr. Brown.

That was awesome Miss Lori! I wondered how to use the board with the soap, I would not have known to rub the soap on the board! You are a true gem! Thanks for the lesson.

God is so faithful in all of His ways toward us! Simplicity is a wonderful thing!

Although I do a weekly load in a washing machine I also do quite a bit of hand washing for things I feel will last longer if kept out of the machine. There is something wonderfully satisfying about hand washing , about watching marks come off and dirt disappear as you scrub, and at the same time I find it gives me a wonderful feeling of connectedness with the millions of women who came before me and the millions today who are hand washing because they have neither machine or electricity. All sisters together, coming together in a virtual joining at the washbasin, caring for the clothes of those we love. Basic, done by women in time immemorial. Infinitely satisfying.

When my daughter was a toddler, I was expecting my 2nd, and we had my 2 brother-in-laws staying with us, a typhoon took out our power on the island for a week. I washed clothes in the bathtub and we took turns stomping them. 😂 After that, my brother-in-laws (teenagers) twisted the water out and we hung them outside. We laughed a lot and had fun doing it, but I was grateful when we got power back. Many Blessings!

Thank you for posting videos of important things like off-grid laundry and living without electricity. Please keep them coming. It is time. I appreciate you both so much and keep you in my prayers.

When I was a kid we made lie soap and used it for laundry and everything else. We had no electricity or running water so we learned to do what ever you have to. Life was very hard back in the 30s and 40s. I thank God for all I have to day .

Back in the. Early 70s my grandmother lived in a little old house Indiana that didn't have a bathroom or a laundry room and she had to do her laundry that way and she had an outhouse that we used when we needed to use the restroom but when we had to take a bath we filled the kitchen sink up with cold water,to warm the water up she would warm the water up on her gas stove so the water wouldn't be cold to take our bath we only had enough electricity to light up a couple of rooms and a couple of lamps to warm our house she had an old coal stove . I'm not sure how old the house is but it's still there . Those were the good old days . Now days kids are spoiled and wouldn't know how to live off grid , the kids have everything given to them and all they know is how to play videogames.

Ms Lori, my hat is off to you! I remember watching my mother do laundry this way and then she did the laundry the same way using an electric wringer washer. God love her. She had 6 kids, seven borders and a diabetic husband at the same time. She's gone to reap her heavenly reward now. I miss her from time to time and watching you brings many memories back and a smile to my face. She was a hard worker and a wonderful prayer warrior. Blessings on all you do for you and your home.

If my mama was still alive she would be your best friend. She lived a hard life, we all did because of circumstances beyond our control. You and Mr Brown are beautiful people and I’m praying for y’all. I’m really enjoying your channel❤️

For four years, I washed all my clothes & linens by feet. I had the cleanest bathtub & the cleanest & softest feet. I walked back & forth in the tub to agitate clothes in the tub just like a washing machine. I wrung the clothes out in a mop wringer in a mop bucket being careful not to break zippers, buttons, & other fasteners or embellishments. Then I drained & rinsed the tub & filled with rinse water &, after rinsing & agitating again, wrung the clothes with the mop wringer again before hanging them to dry or throwing them in the clothes dryer. It was a good workout, too, but I finally had to buy a new washer because I have more responsibilities than the time needed to do it all, especially as I work full-time outside the home.

This video made me feel soooo good! I can relate mam when you say it is "therapeutic". You took me to a beautiful place that i don't have around. It has trees, breeze, sounds of the beautiful mother nature, & bonus; a beautiful trip back in time, where people were spending better times, & efforts doing things way better than the nonsense of what they do these days. Envying each other, stalking the life of another online, & spreading the harm, & hatred. Thank you mam.

