tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post5937877554646534809..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Cloth wipes: all you ever wanted to knowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10546090682735174682009-09-09T13:39:56.774-07:002009-09-09T13:39:56.774-07:00I made my wipes from old flannel sheets, some peop...I made my wipes from old flannel sheets, some people use old T-shirts.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964580963048511157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69060080483171731342009-09-07T21:20:19.604-07:002009-09-07T21:20:19.604-07:00pardon my naivete, but where exactly do i get clot...pardon my naivete, but where exactly do i get cloth wipes? like do you just use any type of cloth (washcloth, cloth diaper, etc), or are there specific ones that i will need to buy? i'm totally down to try this. living on a boat, we can't flush TP anyway, so i always have a bag for used TP in the bathroom, which i'm not so keen on. the cloth wipes would probably be perfect for me. :)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778643710669049851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-41213787514658430662009-09-06T14:58:35.345-07:002009-09-06T14:58:35.345-07:00OK I'm in. I use cloth pads now so this isn...OK I'm in. I use cloth pads now so this isn't much different. Gonna do it for #1 and try for #2 as well. Don't know what hubbie will think. I'll work on him.Tressanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3308283148511589132009-09-04T19:03:54.380-07:002009-09-04T19:03:54.380-07:00Since I already use cloth diapers and wipes on my ...Since I already use cloth diapers and wipes on my boy it wasn't such a large leap to use cloth on the adults of the family. We keep them dry in reused diaper wipe containers on the back of the toilet and toss them in the diaper pail. We do the dry pail method for our diapers, and if we keep the lid on it doesn't stink.<br /><br />As for feeling like you have to completely rinse and Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964580963048511157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-90646525463895290172009-09-04T09:34:43.634-07:002009-09-04T09:34:43.634-07:00OK, I'm going to try it, starting small, with ...OK, I'm going to try it, starting small, with just myself, and just #1.Amy in Tacomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464967059185739727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-58490851501389047372009-09-03T11:23:58.323-07:002009-09-03T11:23:58.323-07:00I am remembering back to using cloth diapers on ou...I am remembering back to using cloth diapers on our babies 30 years ago. While I AM trying out your idea of a washcloth for urine (discretely rinsed after each use) I don't care to return to the days of dipping otherwise soiled cloth into the toilet to give it a preliminary cleaning, which is how I used to do it. After that I scrubbed them in the sink with soap before tossing them into the Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355049728821123373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-56459832547056187602009-09-02T20:34:48.140-07:002009-09-02T20:34:48.140-07:00I did this last year, for #1 only and I do my laun...I did this last year, for #1 only and I do my laundry maybe twice a month. I don't create much wipe wise and after I use one I put it in a mesh bag I have hanging next to the toilet. They air dry with no smell or any other nastiness. When it gets full I put it in with the next load I do. I usually wash them with my sheets or work clothes since I work with animals my clothes are already mudnessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400857346376155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66265476750446885542009-09-02T14:24:10.537-07:002009-09-02T14:24:10.537-07:00Don't worry about doing laundry as often as Cr...Don't worry about doing laundry as often as Crunchy does, you just need more wipes! I live alone and so I don't generate much laundry. I keep the used wipes in a repurposed plastic bread bag. They dry quickly and don't smell at all. I can let them pile up with no ill effects, except a dwindling pile of clean ones. Also, its a really small pile, this doesn't take up much spaceTina Cardonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00549943329133396794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3082194099290207632009-09-02T09:39:10.826-07:002009-09-02T09:39:10.826-07:00I live alone, so I have one cloth I use each time,...I live alone, so I have one cloth I use each time, rinse when I wash my hands, and hang up to dry discretely behind my towels.<br /><br />It's not hard, people!!! We need to teach our kids that trees on this planet to create our oxygen are more important than not getting our little fingers dirty. This germaphobia's getting out of hand and it's gonna destroy our planet.<br /><br />*Kim from Milwaukeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37663453026479530102009-09-02T09:24:48.371-07:002009-09-02T09:24:48.371-07:00I don't see this working for us since -- becau...I don't see this working for us since -- because of the way I sort laundry and our small household -- we don't generate a full load of wash every week.SusanBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-31197774052972982972009-09-02T07:28:07.713-07:002009-09-02T07:28:07.713-07:00laundry twice a week?! see, that is a lot to me. i...laundry twice a week?! see, that is a lot to me. i live in a rental and do my laundry about every two or three weeks and i have to schlep it two blocks to the laundromat. so that's why i'd like to try cloth wipes but won't be doing so until some far day in the future when i have my own washing machine or at least one in the buildingColor Me Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570876113939066775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33276494171461411212009-09-02T06:24:09.235-07:002009-09-02T06:24:09.235-07:00I want to do this but my family has threatened to ...I want to do this but my family has threatened to have a complete rebellion darn them and with three women in the house along with various guests it's insane the amount of toilet paper we go through :(Mitten from Smittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780537793489074014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-5522163607511226222009-09-02T02:35:49.083-07:002009-09-02T02:35:49.083-07:00I have a few questions. Do you think that if you u...I have a few questions. Do you think that if you use water to rinse first, then cloth wipes, that the benefits are negated by the extra water usage, especially with, well, poopy loads, which I'm assuming you DON'T throw in with the regular wash? Don't they start to stink up wherever they are being kept, even if it just for a few days? I really want to like this challenge, but the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03041359982938153055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91458704425116742652009-09-02T02:02:38.942-07:002009-09-02T02:02:38.942-07:00PS as far as Number 1- I Shake shake Shake my grov...PS as far as Number 1- I Shake shake Shake my grove thang- Of Course I know you women folk can't do that. That's why it's good to be Me! (I knew someday I would get to qoute Gene Simmons!)Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18813640302548306132009-09-02T01:58:08.388-07:002009-09-02T01:58:08.388-07:00I think I will "sit" this one out Crunch...I think I will "sit" this one out Crunch- I already bidet my butt so don't see the need to start wiping it with cloth as well- and yes I let my butt air dry.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.com