Forest launderette - UK 🇬🇧 Nomad style

[@martyquirke9808]

English ivy, clematis and bracken, but the bracken takes a bit of prep. We've tried shredded up ivy leaves in a net bag in the washing machine. It works. You can also use ivy as a body wash and shampoo. For that though I'd boil it or leave it to soak in hot water for a good bit. Have also used conkers for clothes washing. Whites can be a bit hit and miss though for us. Happy Christmas. Thanks for the videos. Really enjoying them.👍

[@wideawake4413]

English ivy is also good. It can be used to wash your pots with as well. You need around 100 leaves, boil, strain, and bottle.

[@loghoppers]

@wideawake4413 brilliant one for pots and grease is wet moss. Sadly, we're not going to carry bottles around with us as it adds weight. But we'll worth a try on the move etc, lighter than conkers and all year round... will give it a try. Cheers Cully, HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼👍🏼

[@ScotVenus]

Wow! That was impressive how clean that part of the dog blanket came up! Love learning from you guys

[@loghoppers]

@ScotVenus thank you, nature is great and provides most of the time lol. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@angelaoram1047]

Isnt ivy poisonous?

[@frankiefrankie8]

I was wondering 😂❤❤ yayyyy looking forward to watching this xx

[@donnablackman3954]

Thanks for the knowledge ❤

[@cryon7260]

Though living in a flat I'm intrigued with minimalistic stuff. Recently I tried washing by hand. Got a flexible bucket, warm water, washing powder. Soaked the stuff, stirring a few minutes, then let chemistry work a few hours. Stir again, flushed it....wrenching the smal cloths is easy but for the big ones two hands ain't enough. Thanx for the idea to sling it somewhere and having two free hands for wrench it.

[@loghoppers]

No worries and thank you. Just be careful not to pull faucet/tap off lol. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@duskymoonuk]

Bloody marvellous channel :) you two and the doggo are ace, and inspiring. Fair play to you

[@TheDenihunter]

Love what you are doing guys! Camelia flowers, if you find them in the UK, soap up beautifully.

[@loghoppers]

Oh nice, cheers. We get some good camilia when chopping for clients when at work. Will try it out. Thanks, HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@WildWoodlandsSW]

Great,i didnt know this use of conkers,nice one. So conkers are for cleaning,sweet chestnuts for eating. The washing line at the end was a touch of class,your clothes will be beautifully wood fresh.

[@leemichel8199]

I've used the leaves as a soap substitute. I love the old ways .God bless you and your family. Lee

[@CricketsBay]

This is brilliant. Thanks. In the U.S., conkers are called horse chestnuts or buckeyes. There's 2 kinds of buckeyes--1 kind squirrels will eat, and 1 kind they won't. Humans can eat the 1 the squirrels will eat, after a bit of preparation.

[@loghoppers]

@CricketsBay hey Cully, and thank you for your comment and support. We call them horse chestnut too, and we suspect your small buckeye is what we would call sweet chestnut. We roast them in a fire.. and awesome eating. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@cujomojo]

I could never get my conkers to lather up for some reason, lol. On a serious note, you know only to use conkers in running streams I’m sure. Avoid closed water or major water courses, saponins in the conkers are pretty toxic to fish. If I was concerned that that were fish in the water I would dig a well a couple of feet up the bank and wash everything in that once it had filled with water. I’d probably dig two, one to wash and one to rinse.

[@loghoppers]

Yeah definitely, that's good advice. That little brook has nothing in it but antibiotics no doubt from the field run off. Clean and antibiotic lol 😆 HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@cujomojo]

@ It’s scary when you think about what gets into our water. A previous job of mine was as an environmental auditor, I used to go into different companies and get them ready to apply for ISO14001 certification. I asked one in particular “what do you do about your effluent discharge into the canal”? “We just pay the fines” was their reply. They actually had it budgeted in to pay the fines up front.

[@loghoppers]

@cujomojo WOW!!! that's the problem huh, the fines are far too low that they're not taken seriously. We've seen septic tanks bleeding into brooks in rural areas, dead birds line the sides of the roadside where they're situated also. Such a sad state society have put ourselves in. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@Dr-Sy]

always smiling even on moaning mondays lol. Good to see you both out in the wild with some sunny weather for once. time to gather them christmas nuts soon. lol. Stay safe live well! 🙏🌻

[@loghoppers]

@Dr-Sy thanks Cully, very kind and supporting comments from you always. Thanks 😊 Yes indeed, gots to get us some nutz lol. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@jamessmith1652]

Chestnuts contain saponins which is a surfactant (foams up), a common property of detergents.

[@loghoppers]

@@jamessmith1652 indeed. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@biffa1234100]

lovely well done and thanks

[@loghoppers]

No worries. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@stephengarrett8076]

Outstanding vid 👍thank you for your knowledge.

[@rajshu6408]

Conker soap, brillant.

[@huscroftflooring8192]

Haha that's amazing guys, great work, keep it up, ha

[@loghoppers]

Cheers HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@angelaoram1047]

Conker leafs broken up and rubbed in water make a good hand wash and shampoo. Also birch

[@emptyspace-1]

much love guys

[@feralyamyam]

Birch leaves make a passable hand soap I've not tried for laundry mind, might be worth an experiment.

