alternative to laundry tabs
I used to purchase laundry tabs, but can't find those anymore either. Instead, I take along a large, wide-mouth, Nalgene bottle filled with powdered detergent. The first time I used the bottle, I scooped out enough powdered detergent for one large load, poured it in the bottle, then marked the level on the bottle. I repeated that until the bottle was full. Turns out the bottle holds enough for 7 loads of laundry - more than enough for one week of laundry for us. I place the bottle in a zip-lock bag just in case the bottle should split, etc. Then when I go to use the detergent, I just dump in enough to decrease the level in the bottle to the next lower line. It's close enough for me!
Check out your local thrift store for a wide-mouth Nalgene bottle or something other type of plastic water bottle. If you can only find bottles with a narrow mouth, that might work, but you might have to use a funnel to get your detergent into the bottle.
I used to purchase laundry tabs, but can't find those anymore either. Instead, I take along a large, wide-mouth, Nalgene bottle filled with powdered detergent. The first time I used the bottle, I scooped out enough powdered detergent for one large load, poured it in the bottle, then marked the level on the bottle. I repeated that until the bottle was full. Turns out the bottle holds enough for 7 loads of laundry - more than enough for one week of laundry for us. I place the bottle in a zip-lock bag just in case the bottle should split, etc. Then when I go to use the detergent, I just dump in enough to decrease the level in the bottle to the next lower line. It's close enough for me!
Check out your local thrift store for a wide-mouth Nalgene bottle or something other type of plastic water bottle. If you can only find bottles with a narrow mouth, that might work, but you might have to use a funnel to get your detergent into the bottle.