Phimai Laundromat.

[DavidFL]

Hippy Wash & Dry

สะà¸à¸§à¸à¸à¸±à¸ à¸à¸´à¸¡à¸²à¸¢ Hippy Wash&Dry · 403 Nai Mueang, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30110, Thailand

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[Morningrider]

David, reading your posts about laundromats got me to thinking: I haven’t used one while on the road since I came to Asia. In North America everything I wore under my leathers went into a washing machine once a week. I was mostly camping rough (I couldn’t afford motels more than once a week) so I didn’t have a better way to wash clothes. Therefore I had to carry enough clothes to last a week, and it was all cotton, so it was bulky too. Now that I stay in 500B hotels I handwash my clothes for that day every day, all synthetic, and they are dry before I need next them. So now I carry riding clothes to last only two days, with one set of spares, and I can ride forever. Just for fun, here is a half-century old laundromat photo taken near the end a month of touring. A helmet-and-goggles tan. “Men! Clean out pockets and cuffs before placing clothes in washer. Thank you.” Sexist trope—womansplaining! Pay phone 20 cents.

 

[Morningrider]

Asia technique. The laundry clips are from aliexpress. You get used to the view after awhile ...

 

[DavidFL]

Asia technique. The laundry clips are from aliexpress. You get used to the view after awhile ...
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[Morningrider]

A pair of microfiber trunks. Soft, thin, and quick dry.

The black thing hanging on the left is a plastic sheet that I lay over the sink when a large drain plug is missing or leaks, which is most of the time.

Or I stick a piece of duct tape over a small drain hole. I let it soak for a half an hour in hot water so the detergent (from the green 10B packets from 7-11) has time to kill the stinky bacteria. Let the soap do the work while I relax.