[@loghoppers]

Yeah definitely Cully, will try that one out properly... our understanding of it tho is it can dry hard if not rinsed well... we say this because, they used to use birch and such to make casts for broken bones. But will give it a go. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@downsquatching]

Try snowberries for soaps they always grow around old homesteads and near streams

[@loghoppers]

Hmmmm know they're poisoness? But yeah, so are conkers really. Will give those a go. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@tourcheverybridge]

conkers were also used in World War II to make cordite…

[@loghoppers]

@tourcheverybridge Indeed. Trying to think if it would be useful for fuel for our burner... or make a new style? I guess for the layman, it'll be trial and error. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@StevieZero]

You should come up to Argyll you'd love it We have our very own rainforest...

[@loghoppers]

It's awesome there. Was in Gairloch head training camp back in 2000. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@StevieZero]

I live in Glendaruel it's beautiful with ancient forest everywhere

[@OceansEleven-sd8wf]

Hello I hope your both well. 😊😊

[@loghoppers]

Good thank you Cully, hope you are too. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@williamwood6795]

What temp rating does your winter sleeping bag have?? Down or synthetic? Thanks

[@loghoppers]

Synthetic all the way, comfort -15. Cheers. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@thetimetraveller6550]

Have you guys ever heard of Tinkers Bubble?

[@davidedge8808]

Nice one. Conkers who'd have thought! How's that apses now, did the garlic work?

[@loghoppers]

@davidedge8808 yes Cully, it worked and cleared up within a few of days. Thanks for commenting and continued support. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@davidedge8808]

@@loghoppers I have one come up on my neck. How long do I bite down on the garlic clove and how often

[@loghoppers]

@davidedge8808 not too sure, I'd seek medical advice from your health care provider as we're not doctors and youtube doesn't like that sort of advice. Usually abcess, typically in your mouth.. however if pain is coming up in the neck, I usually keep it cool and no heat,. Garlic 2-3x a day. Sorry can't be of more help, rules cause restrictions. HAPPY HOPPING Cully 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@davidedge8808]

@@loghoppers it's OK I get it. Totally my responsibility. Looking forward to foraging tomorrow with a friend. Outdoor living changes us for the better. Gives us chance to be timeless, authentic and happy

[@kevinhancock9475]

How do you dry your clothes in winter.

[@loghoppers]

Launderette, friends, family, clients, acquaintance. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@questionableendeavours]

Only came across you recently, enjoying your videos. How do you manage with ticks being full time in woodlands? I got a few the other day after a bit of exploring and hanging out in the hammock and just used a tick card, but if I was there fulltime I'm sure I'd get more and also not be likely to spot them as easily. Can't imagine you want to be covered in premithryn all the time.

[@loghoppers]

@questionableendeavours hey Cully, thank you for you comment. We don't have the need really for anything repellent, we've had the odd one or two as has dog, but we do use a special colla for him.. otherwise we just make sure we don't roll around and always be sure to do a pat down 'buddy,buddy' system. Some places in the UK 🇬🇧 are more worse than others. The lake of light in Scotland is one where by even just a foot off the road and you're smothered in them lol. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@questionableendeavours]

@@loghoppers yeh I'm in Angus, Scotland. Loads here.

[@loghoppers]

@questionableendeavours we went through there in 2022 and yeah... LOADS. cheers 👌🏼👍🏼

[@elizabethbarberis9058]

ps There's english ivy too - kzbin.infoMxXMD2d5mCk?si=aWZZ91JlMU1d8KCp

[@cryon7260]

When you mix ash with water and filter then the result should be good washing agent.

[@loghoppers]

Awesome cheers. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@andybrown9143]

That'll be lye water cook that with fats and you get soap I think

[@cryon7260]

@andybrown9143 I think for soap the lye water must be concentrated before. As washing agent it should work right from the start because the clothes are greasy enough.

[@thathaze.6931]

Soapwort has been used for centuries

[@loghoppers]

Awesome, will look into those and see what it's like. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@garywheeley5108]

Beech leaves torn make a good hand soap..

[@loghoppers]

Yeah heard that before... just never used them. But good advice. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@angelaoram1047]

Can you use conkers in the washing machine as washing powder is so poisonous . Probably better to leave skins on .

[@loghoppers]

Yes you can, don't leave skins on tho and be sure to put in a net bag and crush. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@loghoppers]

Don't leave skins/shell on as they'll cut ya washing to ribbons. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@SeanBainbridge-ky1mw]

Might be the Tannings in it! As concerns have natural Tannings in too ' they can Remedy some health issues too like nausea ' Diarrhea ' digestive problems ' bloating burns and rashes and there a source of fiber ' I don't personally know if there good for soap 🧼

[@loghoppers]

They are, but not for eating... you'll want sweet chestnut for that. And conkers have also started being used by the NHS as treatment to help DVT. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@NobodyNothing-f5c]

I thought it was friction, not soap that did all of the work.

[@loghoppers]

@NobodyNothing-f5c maybe, but conkers seems to soap and lift dirt. I image all the showers people would have without soap, and being red roar after scrubbing with water vigorously lol 😆 cheers Cully.. HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@NobodyNothing-f5c]

I was referencing clothes washers. We're slammed here due to the 100 year flood in the Appalachias.

[@loghoppers]

@NobodyNothing-f5c so true yes, was being ironic... or moronic lol 😆. Yeah, it's as if it's been raining in the UK 🇬🇧 for the past 3yrs so far. Relentless! HAPPY HOPPING 👌🏼 👍🏼

[@maxjones-ub1or]

Oxygen bubbles lift the dirt off, that is the only need for soap.

[@angelaoram1047]

Plus oxygen

[@malbig2344]

what do you call shampoo for crusties???........................... Go and Wash.

[@loghoppers]

Lol

[@ianmccaskill1957]

gym lol must be member