went on a trip to Taipei. not one bag, brought multiple bags because I planned to buy a lot of food to bring back to family. Taipei in July is very hot and humid, had to change my shirt around mid afternoon. i havent tried the towel drying method yet, figured it was a great time to test it. hand washed the 2 shirts I used, then rolled them up one by one. by the time i hung them up, they were no longer dripping. after ~8 hrs, they were completely dry and wrinkle-free. steps I took:
- skipped the stepping on the towel part. instead, i wrung the shirt to remove excess water.
- rolled the shirt-towel into a burrito and made sure that the roll is very tight then wrung it again.
- flipped the towel and also flipped the shirt. made sure that the opposite side of the shirt now makes contact with the fresh side of the towel.
- repeat the rolling and wringing.
- flicked each shirt with a strong wrist movement (snapped to reduce wrinkles).
- hung them on the backs of plastic chairs.
these were ordinary cotton shirts (Hanes, to be specific), i did not use travel shirts with specialized blends.
Nice work. I think the stepping instead of wringing is meant to protect the fabric because wringing is pretty harsh on fabric. You won’t hurt it by doing it once but repeated wringing will shorten the life of the shirt. If you’re doing this only for travel maybe it doesn’t matter and probably speeds things up.
thanks. and totally agree. i meant to use these shirts exclusively for travel (which i dont do too often) so i think wringing wont do much damage. those shirts were very cheap too (~ 3USD). glad i tested this method- i was always doubtful about this (dripping clothes, time, ease) but now i see that it is completely doable. no dripping at all and no need for a hanging line if there are (nonwood) edges in a room. the next night i tried to lay a shirt on a tables edge and it still worked.
I’ve yet to try this method and have some questions.
Was this a full size towel? Did you do both shirts in one burrito or separately? Finally, how many shirts do you think you could have done before the towel was too wet to be useful?
I’m trying to get an idea on how much laundry you could wash and dry in one hit with a standard supply of hotel towels? I wonder how reliable this method is if you are relying on a travel towel.
glad to answer your question s, as i too had many doubts with with method.
yes, it was a full sized towel provided by the hotel.
i did one shirt at a time. did the burrito twice per shirt. the towel was a bit moist afterwards but i think i could still have dried another shirt. i am a very small person though so it could be different for bigger shirts.travel towels are on the thinner side so am not sure if they can take as much moisture.
Thanks.