Thank you Miss Lori! I do all my laundry in the kitchen sink. The washers where I live just toss items around in heavily perfumed water. They're not clean just heavily scented! That scent wear off and you're items stink. So handwash all . Even sheets! Thank you for making this video for us!💗

I've used vinegar alot straight to wash clothes. I noticed when I do there's a lot less lint in the dryer. Camping I've used a bucket & plunger, worked great

What a great setup. I can imagine using that if needed. It reminds me of a girl I knew who was poor years ago. I asked her how she did her laundry. I was helping her buy groceries for several months. I was also helping take her to appointments & places she needed to go also. She showed me how she did her laundry. She used a clean toilet plunger w holes drilled into it. She used that to agitate the clothes in her bathtub. It worked. The real problem was wringing them dry enough to hang. So I agree with getting a wringer for sure.

I always enjoyed playing with the wash board and ringer when I was a kid. Many years later I brought home a wash board and my wife's reaction was 😮 very funny 🤣 I'm looking forward to the day my clothes line is full 🌝 the 🌞 sun shining and remembering my beautiful Granny. Yelling at me not to play between the hanging clothes 😊 and lying down on the beautiful green grass looking at the little flowers and bees. I'll be there again one day. ❤ Thank you for going over these cleaning duties with us. I enjoyed getting back to basics with you! AL :)

Hi Miss Lori! I make my own laundry detergent using some of the same things you have there. I make enough for 10 gallons at a time for around $5.00. Also I think you are a wonderful cook and teacher. I made your cinnamon rolls and oh my gosh so good! Thank you so much for helping us do things better. God bless you and Mr. Brown

Forgot to add, when you put your clothes through the wringer be sure and have buttons and zippers turned under. After sorting colored clothes, this was the 2nd lesson Mama taught us.

I always say that the biggest blessing in technology have been the washing machine and dishwasher. 🙏🏼God bless the inventors.😙😙😙

Ms Lori I still use Prell shampoo regularly. I also have my grandmother’s scrub board from before 1955. I’ve hand washed clothes in the bathtub and the sink because I had no washer. I hung them to air dry because I had no dryer. The hand washing laundry skill is a smart thing to know how to do and I appreciate the knowledge I gained by having to do it. I learned of ringer washing from watching my mom wash that way when I was a little girl. I remember it all very well. In my prep storage I have an extra scrub board, an aluminum wash pan, a wooden drying rack, clothes line rope, a large stock of wooden clothes pins, and a cast iron clothes iron. I’m all set if need be. I love your prepping videos of all kinds. They give us all the knowledge and ideas of how to survive and make do if things get much worse. Thank you. Please keep teaching.

Loved this video. I am a new subscriber. We just got 6acs of raw land, completely off grid. I am 65yrs old and my husband is 75yrs old, Mom lives with us and she is 83yrs old. We love this life. Finishing the inside of our 576 sq. ft. cabin and learning how to garden, can food, ferment food, etc. Now, thanks to you I know a better way to get my laundry done!

What a reminder of my Mom doing this when I was young. I used to help hang them on the Lines. ..and occasionally in the Winter ..they would freeze and I remember my Dad and Brother’s Jeans were so stiff ..they could stand up by themselves. Now,my Aunt had one of the first Wringer Washers. She was Rich..so, I thought back then,anyway she ran her hand and wrist thru the Wringer and hurt it like Mr.Brown was talking about ..in another of your Videos. Thanks for this and triggering some of my old Memories. Oh..another thing my Aunt did..when she was busy ..was to put her Baby in a Crocker Sack and hang it on the Wall ..close to her to keep it safe. No Playpens back then! 😊

Thanks so much for making this video! My washer was broken and the laundromat was crazy expensive. This is a good backup setup to have!!

Greetings from the UK. My mother had 8 children, my Father worked as a Locomotive Engineer, (repaired trains), so you can imagine how dirty his overalls got. Monday was wash day. She spent most of the day washing like this by hand,brings back memories.

