Gee, and I thought I was the only one who did laundry on vacation! Even got my teen boys to help out last year.........hey, it's mostly their clothes anyway!! I even travel with a roll of quarters at the ready so I don't have to rely on the $$ changer working. And fabric softner sheets as the machine carries detergent but didn't see softner. Oh, and word of advice if you're flying.....let them know at securtity if you're carrying a roll of qtrs. in your purse or carry-on......will save you needless delay through search for that "something metal" that you can't recall having. lol--- wasn't my fault, by the time we were actually packed and out of the house I forgot they were in there! and I didn't want them just in baggage in case someone took a fancy to them....decisions, decisions! lol