Product review (4 stars): You Need To Know How To Work With It- But Great Overall
I purchased this product because I mainly intend on using this on my boat during the summer months. Before I go review the product, I am going to list the other products I use it with.

I purchased the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Centrifugal-Clothes-Portable-Spin-Dryer/dp/B002GEDBIG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Centrifugal Clothes Portable Spin Dryer</a>, and the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Joy-Mangano-CloseDrier-Portable-Fast-Drying-System/dp/B00H3UREOK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Joy Mangano CloseDrier - Portable, Fast-Drying System</a>.

Upon unboxing, I notice that the plastic tub of the washer seems to be pretty sturdy and the knob timer on top is pretty large and is easy to turn, which is helpful when your hands are wet. The plastic tube that is included that you would use to attach to the faucet, is absolutely the cheapest piece of plastic on the planet. While it is useful, do not expect this to last you at all. The tube at the base of the washer that you will use to drain, is also pretty cheap looking, but I hope it holds up because it is made so that it starts from inside the washer, which would be a huge pain to switch out if you had to.

My first load consisted on 3 pairs of men's boxer shorts, 4 pair of women's underwear, 2 women's long sleeve cotton shirts, 4 pairs of socks.

1. You are supposed to fill up the washer first and add the soap, turn on and allow the washer 1 minute to mix the soap and water. Done!

2. Load the washer, one item at time. You need to see the swish action of the clothes. If you don't see the swish action, you have too many clothes in the washer.

3. Set your time and forget it.

This load, I did not use the tube attached to the faucet to fill up the tub up, I used a bucket.

What I noticed right away, was that the clothes immediately began to ball up in the washer. They were rolling pretty good in the water, but they kept balling up. I took the shirts out and the remaining clothes still balled up.

Ok, well I left the wash going, and waited until the end to see what the result was. I emptied the bucket, and refilled again with plain water and set the timer for 15 minutes. I drained that, refilled again with water and added fabric softener, and set for another 15 minutes.

When removing the clothes, I noticed they were stretched out, and very linty and of course very wet. I squeezed a bit of the water out, and placed the clothes in the Spin Dry (link above) and spun out quite a bit of water. I then placed the clothes in the CloseDrier (Link Above) and went to my next load.

This time, I decided to do whites. I attached the tube to fill up the washer, and while others complain about how long it takes, it was no big deal. It allowed me time to sort out my laundry and add the detergent,etc. I placed 4 white men's crew neck T Shirts in the washer, and 2 women's tank top T shirts. Followed the procedure outlined above, and the end result was that the clothes were stretched out a bit as well. I did notice that the clothes did not tend to ball up as much, and of course I could not see any lint on white clothes.

Lastly, I decided to wash jeans. I washed 2 mens jeans, and 3 pair of women's underwear. The jeans were each placed in separate lingerie bags and the underwear were loose. No stretching.

The other good thing about this washer, is that the clothes came out very clean, you just cannot jam the washer with clothes at all. This will be a small load, long time process if you have a lot of clothes to wash, but if you wash every couple of days, its no problem. I have been using the washer today, along side my front load washer and dryer, and it works fine. Actually, I was able to get a few extra loads done while using my 'real' washer and that's always great to get done with laundry faster!

A few tips, it would be best if you can use the washer in a place where you do not have to drain or fill the washer into a bucket, as it's a lot of water and it gets a little messy. Also, the drain tube can easily fall off the hook which WILL result in water being spilled everywhere. I put a wine cork in the end of the tube, just in case. You will notice while washing that the some water will fill of the tube as well, and at times seems like it will spill out even though it's clipped to the hook. The wine cork will help prevent this from spilling as well.

As for the laundry detergent, I used both Tide Pods and regular liquid laundry detergent. I would very carefully measure out how much laundry detergent you actually need. The washer is really small and the suggested use amounts on regular washer will be way too much. Make sure it is a low suds detergent, and make sure you rinse your clothes well.
Moral of this story, its that this is a great portable washer, and is very manual in it's process (filling up with water, draining, etc). But you if you need a laundry solution, its a great bet, you just need to know how to work with it.