Product review (5 stars): Great For Delicates
I originally purchased this a few years ago while I was working in another country and didn't have access to a washer and dryer on a regular basis.  When I returned home, I left that washer with a coworker still in that country.  I decided to repurchase this when I realized that most of my sweaters were 'hand-wash' only garments.  The set up is easy, which is great since the directions are a joke.  Once you unbox everything, it's pretty much common sense what piece goes where.  The barrel itself doesn't hold much; I find that it can hold about 3-4 thick cableknit sweaters.  When it's time to wash my delicates, I simply take this out of the linen closet and put it in the tub.  I load the clothes in, put some Downy in there, and start cranking.  It doesn't take long and it drains fairly easily and quickly via the bottom tube.  This washer is small, fairly light weight, and stores pretty easily into a closet.  This is great just not for camping or living in austere conditions, but for washing delicates at home as well.  Highly recommended.