>>2877434
Go to a laundromat

With that said, I’m shocked to now be aware of how many people travel with a suitcase full of shitty dirty clothes

>>2877434
In India...
You let the laundry place hold your clothes hostage for 48, 72, or even 96 hours until they are ready. Oh, and they don't accept undergarments, so you have to handwash your smelly boxers in the hotel sink. Then you check your bag sometime later and realize one of your shirts is gone. Hmm, wonder where it went? That laundry place two weeks back which refused to count your items in front of you like they usually do...it seemed a little strange. And you didn't count the items before you handed them in, so you couldn't dispute the number they gave you from the back room. There are so many ways to be careless when traveling in a scammy country. Every time I think I have all my bases covered, they pull another petty scam on me and I don't catch on to it until it is too late.

>>2877434
hope that you can find a laudromat and waste 2 hours+ of your time to do your laundry, or hope that you can find a ulaundry that isn't too expensive and that don't shrink your clothes

>search laundromat
done
Or simply ask the hotel if they have washer/driers most have at least 1 washer/drier combo somewhere. Airbnb is where shit gets hard with it.

>>2877435
this. It is beyond gross. Especially in poorer countries where you can just pay someone a couple of bucks to do it for you and pick it up later. I know some people seem to have some strange fetish with being trash and reveling in their own "backpacker" filth but come on. It is not hard. Even in richer countries, hanging out for a bit in a laundromat or finding one across the street from a bar/cafe can be a relaxing experience. In Japan I met some cool locals doing the same and got some pretty awesome single serving friends for the afternoon.

>>2877435
>make friends with a few people during the covid days from /trv/ as we are all trying to figure out reopening plans
>someone complaining about dirty laundry
>a few anons would shower with their clothes because they couldn't figure out a laundromat

>>2877434
have a washing machine at your rental or handwash

scrub sweaty clothes in shower with whatever soap
still stink when they dry

My problem isn't with washing clothes. That's easy. My problem is getting them fucking dry. A lot of dryers tend to be broken or suck ass and just make the clothes smell like shit due to never being cleaned. If I try washing something in my room and hang drying it, it'll never get dry. I've hanged socks for 3 days and they just stayed damp.

>>2877592
you can clip a laundry bag to your daypack and walk around with it. ugly but works. also cotton socks take forever to dry, merino wool dries much faster

>>2877434
I pay the hotel an extreme amount and don't think about it.

>>2877592
this. takes loads of time and then wet ass clothes smell in your hotel room haphazardly pinned to coat hangers cobbled about on the backs of chairs and curtain rods. No thanks. I just pay some person to do it for me and get on with whatever it is I have planned for the day confident in knowing I will not have half cleaned damp ginch chafing my legs the next day.

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>>2877434
Go to a wash and fold, drop it off and pick it up. Pack a laundry bag like this.

>>2877464
Why would I ever willingly go to india?

>>2877434
Go to laundromat
>>2877435
At worst I'll have yesterday's clothes in a bag wrapped up tight. People don't plan ahead.

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>>2877720
A tightly closed plastic bag makes your dirty clothes smell much worse. A breathable bag helps avoid odor buildup.
>>2877522
After handwashing and vigorous scrubbing with soap, I wring my clothes so hard that water permeates my skin and leaves my palms itching horribly for a couple days. But they do dry out fast as a result, and they smell good like bar soap afterwards.
>>2877592
Are you Europoor? Just turn on the A/C unit to bring the humidity down and they'll dry out overnight.
>>2877710
Other countries are too easy and boring for your experience level. That's why you chose India.

>>2877464
You forgot the part where they stick a tag to each item with those plastic clothes tag things, so you have to spend longer cutting them all off than it would take to hand wash them yourself. I think they do this for the same reason they don't take underwear, they don't wash customers clothes separately, they just throw them all in together

>Japan
>do laundry
>NEVER dries right unless you waste like 300 yen
why...

>>2880892
For just 100 yen, clothes that are only slightly damp will be dry by the next day if you hang them up in your room

>>2880892
It’s cheaper to buy disposable underwear at Daiso than to wash your own

dont smell bad? dont eat shit and alcohol? dont be fat?
idk i never smell bad and im not just saying that from my own pov. my gym socks smell less than some peoples fucking jeans.

>>2882806
It all depends on the material the socks are made of. I bought some cheap plastic-fiber socks for 50 cents a pair that can stink up an entire room. The pricier cotton-blend work socks that cost 2 dollars a pair have very little odor.

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>>2877434
Was in Syria during the winter so it was permanently cold and damp in some areas. Sometimes had to wash my stuff in the sink and then wear the semi damp clothes next morning or go out in jeans and a jacket with nothing underneath. The one time a hotel had laundry service they managed to lose my favourite shirt.

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>>2877434
in South East Asia, my 4-star hotel has a laundry service. I just put it in their laundry bag and all my clothing comes back starched and pressed the next day. I pay the fee when I check out. In Japan, my 4-star hotel room stay had its own premium washer and dryer.

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>>2882806
>idk i never smell bad
Says the person who usually reeks the worst, it's like some kind of weird joke. Everyone I know who "totally doesn't smell" has some weird BO vibe it's impossible to explain to them and they think it's something else. My European friends suffer the worst from this, like I don't know if they just are nose blind or what but man; if it's about 25C and they are out and about it's like bruh shower now after a few hours out.

Unless you're sitting 24/7 in a temperature-controlled environment at 68F and don't do anything after a shower, sure maybe.

>>2885170
handwash that shit pussy