Depending on where you live, hammpers may have slightly different meanings, but when you find the right one for you, it’s universal…


Depending on where you live, hampers may have slightly different meanings.  For those living in the United States, a hamper is container to store your laundry in, while in the United Kingdom, it is the term to describe a basket in order to store any variety of goods including food.  No matter where you live, you’ll appreciate that finding a quality hamper or basket can improve your organization, storage and gifting needs tremendously.

Types of Hamper Baskets on the Market

1.  Laundry Hampers. All households will benefit from a laundry organization hamper.  Not only does it allow you involve the whole family in storing dirty laundry in a designated area, but there are a range of different hampers that can actually make laundry day that much easier by having separate sections for the various types of loads you wish to wash.  Laundry hampers also come in a wide variety of materials from pop up canvas through to wicker and bamboo.

2.  Picnic Baskets. Popular as gifts as well as convenient containers for those days as the beach or in the mountains, picnic hampers or baskets now come fully stocked and stacked with all the things you’d need for a great eating experience out of doors.  Not only are they extremely useful for family outings and road trips, they make fantastic gifts at Christmas.  Although an authentic picnic basket would be woven from wicker, their are backpack type baskets which are great for hiking and much more comfortable to carry.

3.  Wicker Baskets. Although wicker baskets were essentially used to transport food from farm to market utilizing the woven texture to ensure that the produce could be ventilated to prevent spoiling, they are now more often used for storage and decoration in the home.  Woven wicker baskets are also used very often as baskets for gift parcels, especially during the festive season or as house-warming gifts.  Depending on the use of the basket, you may decide to have it treated for moisture exposure or natural for dry goods and if you intend to use it for laundry, a simple basket lining will prevent any snags to your delicate clothing.

Hamper baskets can be constructed from a range of materials from plastic laundry baskets, to bamboo storage baskets and wicker picnic baskets.  Canvas is also very popular, especially if you are looking for a storage container that is collapsible and can be stored away when not in use.