Category: Daily Living
So I have this new cotton laundry bag that you pull the cord and it makes the bag a little shorter. Still not short enough for me; it still drags enough that I worry about tripping on it while going down the stairs. Anybody use these and have suggestion for keeping the bag high enough up so I won't trip on it?
No, but just pull it behind you.
Don't lift it while going down stairs, pull it.
Safer in many ways too.
If it gets out of control, just let it go. No harm done.
You could sling it over your shoulder, but the drawstrings will cut into your shoulder and depending on your size and the weight of the bag, it may affect your balance.
If you toss it down the stairs as per ForeReel's idea, make sure the drawstring is tight.
I am short that's the problem. Too many stairs would not find the bag if I threw it down there. The laundry room in this condo building is big too, so don't want to lose something down there. Willl work with this more to see what I come up with.
You've probably already done this, but what about winding the cord around your hand? This too will cut into your skin.
Depending on how full the bag is, don't hold it by just the drawstrings. If the bag isn't all the way full, and you have room at the top of it, try holding on to the top of the bag itself, so then there's less of it to hang down on the ground.
That's what I do, Alicia. If I'm going to hold it by the string, it goes around my neck/across my shoulder, and it digs, but I don't care. Otherwise, I just grab a fistful of the top of the bag and grip it that way. Tiny bit awkward, but better than a basket for sure.
When going down stairs, hold the very end of the draw string and let the bag
slide down in front of you. That way it'll be far enough out in front that at most
you'll kick it. Just be sure to have a good hold and be prepared for the weight of
the bag. Don't drag it behind you or the weight of the bag will carry it down the
stairs faster than you go down the stairs, making you trip. Let it go first, and
you don't have anything to worry about.
I put safety pins in the bottom of the bag with excess material pinned in place to pull it up some. Put the string on my shoulder. Thanks for the suggestions.
I didn't say toss it down.
I said if it gets loose, let it go.
If she stuffs it heavy, she'll fall.
If it is in front and is heavy and you refuse to let go,, you'll fall.
Make it light and drag it behind you. One step at a time people.
Laughing.
Also, she can't see, so if it doesn't move and she thinks it has and she steps on it in front, well, she'll going to fall.
you can also just optionally buy a different bag that suits your needs better. I have a few various sized laundry bags, depending on what I'm wanting.
I just said: "Forget the bags!" I think Target, or some store like it, still sells the laundry hampers with wheels. I personally don't have the balance to take anything like that downstairs, but my caregivers, and one was short, loved them! I've heard few complaints.
Now that my laundry's outside the unit, the people helping me like that my hamper has wheels, and mine's lasted three years, without me having to replace it. I think Wal-Mart sells them too.
Blessings,
Sarah
I've got one of those laundry carts that can hold 3 laundry bags at once. all my stuff is together, and I can just grab whichever laundry bag I need.
Honestly, the best thing I've found for lugging laundry around is a suitcase. You can still use a cane or dogguide with it and, even if you have to triverse stairs it just bumps along.