Travelling light, it's what motorcycle travel is
all about, but how long can you go before a cou-
ple of t-shirts and pairs of underwear just isn't
enough? The smell becomes too overpowering,
so much so that even the yaks on the plains of
Central Asia run in disgust.
With the Scrubba Washbag you don't need a
lot of clothes, enough for a few days is more than
enough, as you can wash your clothes on the go,
and with very little water.
The Scrubba is an Australian invention that's
been around for a few years now and is ideal for
the traveller, especially those who need to travel
light. It's a sealable, waterproof bag, similar to
a dry bag in that it has an opening at one end.
You put in a small amount of clothing, water and
detergent, seal the bag and then squeeze the air
out using a built in valve. Then start scrubbing.
The bag has a built in washboard so that the clothes can be scrubbed against it, be warned it does take some elbow
grease.
Once you've scrubbed release the water, add some fresh water to rinse and then allow the clothes to dry - outside
of the bag, of course.
The Scrubba works, and works very well however, you'll need to find the right method for you or you might find
that following the instructions just doesn't work enough to remove the days of dust, mud and sweat from your clothes.
We've found that the bst way is to wash the minimum amount of clothes; one t-shirt, two pairs of undies, one pair
of socks, at a time. Liquid detergent seems to work best too, it doesn't clump like the powdered variety. Some people
use warm water too, probably not necessary. We've also found that scrubbing the detergent from the clothes, within
the bag, doesn't always work, it's a minor issue. You'll need to Scrubba the clothes for quite some time, anything up
to five minutes, another minor issue, at least your
arms will get a work out enough to loosen them
up after hours on the bike
For what it is, an extremely compact piece of
kit, that will keep you in fresh clothes for quite
some tim, the Scrubba is well worth the invest-
ment, and well worth taking with you, no matter
where you are; if you have water, then the Scrub-
ba will work.
Would we reccomend the Scrubba? Absolutely!
We have one, we use it, we don't go on long rides
without it.
Further information on the Scrubba can be
found at www.thescrubba.com
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