Thinking about a cover less duvet

[JetFlight]

Do you have one and would you recommend it? Seeing as I usually wash bed linen every couple of weeks, I’m assuming the duvet needs to be e washed as often.
Id be getting a double one. Does that fit ok in a standard washing machine? Any drawbacks?

Exactly this. I am disabled (arthritis) and changing a duvet cover is very difficult for me. I have a cover less duvet over a flat sheet and just put them in my standard-sized washing machine as necessary (I wash the sheet more frequently than the duvet) then into the tumble dryer.

wrt the weight of them - they are more like a camping sleeping bag than a duvet. so not very heavy, even when wet

That the duvet itself gets sweaty and smelly, and even after the cover is changed, ends up with dead skin cells etc-worse if someone is sick in bed/toilet/period issues etc. I use a very thin coverless duvet that can just go in a normal washer, which is fine except if it's very cold, but if you/your partner like a thicker duvet, that probably won't fit in a normal home washing machine.
Also, if you have certain health conditions or disabilities, putting on a duvet cover can be quite difficult, so that's why a lot of people buy them.

I have two doubles and two king-sized. Absolutely fab in the Summer as they wash and dry so quickly. In Winter I tend to put duvet covers on as haven't got a tumble dryer.

They're amazing and I love them. I have two greys, one black and one creamy coloured. All have kept their shape, colour and no bobbling etc.

I get very hot in bed and have a single 1.5 tog all cotton duvet that I have on my double bed ( just me in it). Both the cover and filling are cotton . On colder nights I have another comforter type quilt that I put on top to start off with but invariably Huck off part way through the night.
I find just using the duvet coverless and chucking in the washing machine with the sheets so easy. I never use a cover now.
I chose a cotton duvet rather than a standard "coverless" duvet partly because I wanted the very low tog, but mainly because I try and use items with biodegradable fibres as I want to reduce micro plastics in water.

I looked at these. The vast majority bar a few very expensive ones cannot be washed at 60C. No good to me due to allergies. I prefer to wash bedding on hot anyway.

My all cotton duvet can be washed at 60°There might be a little bit of shrinking the first time I guess but I haven't noticed much shrinkage.

I swear by them

most modern machines are larger capacity now and will be more than capable of washing one of these

they will be spun like everything else you put in the washer so no great weight
you can tumble dry if you have one

being synthetic they dry quickly on the clothes line or inside on a clothes maid/clothes airer/clothes horse or whatever you call an indoor airer

its obviously not for you but not beyond the relms of possibility for the rest of us

I know this thread is a couple of months old but there seems to be a misconception about coverless duvets. They’re incredibly light and easy to fit in a washing machine. Because of the lightness they don’t need washing as often as a duvet cover because they air out so easily. They’re much less cumbersome than a traditional duvet. They are great, designed to keep you warm without the weight.

I love how they feel compared to a duvet and cover. They are so easy to wash - open door, pop capsule and duvet in, take out, hang up. It isn't like washing a normal duvet, they are much easier.