Oh, check these out-
http://www.laundry-alternative.com/wonderwash.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Counterto...ref=pd_sim_k_1

some videos -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUVR2vjRJRo

Check out ace hardware for mop bucket/wringer found one on there for 41.99 instead of the wringer it is the press the water out type. No worry about getting stuck in the rollers if got off course and snagging something or popping off a button going through rollers crooked. At one point in past 10 yrs Cabela's had a camp washer you just cranked it.. alas it is no more.

Not sure if the link will post but here is where I found it.

http://www.acehardware.com/family/in...goryId=1260595

Ace® Heavy Duty Mop Bucket/Wringer

Price: $41.99|Item no: 1346238

Okay,

Just found this on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2A7D...eature=related

All I cared about was the end part. I finally found out how the water is squeezed out. Now imagine substituting a bunch of clothes instead of the mop.

I put the wet clothes in the thing, pull the lever forward, the wringer thing presses the clothes against the end of it, the water goes out of my clothes, I then hang up my clothes.

Is this feasible?

I mean, the process should be the same, whether you put a mop in or clothes, right??

THANKS SO MUCH

Melody

And look at what I found on Ebay.

does this work the same way. I don't see a handle to press forward, so how does this thing wring out anything?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wringer-w-Bucket...item563d4e9509

Look at this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/RUBBERMAID-COMME...item41508ea516

Cheap (but they get you with the shipping).

I'm on a roll

lol

I wouldn't buy a used one of those like on Ebay. In stores where they are commonly used, they often clean up vomit and other body fluids people lose in public on the floor. That would be a terrible health hazard. Not to mention other spills in factories that might have pesticides in them, or other nasty things.

I do have the rotating drum washer in that first link Jo put up. I have it upNorth. I use it for underwear and sleepwear. It uses very little water. The only downside is that the closing screw is hard on my hands... so for people with arthritis it is painful.

The thing I don't like about wringers is that they make wrinkles.

Don't worry, not going to buy any used anything. I don't need one of those wonder washer thingees either.

I just want to wring out my tops and my shorts. I mean, if it's good enough for a mop, then it's good enough for my clothes, right?

So because I've really never seen one of those bucket ringer things in action (the ones with the handle), am I correct in assuming that I just drop the wet thing in, push the handle forward, the thing squeezes out the water, I hang it up (and if I need to iron it, I'll iron it).

Should do the trick, no?

I can get one of these at my local Ace Hardware

Melody

The only problem I see with the one you are considering is that whatever you are wringing does not have the long stick handle to balance it. With no weight in the bottom it might be hard to
handle. I guess you could always put some rocks in the bottom, to stablize it, etc. But I think it would hard to keep steady.

If you plan to use your foot to squeeze the pedal, how will you pull the clothes out? A two person task, if you ask me!

I wonder if it would really get as much water out that you want it to?
Don't they leave mops fairly wet still, so they can mop the floor some more?

I was thinking with the spinner thing, according to the video it only takes a couple minutes so even if it bounces around you could steady it for that short time.

But the guy doing his shirt only took a minute and his didn't seem to bounce around. Maybe the one you saw was a very unbalanced load.

What I do for delicates is wash in the bathroom sink then toss into the tub/shower rinse it with the shower or tub faucet -or if you have a hand held shower sprayer that is even better - great for washing the dog too!

then to get the extra water out i do a simple squeeze then roll/fold it in a towel {still in the tub} and step on the towel to absorb the excess- or if a lot of water is still in the clothes it drains out and you may have to do it again with a second towel..

Saves on wringing /squeezing but then you have wet towels to deal with.
Our washer/dryer is right in the bathroom so it's easy to toss the wet towels in.

Well, I GOT MY ANSWER.

I went to the local hardware store, told him what I wanted (actually I mimed it), he understood and another guy who spoke english told me "oh, we have this right here in this box, you have to assemble it".

So I'm in Macguyver mode, and I can do anything, and I said 'well, take it out of the box, let me look at the wringer part".

THANK GOD I DID.

The wringer thing does NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE. I gather a mop head is thick and so when a mop head is put in and you push the handle forward, the gizmo goes forward, AND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR A MOP HEAD, but definitely not good enough for any clothing.

I think I might consider the pedal wringer that I saw on youtube.

It's on the floor, she put the mop in, she pressed the pedal, and as she pulled the mop out, two rollers squeezed the water out.

Just substitute a pair of pants or shorts instead of the mop and it will do what I need to do.

Kind of like a WRINGER ON THE FLOOR instead of being clamped to a metal basin.

So I shall continue my quest.

THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR SPLENDID SUGGESTIONS.

melody