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07-19-05

Travel clothesline

On long vacation trips when we wash our own undies, socks, and whatnots in our hotel room sink, this nifty braided rubber clothes line is the thing we use to dry them. It weighs a mere few ounces. You stretch it between two secure knobs or hooks, which you can usually find somewhere in a room. (Adding string extenders helps.) The ingenious design allows you to slip a corner of wet clothes between braids, which clinches it without clips or stains. Thus secured, we have no fear about stringing the laundry up outside in a breeze, or under a fan, where they dry fast without blowing away.

-- KK


Rick Steves Travel Clothesline
$10
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Rick Steves Travel Store

 


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#1 | Thu, 01-07-10 10:59
christopher

I saw this way back and forgot to comment: this is an old Boy Scout trick. When honeymooning in Brasil I accomplished the same thing with some utility cord and a few knots. Plus, I already packed the utility cord. See, rope is universally a Cool Tool.

 

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