100 shown in fig1 as can be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art in an alternate configuration the components are reversed such that the shaft 88 comprises the helical rifling portion and the engaging surface of the agitator 22 is linear other mechanisms such as a system of gears may be utilized instead of the helical rifling portion in yet another alternate configuration the detents may be formed in a spiral shape and engage grooves in the opposing component looking to fig3 and 4 it can be seen how the entire apparatus can be disassembled into its component parts easily and in some configurations without tools this makes the apparatus particularly useful where shipping and or storage is difficult while backpacking and in other environments where more industrialized ways of cleaning clothing are commonplace fig1 15 show a configuration wherein a bottom plate and top cover 114 are provided the bottom plate 112 is placed under the base member 30 and the top cover 114 may operate with a cross member similar to that shown in fig1 13 or may serve the same function as shown a bag 108 is provided and places radially inward of the supports 52 and external of the base member 30 and agitator 22 again the bag 108 may have grommets 110 or similar fasteners to attach to the upper end of the frame such as at the upper end of the supports 52 fig1 18 show one example of the disclosed cover 114 and bottom plate 112 which again may be formed of a single cast for example a plurality of the plate components 126 may be provided wherein a single cast component forms both sides of each of the cover 114 and.