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A duvet that never has a cover on

233 replies

Ohjustbuggeroff · 06/10/2024 16:46

Is this weird?

Buying a duvet from Primark etc and not buying a duvet cover, just using this duvet as it is?

Anyone do this?

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PayYourselfFirst · 07/10/2024 19:30

PuppyMonkey · 07/10/2024 17:50

This is like my coverless duvet

https://www.finebedding.co.uk/products/night-lark-linen-print-coverless-duvet

Apparently made from
100% Smartfil® Polyester from Recycled PET Bottles.

God knows what a PET bottle is….Grin

I can't imagine how sweaty I would be sleeping under that.
All my nightwear is cotton or linen and my bedding as well.
I think I've seen those in hotels and it was awful ,totally unable to sleep .
I have a 2 minute routine to make up my bed the inside out method so will continue and sleep in my lovely cool bed!

MarvellousMonsters · 07/10/2024 19:16

Ohjustbuggeroff · 06/10/2024 19:27

It isn’t washed, just replaced fairly regularly with a new one

Not only is that gross it's incredibly wasteful. Why are people still treating things as 'disposable' it's clogging landfill.

Misseditagain · 07/10/2024 18:58

I love my crisp white bedding sheets.

Bernardo1 · 07/10/2024 18:55

deeahgwitch · 06/10/2024 18:09

You have a bottom sheet on the mattress which you lie on and then between you and the actual duvet you put another sheet.
It saves washing duvet covers and a sheet is less faff to replace than a duvet cover.

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This.

I always do it with guests, then I don't have to wash the duvet cover each time. Don't struggle changing the cover, the wash is lighter.
I had one guest (hot blooded) who'd throw the duvet off anyway. If I didn't have a top sheet, just duvet, he'd take the duvet out and use the cover as a sheet. That's why I evolved the system.

juless77 · 07/10/2024 18:40

cover-less duvet all the way for me no changing the duvet and faffing putting it back on every week Its a total bug bear of mine plus it doesn't take long to dry at all its one of my top ten things I couldn't live without

Grammarnut · 07/10/2024 18:28

Sheet under it? That would be ok. Otherwise a bit odd, but maybe not able to afford a cover?

Skybluepinky · 07/10/2024 18:26

Not great, within a few days it’ll stink.

OptimisticMermaid · 07/10/2024 17:46

biglipslittlehips · 07/10/2024 17:42

@OptimisticMermaid
I just looked at the specs of your machine. It says WASHES in 15 mins washes and dries in 35 minutes

I leave it set for a 15 min wash and dry as I wash wet swimming gear every day.

Fightingon · 07/10/2024 17:46

My son does this because of his ASD I’ve tried all the covers over the years

PuppyMonkey · 07/10/2024 17:44

I have a coverless duvet, I’m not sure what it’s made of but it dries really quickly. It doesn’t come out of the washing machine as wet as a regular duvet. However, whatever it’s made of also brings on my hot flushes something rotten so I’ve given it to my DD.

OptimisticMermaid · 07/10/2024 17:44

biglipslittlehips · 07/10/2024 17:42

@OptimisticMermaid
I just looked at the specs of your machine. It says WASHES in 15 mins washes and dries in 35 minutes

Depends on the wash and dry temperature you set. The instructions are the worst part of the machine. They are way out.

biglipslittlehips · 07/10/2024 17:42

@OptimisticMermaid
I just looked at the specs of your machine. It says WASHES in 15 mins washes and dries in 35 minutes

Gettingbysomehow · 07/10/2024 17:42

I have a king sized coverless duvet. It's dry in one hour slung over a door or banisters. Night owl brand. Looks pretty too.
Ordinary duvet no too difficult to wash and dry.

Calamitousness · 07/10/2024 17:39

I have all coverless duvets. They are designed differently and get washed weekly and dry really quickly. They’re great.

OptimisticMermaid · 07/10/2024 17:39

biglipslittlehips · 07/10/2024 17:36

What kind of cycle washes and dries in 15 mins? That's got to be like a 7-8 min wash cycle 🫤

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Well the duvet comes out nice and fresh smelling and dry. It’s maybe magic 😁

the coverless duvets are not as thick as ordinary ones. My one anyway. They are denser I think. Same warmth packed into smaller space.

biglipslittlehips · 07/10/2024 17:36

OptimisticMermaid · 06/10/2024 21:21

I got a coverless duvet off amazon last week. Put it in the washer dryer this weekend (didn’t really need it but anyway). 15 min express wash and dry and it came out washed and dried. In 15 mins! 😀put some fabric conditioner in as well and it smells and feels lovely. Learned about them on MN 😀

What kind of cycle washes and dries in 15 mins? That's got to be like a 7-8 min wash cycle 🫤

FelixtheAardvark · 07/10/2024 15:56

Treat mine like an eiderdown. No cover and a sheet underneath.

MalcolmTuckersSwearBox · 07/10/2024 15:43

superking duvet covers take around 8hrs to dry in normal room conditions in my house.

coffeeneeded · 07/10/2024 14:19

Without tumbling it takes 24 hours to dry- just like a regular cover would. Unless it's nice weather and you can hang it outside

soupfiend · 07/10/2024 14:14

I think the point is people are talking about tumbledrying. If you dont have one, its different. If you have one, the duvet covers are going to dry as quick as that anyway

coffeeneeded · 07/10/2024 14:09

I just washed my king size coverless duvet this morning. Dried it in the tumble in an hour and now it's back on my bed.

GameofPhones · 07/10/2024 13:13

I'm considering getting a coverless duvet, but still finding it hard to believe that they dry quickly.

OptimisticMermaid · 07/10/2024 12:51

Lostsadandconfused · 07/10/2024 00:44

You have a combo washer and dryer that will wash and dry a duvet in 15 minutes?

Combo washer dryers aren’t common here in Australia, but I did use a few of them on our recent trip to the UK and they were terrible. Seemed to wash ok, but the drying took hours and hours, even overnight. We usually still had to hang clothes as they were still damp.

If I could get one that did the whole process in 15 minutes I’d definitely buy one.

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its obviously for things needing quick freshen up though. Not heavily stained.

soupfiend · 07/10/2024 11:59

Why did someone invent that the OP was short anyway, where did that come from?