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    Posted: 09 Jul 2012 at 8:41pm
This is what I use to dry wet bathing suits and towels.  It collapses and folds flat.  You can get it at Camping World http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/foldable-drying-rack/34560 but I think I actually got mine at WalMart or KMart.
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Our " washing machine" (5 gal pail with tight lid ) does not wash too many items at once so we can usually manage  to dry with a few plastic hangers in the shower or a rack set up in the r-dome. We do carry a small clothes line and clothes pins to use for bathing suits and  towels and airing out bedding.
 
Since we are gone on long trips sometimes( 4-7 weeks), laundry is a must at some point but doing a few pieces most days reduces the laundromat stops considerably. We manage to take clothes for about a week.
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Originally posted by g4royce

The line and pegs are for swimsuits and beach towels, and because some campgrounds and state parks don't allow laundry lines, we were thinking of getting an inexpensive drying rack.
 
That's what we did.  Under $10 at Wal-Mart, about shoulder-high and it collapses flat for travel.
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OK.  I had forgotten about the added risks while traveling with a pet.
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We carry a small bit of laundry D etc, just in case. But we have done a full week without need.. and had to bathe a dog on an overnighter.. luckily she didn't get into the camper with the funk on her... 
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On our last trip one of the dogs got sick on the bed and we did sheets and blankets in the washers up at the lodge.  Glad we had some detergent and such along.
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Originally posted by this_is_nascar

If you're only gone for a few days, why are you guys doing laundry while camping?  I can't imagine it's any easier doing it at the campground then just waiting to do it when you get home.

oh no! We're not planning on doing laundry while podding! We're not *that* disorganized! Tongue 

The line and pegs are for swimsuits and beach towels, and because some campgrounds and state parks don't allow laundry lines, we were thinking of getting an inexpensive drying rack.

The rest of the detergent and stuff is mainly for laundry emergencies that tend to randomly happen when you have a pet. 
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For weekend trips, or even a week-long trip I would agree.  But it comes into play on longer trips.
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If you're only gone for a few days, why are you guys doing laundry while camping?  I can't imagine it's any easier doing it at the campground then just waiting to do it when you get home.
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I simply carry a small jug of liquid tide laundry detergent and some dryer sheets under one of the dinette seats.  Its pretty rare that I ever want to do laundry while on the road (it is vacation after all), but emergencies come up.

The only thing I'd ever bother to hang out are towels.  There's some rope in the camper that I can use to rig a line, but usually, I'll just throw towels over a lawn chair, over the spare tire or over the picnic table - whatever is in the sun.
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