The ideal travel mate has just been launched in the form of a palm-sized washing machine.
That’s right. Weighing less than 70g, the Scrubba wash bag mini is perfect for travel, hiking and camping.
The wash bag was launched on Kickstarter earlier this month and reached its goal in less than two hours, further raising more than $40,000 in the first three days.
Having travelled for three weeks in South East Asia with less than 3kg of luggage, Calibre8 founder Ash Newland knows that for some travellers, every gram counts.
“The original Scrubba wash bag has been incredibly well received by general travellers, but a niche of ultra-light hikers and travellers prompted us to create a new portable washing machine that is over 50 per cent lighter and smaller without compromising performance,” he explains.
“Utilising the patented washboard-in-a-bag design of the Scrubba wash bag, the Scrubba wash bag mini allows a machine quality wash of a pair of socks and underwear (or a t-shirt) anywhere in just minutes. Permitting them to pack less, the Scrubba wash bag mini also provides hikers with the rejuvenating feeling of putting on a fresh pair of socks each morning.”
So how does it work? To clean socks and underwear anywhere in just minutes, a user follows four simple steps: add water, cleaning liquid and clothing; seal and deflate the bag through a valve; place the bag on the ground or a table and rub the clothing against the inner washboard for 30 seconds to three minutes; rinse the clothes and hang to dry. It’s as easy as that.
The wash bag mini is eco-friendly as it uses no electricity, less water and has been designed to last for years. For those in the outdoors it also allows grey water to be disposed away from water sources to prevent pollution.
And that’s not all. It’s also multifunctional as the wash bag can be used as a dry bag to keep gear dry, a laundry bag to separate dirty clothes, a bucket and even as a phone protector (with the phone operable through the bag’s window).