Thank you Mrs. Lori! This brought back so many memories of our mother in the basement with her wringer washer cleaning our laundry. She had 3 of us in diapers and no clothes dryer so she bought a second hand pot belly wood stove and installed it next to the ringer washer to burn fires to help dry the clothes that she hung on lines inside during the winter months. Mother is 87 years old and is in a wheel chair and still lives on her own by choice and takes care of all her duties each day. She still has the cleanest clothes to this day for she always runs and agitates the water and soap then soaks her loads and double rinse cycles with White vinegar! I know if she could still get outside she would rather be hanging her clothes on the line! God Bless all our Mama's! Fels Naptha Oh My now this is what she shared with us if we said foul words! I can still taste it!

I love this as a more long term solution. We made a set up for hurricane season, 2 big buckets, a hand agitator, a clothes wringer and the clothesline. Got us through several hurricanes and we had clean clothes for work and it made the world of difference in how we felt

Mrs lori & Mr .Brown Im very frugal and 58yrs old Doug will be 61 in August. I love the smell of freshly hung towels & sheets . Im needing your recipe for laundry soap . You or I weren't poor . We were the richest in heart as we didnt live above our means . You both bring me joy . Im drinking my coffee only 2 a day then going to plant my sweet potato slips & start 3 (10 gallon grow bags ) for sugar baby watermelons to put on our deck and use an extra cucumber v shaped trellis , so I can feed the watermelons up here on the deck , its getting hard for me to get down to the yard plots unless doug is home .... God bless you Mrs josette Montgomery County, Texas 🙏

Wash with handsline dry. Candles for light an heat. Food prep, sewing, kni t etc make quits with blankets. Etc.❤😊

I haven’t watched someone do laundry like that since my grandma! I remember I was helping her once and got a finger smashed by the roller. Our forefathers and foremothers worked so very hard!

I'm 77 years old and I remember my mom having an old time ringer and we used to use vinegar as a hair softener when we were kids vinegar is good for a lot of things thank you for your show

I love that you showed how to do this. I'm 45 and the older I get the more I appreciate the old way of doing things! Thanks for sharing and love y'all!

Wonderful video. Thank you! It's crazy how this should be basic common knowledge but it's been lost because of our dependence on technology.

Thank you!! I'm 65 years old, I remember my Mom had a ringer washer, when it wasn't working, sister and I would get out there with my Mom in 2 galvanized tubs and do exactly what you are doing! And we hung our clothes out also. That was in New Jersey!! Mom was from Kentucky and Dad from Virginia, a lot of what you do cooking an all my Mom taught me. I love your channel. Thank you nice lady!

My Mum always did her "delicates" by hand. We had a big deep sink at home so it held plenty of water. I remember being bathed in it. Keep these old ways coming.

I’m a New Yorker born and raised and I always had a washing board for emergency. When my kids was babies I wash the clothes with the washing board after I soak the clothes with ivory. I old fashion and I love it.

Thanku Ma'am I love it &remember my Mother doing just that. Problem is most ppl hve to work now & perhaps don't have the time to hand wash.However it's a good lesson for us all.👍 Appreciate so much this back to basics lesson.

I’m half American living in my moms home country of Sweden. Your accent makes me so nostalgic for the US. My dads whole side of the family talks just like you, it’s my favourite sound in the whole world. Thank you for sharing your wisdom Ms. Lori ❤

I remember using a wringer washer when I was a kid. Because that is all my parents had when we were kids and you are so right clothes came out so clean and smelled so good. Also hanging clothes out on the line they smell so fresh and clean when you bring them in. Your video brought back so many good memories. Thank you so much for your video

Good for you!! We all have things we do in our homes that go above and beyond without a quick shortcut because it's SATISFYING and makes us feel GOOD about our chores. ❤

Hey Ms. Lori. You do what you need to do in order to survive. My mother had a washboard and I had to help so know about the other way of doing laundry lol. Those days were painful lol anyway it brought back memories of times we all may face soon so thank you for helping us out on case the need arises. You and Mr. Brown are such wonderful people and I'm feeling very blessed to have the chance to watch you and learn. Be safe and stay healthy with the Lord's protection always.

