GEAR | Clean Clothes When Traveling Made Easy With Scrubba – Review

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Washing any clothing you want to wear more than once whilst you’re away from home is a pain and usually relies on hand washing or expensive hotel laundry services. Heading off for a 16 day road trip to Scotland and not wanting to pack 16 sets of underwear, the Scrubba provided the perfect solution. Read on for our full review…

What is it?

Scrubba Wash Bag £42

Stockists

Scrubba Mini Wash Bag Ultra-Compact Laundry Bag

Scrubba Wash Bag Portable Washing Machine

Scrubba Washing Bag Kit 2.0 Portable Clothes Washer System

Scrubba Wash Bag Portable Washing Machine

Initially I was curious to understand how Scrubba differed from a dry bag, because let’s face it, at first look, it does look similar to a dry bag. After a quick look at the packaging and once I’d turned the bag inside out, it became far more obvious how the Scrubba differs – there’s a built in wash board! This means you can agitate the fibres in your clothing far more effectively than if you were just hand washing clothes in a sink.

It folds up really small, making it perfect to take away with us. With 5 different beds to sleep in, lots of sea swimming and definitely not wanting to take 16 sets of underwear each, we had the perfect opportunity to put the Scrubba washing bag to the test.

Using the bag is easy and intuitive and there are guide lines printed on the bag which show how much water to put in, depending on how many items of clothing you need to wash. There’s another guide which shows how to roll the top of the bag closed prior to use.

Once filled with water and your chosen detergent, there’s a handy little air release valve which gently removes any excess air trapped inside the bag, and once done, you’re ready to get scrubbing.

A top tip from me, is to use laundry detergent sheets (we use Dr. Beckmann Magic Leaves) – they take up next to no space or weight when you’re traveling and did a brilliant job for us popped inside the Scrubba with hot water.

It might sound a bit weird to say, but I actually found the process of using the Scrubba highly theraputic. Perhaps it was in part down to the location I was using the washing bag in and the fact we were in an off-grid cabin, but it definitely fitted the vibe.

The Isle of Mull has rapidly become my happy place, it’s where I return to when I need to reset my nervous system and feed my soul, and a huge covered veranda with stunning views and not another soul for miles provided the perfect location – Off grid, slow living meant I’ve never been happier to wash clothing by hand, so much so I offered to do my husbands too!

As well as using the Scrubba to ensure we had clean underwear throughout our road trip, it was also super useful for cleaning our swimwear after swimming in the sea, and after a food spill on a t-shirt, the Scrubba did the job again.

Once I removed my laundry, I poured the water down the sink, rinsed the bag out and turned it inside out to hang on the washing line to dry out, ready to be packed away until its next use.

Final thoughts

The scrubba claims to be a portable, power-free washing machine, and it is! It’s blooming brilliant and extremely useful. Whilst we’ve only used it so far on a UK road trip, there have been countless times on beach holidays overseas when this would have been so useful and whenever I travel, you can bet I’ll be packing the Scrubba washing bag.

Scrubba Mini Wash Bag Ultra-Compact Laundry Bag