PayItForward: I have used other various measures to "bathe" them but they don't work as well as a real bath, plus I like to use the shedding conditioning shampoo on them, works really well when they are shedding heavily.
I have the Natures Miracle Pet whipes (which are also anti-dander) that I use for inbetween times.

I bathe these cats every 3-4 months since I have owned them, some days they don't like it, other days they put up with it.

Lut: I do dry them off afterwards, that IS dry lol, none of them are litterally "dripping wet". I use 2 towels on each cat straight from a nice warm dryer, and then I wrap them up and hold them close to me for a while.