My aim is to pack as light as possible and i don't mind doing a little wash on a trip (typically in the hotel sink). The Scrubba however has made this all super easy and without issue. Spent 9 days in Europe and it was a perfect test trip for this wash bag. You can clean most things with it, though don't try to wash a whole weeks worth a clothes at once. Two pairs of socks, two boxer briefs, and a t-shirt fill the bag. I used some Tide travel sink pack sized detergent and followed the instructions. The clothes came out clean. If you have some pants, do those separately. None of my clothes were super dirty to begin with, if you have stuff caked with mud, well this may not work for you or you may need to rinse them first. To dry the clothes, I squeezed out the excess water and then rolled the items in a spare towel. I strung up the Sea to Summit Lite Line Camping and Travel Clothesline in the shower and things were dry by morning. The Scrubba folds up pretty small. I was able to pack it, the clothesline, and the Tide packets flat in a 1 gallon zip top bag. Easily fit into my carry on. Will definitely bring the Scrubba with me for longer trips.

I am going to Italy this weekend, and I am packing light. I wanted the ability to clean socks, shirts and underwear. I took an Oxford shirt, a pair of socks and a long sleeve shirt out to try this out. I put in Woolite, water and the clothes. I rolled the top, and secured the strap. I proceeded to remove air from the bag. Then I rubbed the clothes in a decompressed state for about 3 minutes. Afterwards, I drained the water and added fresh water in to rinse. I did have to rinse more after removal but it is a viable way to clean clothes. The bag is a waterproof nylon bag. It has silicone knobs to scrub or agitate the clothes. It works for travel or camping I suppose. It’s pricy but convenient. Update: After spending two weeks in Italy, I wanted to let you know that this worked great. Since I traveled light, it worked great for microfiber clothing, underwear and socks. The bag has held up after daily use. Rinsing the clothes was better served by doing it by hand but the cleaning part was perfect. I do not regret buying this.

Have been using a Scrubba for about 3 years, almost exclusively for our camper van. We go on multi week trips (no #vanlife) and ride, hike and ruck daily. The scrubba has a bit of a learning curve, but once you figure out the sweet spot for your situation, it works well. Took 1/2 star off due to the material -- ours doesn't leak, but we have to treat it gingerly. Our approach: Fill to the line with clothes (don't overfill). We use a squirt of Bronner's Castile Liquid Soap (Almond when able, my favorite). I fold the seal down but don't take the air out, and shake the Scrubba to get some suds going. Open the valve, bleed the air, scrub for two minutes. Dump into a collapsible pan (or your gray water tank), repeat the process with fresh water. That's it. then we dry it by rolling inside a microfiber towel. If we're good we can do an entire day's worth of bike gear in 20 minutes. If we have direct sunlight, clothes will dry -- and smell great -- in ten minutes. The Castile soap does not irritate nor leave annoying residue. What I don't like: I'm constantly worrying that the material will puncture or tear. You need to find somewhere clean and flat to scrub. In a true outdoors scenario, that is not always possible. Although it uses surprisingly little water —probably less than any other option—you still need to find a way to find, and dispose of, wash water. What I like: When you get the process right (agitating for suds was key for us), washing is quick and effective. When you're done, it air dries quickly, doesn't smell, and packs amazingly small. Required equipment for long trips. What I'd change: The little valve is effective, but tiny and fragile. I'd like to see something more robust for true outdoor use.

I've been doing the travel light and wash as you go program for decades. I've become the master of doing laundry in sinks and showers as I travel so that I can pack lighter. For a recent month long trip across three climate zones we wanted to pack carry-on only. I saw this, and while I was skeptical (sinks work fine right?) I decided to give it a try. GAME CHANGER!! This is almost too easy!! I no longer have a wet mess around the sink, or have to shower with my laundry. This thing is so easy! It has two lines, big load and small load. Put in your clothes to one of the two lines, fill with water. To make life easier I packed the dry detergent sheets with this bag. So I added one detergent sheet, roll the top to seal (you may need to experiment to get the right seal, but then it is easy), use the valve to purge the air and you just start rubbing. Put is on the floor and give yourself a foot massage, rub it with your hands, whatever- three minutes of agitating and rubbing and my clothes were legitimately clean!! Dump the water, add fresh water for a rinse, agitate some more and then dump again. This was well worth the little space it takes up in my carry-on packing. Pair it with the dry detergent sheets and you can take it anywhere.

This bag is so handy! We took it for the first time to Mexico, usually I would sink wash clothes. In the morning I would fill the bag and let it soak for a few hours. I would then come back and agitate it for 3-5 min with my feet as I read or caught up online. I used it with dry soap and fabric softener sheets. I added a small amount of the fabric softener sheet to the rinse. A lot of reviews said it wasn’t a ‘true clean’ but I would have to disagree. Everything smelled and felt super clean. And it was convenient because I wasn’t tying up the sink. I got three tank tops, one tshirt, three pairs of shorts and five pairs of underwear in one load (I’m a size small). But since it’s so convenient, I’ve been doing small loads every other day. Drying tip: if you have a spare towel, squeeze as much water out of your clothes as you can without twisting, then roll your items in the towel and press to take out extra moisture. Helps dry faster and keeps clothes from stretching out from heaviness on the hanger/line.

Used this to wash reusable diapers and the results are good, using non bio power detergent and hot water. Seems to be well designed, my only suggestion would be to add some instructions to fold it back into the neat triangle shape it is shipped it, so that the original cardboard can be used to stow it when it's not in use.

So yes, you can wash some clothes in it when you are away from civilization but it's a not as romantic as expected. 1. It takes a lot of water: you need around 5-7 liters to wash 2 socks, 2x underwear and 1 t-shirt. Then you need to rinse it off also which costs you another 3-5 liters. If you want to wash more, you add around 10 liters of water. 2. It's still pretty small so won't really fit many clothes. In summer time when you are barely wearing anything and it's synthetic it's fine, but don't expect anything else to wash in it. 3. Of course you wash by hand so it take some effort to do it. Surprisingly though the clothes turned out fine after washing them. And I only washed them by hand a couple minutes. So yes in a pinch, a hotel in a foreign country, or for simple washes in van life the product works fine, but if you have any other larger quantities of clothes to wash or in winter time this is not suitable.

Great product that i will be using frequently on my next backpack trip in South East Asia. I wish I had discovered this product years ago when I was away in far away land with limited washing possibilities. Very small in size and excellent for packing. Just read the instructions before using it! You must empty the air inside before scrubbing.

Léger et très pratique dans un sac à dos.... Certes un peu cher à mon sens!