Yes, you use dryer sheets in your dryer. They help keep clothing soft and static-free. But there are many other ways to use those same dryer sheets, especially when traveling in the RV.
Try these 17 unusual ways of using dryer sheets
In the RV:
- Use a dryer sheet to dust your RV’s window blinds. Not only will the sheet easily pick up dust, but it will also help prevent dust from collecting on the blinds afterward.
- Dryer sheets will help keep fixtures sparkling in your RV. Use them to remove watermarks on the sink and bathroom faucets. They’ll keep your stainless refrigerator handles cleaner, too!
- Are your TV and computer screens dusty? Grab a dryer sheet and give them a once-over. No more dust!
- Put a new dryer sheet inside storage bins filled with off-season clothing. The scented sheet will keep stored fabrics fresh-smelling until you need them again.
- Got bugs on your RV windshield or front bumper? Dryer sheets are the perfect thing to clean off those spots. The material will not scratch the RV’s finish either.
- Pet hair collecting on your RV rugs and upholstered furniture? A dryer sheet can rub away pet hair in a jiffy.
- Use a dryer sheet to remove dust from ceiling fans as well as additional floor fans.
- Soap scum on your RV shower doors can be hard to remove. Use a wet dryer sheet to make the scum disappear.
- Put dryer sheets inside the bedroom drawers and/or suitcases to keep clothing smelling fresh.
- No one wants to deal with greasy, stuck-on grimy cooking pots. Fill the pots with water, add a dryer sheet, and let sit overnight. The pots will easily come clean in the morning.
- You can use a dryer sheet to shine your shoes and you can also stuff some new dryer sheets into stinky boots and the odor should fade.
- Use dryer sheets to clean RV windows. Just polish off the smudges!
- Place two or three new dryer sheets in the bottom of waste cans to help eliminate smell and keep your RV kitchen smelling nicer.
- Don’t toss out the used dryer sheets, even after using them for one of the hints. Stuff them into toilet roll cardboard and use them as simple fire starters.
On a camper (that means you!):
- If you accidentally get deodorant smears on your t-shirt, a dryer sheet will remove them.
- Put a new dryer sheet into your pocket and mosquitoes will avoid you. Evidently, they don’t like the smell.
- A dryer sheet will keep flyaway hair in place. Gently rub a new one over your hair and static disappears. This also works for clingy fabrics. Rub a dryer sheet over your skirt (or whatever) and you’re good to go.
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Thank goodness you didn’t use the old wives tale about using them to keep mice out of the RV. THAT DOESN’T WORK!! My Neighbor tried it and the most used it has TP.
I buy an 80 – 100 count box of dryer sheets and spread them all over my RV before I store it. I have not had any mice thru the winter. That’s one old wives tale that WORKS for me.
You’ve been lucky. I’m betting that you would not have mice even without the dryer sheets.
I’m glad it worked for Gene. It didn’t work for us. One sheet was gone from where I knew I had placed it. When I had to take a lower drawer out, I found a nest that was composed largely of dryer sheet.
I can picture them using a few as a pillow and the others for blankies..
I’ve had mouskies walk over dryer sheets and mothballs to snatch the Tillamook cheeze out of the traps.
We used them in our Z3M roadster all the time,never had trouble with mice,and we had a lot of mice in our garage.
All these uses can be done without the stink of the chemicals with a microfiber cloth.
They micro fabric doesnt work for the soap scum on glass shower doors .Fabric softener sheets are perfect, a lot less work with the sheets,
I then make fire starters with them and lint from the dryer.
DON’T use them to remove bugs from your rv if your rv has 3m type film on it. They WILL damage the film. Use them on paint with great caution … and please not on my rv w/ full body paint.
Ever since this article first came out, I’ve been washing bugs off the front of our 2017 Winnebago Class C, full body paint and some sort of plastic protector on the front. No problems.
Burn old dryer sheets? I don’t think so. I don’t know what kind of fumes may be created from burning the chemicals they contain. Do you? Please don’t suggest things without researching possible ill effects.
Never forget that dryer sheets are thin, non-fabric material (basically plastic) coated with a light oil. The heat in a dryer releases the oil onto your clothes, reducing friction and, thus, static cling. Additonal chemicals are added for a “pretty” smell.
I would bet that almost every non-standard use of dryer sheets is better served by a more appropriate (and possibly cheaper) product, and the only reason some non-standard uses seem to work is because people want them to.
When we bought our first camper back in ’94, the salesman swore that dryer sheets in the refrigerator during storage would eliminate humidity, musty smells and mold. In fact, nice smelling mold is still mold, and oil-coated plastic cannot and will not absorb moisture.
Sorry, the dryer sheets give me a headache and sinus problems. The first time my wife used them, as soon as I grabbed a towel, I was a mess. May work for some, but not me. Put a dryer sheet in your pocket and I will stay away from you. (Up to you, but may be something you might want to remember if ever we meet and I’m not your type.)