Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is also called a "Breathing Mobile Washer"--there are videos of it in use if you search for them online. Mine was a little bit less expensive to buy from the outside source I purchased it from (Amazon won't let me link it for you, but it was not hard to find online), but it did take a fair bit of time for them to process my order. Just be aware that this Amazon listing is probably a faster way to get this item if you are in a hurry (especially if you are eligible for the Prime shipping). It IS the same item, tho. The Mobile Washer itself is a pretty amazing little contraption. Except for the loose handle issue (other reviewers used glue to solve this problem--I probably will do the same)--which is the only reason why I give it 4 and not 5 stars--it is really a great product. I am always amazed at how much dirt comes out of my clothes. I wash mine in a 10 gal plastic tub, but a 5 gallon sized one will work, too. The rinsing is a bit more of a pain than I anticipated when I bought my Mobile Washer, but that is not the fault of this item. Just be careful how full you fill your bucket, as a lot of clothes plus a lot of water is HEAVY and hard to drain. If you plan to wash clothes by hand I can't imagine too many better ways of doing that. I will say that you really do need some kind of way to ring out clothes, unless you are fine with them being totally dripping wet when you hang em to dry, because wringing by hand just really does not get much water out. ----------------------- Almost two years later, an edit to add some info about USING this item: I was just reading some 3 star reviews and I noticed some folks just don't understand how to use this tool properly. After having used mine for almost two years now, I do have a few tips, so I will try and describe what I do in hopes it will help someone either use theirs or to decide the product may not be for them (it IS a lot of work to do laundry this way! It is a great money saver IMO, tho). *This tool works like the agitator bar in a machine--and YOU are the machine ;) If you use it right, you can get your clothes cleaner than any electric machine can, but it takes ELBOW GREASE and a bit of common sense. ***First: FILL. Use more water than clothes in your bucket so that the clothes can move freely when you agitate. Use whatever temperature water you like to use when using a machine (I prefer HOT). And don't forget to add laundry soap! I also usually let my clothes soak for a little while before moving on, but that is optional. ***Second: WASH. You will have to plunge and plunge and plunge some more!! And don't keep the 'Mobile Washer' in the same spot--pull it out of the water and put it down somewhere else. Remember: you want the clothes to MOVE--a lot!--and you want to hear this thing make that sucking sound it makes so that you know it is pushing the water thru your clothes when it goes back down. (I usually also put my arm in the water and turn all the clothes around, from bottom to top, in between plunge sessions--move those clothes!). ***Third: RINSE. Change the water--and PLUNGE SOME MORE!. (((Draining out the water is the HARDEST part of this step--some folks have suggested using a laundry basket that has the holes all thru it inside the bucket while washing, and then lifting it out so the water drains, and then dump the bucket. I haven't bought one yet, but I plan to, as this sounds pretty ingenious to me ;) Draining can be done with just your wash bucket, however, by using your hands to hold back your clothes and tipping the bucket on it's side in the bathtub [where I always do my washing with this tool] to let the water down the drain. Alternatively, you can have TWO buckets: fish the clothes out of the one you are washing in and put them into the waiting bucket, dump the water, and then put the clothes back in the first one. There may even be more good ways to drain, but I hope you get the idea! Drain as best you can in the way you choose, and then add more water to rinse.))) IMPORTANT: Do this rinsing step until the clothes are as clean as you want! I keep doing it til my rinse water looks clean (then again I don't pay a separate water bill--mine is included with rent), but you decide how much dirt and soap residue you can live with. Really dirty clothes WILL take SEVERAL water changes to get clean! ***Fourth: DRY. Drain your water one last time and dry your laundry. Hang your clothes to dry, wring them out if you like--just do whatever you are going to be doing to dry them. I use a drying rack I bought here on Amazon (this one: B005HH19D8 which I do like and can recommend) and just drape drippy wet clothes all over it and leave em til dry. My roommate (who likes and uses my Mobile Washer because it gets clothes so clean and saves money) prefers to carry clothes to the dryer to dry them, since they do get softer and (of course) dry faster in a machine. I would like to one day have this (or a similar) product: The Laundry Alternative Nina Dryer as I can see the great benefit of having it for use with my hand-washer-plunger-thing. But whatever--just dry your clothes! lol *Ta-Da! THAT'S IT!! You are done :) It is actually simple to get really clean clothes using this tool. Simple--but definitely WORK. It can save you a lot of money IMO, and would be GREAT for travel--but I am sure it is NOT perfect for everyone. I bought mine to save money when I was so broke that I didn't HAVE laundry quarters a lot of the time because I wanted to stop using the laundromat. I keep using it now when I COULD afford to use a machine because it can get my clothes so clean, and I don't have to leave the apartment in order to wash clothes. My roommate even borrows it and uses it, too, because it really does work! Hopefully that information helps you make an informed purchase decision and/or get cleaner clothes!! Hope you liked my review, my suggestions--or both! THANKS!