My husband brought a commercial three sink stainless tub home, he thought I might like it. I had no idea what to do with it, it's out by my back porch. I just ordered the wringer, I love the idea of this! Thank you Miss Lori, Great video, and very peaceful, too.

I remember my grandmother using a ringer washer..and we would hang out clothes to dry. I can’t wait for you to teach us to make our laundry soap. Thank you Mrs Lori 😊

Thank you sooo much for this video! I used to watch my Nana wash her clothes on a wash board and ring them out through the ringer when I was very young. I’m 65 and I haven’t thought of her washing her clothes in a long while. She always made us stand back because she didn’t want us to get our hand in the ringer. This brought back those precious memories of my beautiful Nana! 🥰

Hi Ms. Lori. I used Prell! With a Pearl in every botttle! I hope we never have to launder by hand but if we do-then that’s the way it is. …I have an old glass washboard and now that I’m thinking of it, IF my hubby’s cleaning/filet station doesn’t smell fishy it’d work for doing laundry like that. I remember my gramma had an old ringer washer on her back porch. Really had to watch your fingers! 😊 Plus, the benefits of drying in the sun! I love towels and sheets that have air-dried in the sunshine and fresh air. I keep adding to this! God Bless you & yours. You know I love your RU-vid videos and Mr. Brown’s Bible Study! Sending so much love from California.

Thanks for teaching viewers how to wash without electricity. It really is important for all of us to know how to live without relying on modern technology. I'm older than you are, Ms Lori, and I grew up in the country. My momma and both grandmas washed on their porches, the way you just showed us. Their clothes were spotless and smelled like heaven. Thanks for the education, and thanks for the memories. Big love to you and Mr. Brown!

Thank you for your videos! Off grid...I've been doing my laundry outside by hand for many years. I live in a populated area! Houses are pretty close. I have a 7 foot privacy fence in front that hides my laundry lines. I find this activity very calming and satisfying....I'm headed to Walmart (15 min walk from here) to look for that laundry soap!

Yes mom moreeee videos love it I enjoyed it I’m 45 my mom teach me how to wash clothes by hand I have to teach my kids too u never no when any bad times happen . The antic ways is the best way love it old school is the best

Thank you for demonstrating your way. I remember my mom washing our clothes on a wash board when her old ringer washer was broken. She used the ringer to squeeze the water out. I now have a 1920's Maytag given to me. It has the original motor but needs to be rewired. The tub is square galvanized metal with rounded corners. I was trying to find a museum to donate it. After watching this video. I might try to get that wired and use it for certain things. You are a blessing!

Thank you Miss Lori! Always good information. In school I had a wonderful science teacher. Shecwould throw tidbit of information out to keep our attention and teach outside the box. (yes the tidbits showed up on test as bknus questiins...). One of those tidbits was the white vinegar woukd break down the suponification of the fats that makes soap suddsy. When you use a bit in the rinse water, it releases the left over soap from the fabric making them cleaner.

Many sweet memories , thank you so much! I still hang my wash out my windows, on my long clothes lines.WhenI bring them in they smell,BEAUTIFUL NATURALLY!!!❤🌤🌞🌈🧺🧼🫧🪣🧽🌻🌷🪻🪴🌳☘️🪺🥰☺️

In our summer cabin, we put a 18 gallon tote tub, by rubber made, in our bath tub when we shower to collect water after we bathe. Then we wash our clothes in the water afterward! The clothes then are hung on the clothes line!.

When wash day came each week, mom put a pot of beans, or some other soup on cooking for dinner. She had a lot of mouths to feed. We had a wringer washer and a wash tub to rinse. The wash tub had many uses when not used for laundry; we had our baths in it, it was used to gather fruits and vegetables among other things. I use fels naptha for stubborn stains. Thank you for being here for us. Love and God bless you.