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I planted some young Hickory and White oak trees on a sidehill this spring and have been using some milk cans to transport water to them. The cans and water reminded of a time when I worked for the U. S. Forest Service. On Saturdays a bunch of us workers would drive into town for food and recreation. Our foreman showed us how to wash our clothes using milk cans on the trip to town and back.

Laundry detergent, Borax, about 4 gallons of water and load with clothes. The agitation motion of the cans in the back of the pickup cleans the clothes. Clothes go into cans of water for rinsing for the return trip. Of course we separated darks and whites.