To not want a tumble drier. Total first world problem.

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We've recently moved into a new house, garden is big with one of those long, extendable washing lines. DP (who doesn't do the laundry) wants to get a 2nd hand tumble drier despite us living in the south of the UK and getting plenty of sun. I think it's a waste of money!

My friend's DH has built them an outdoor drying area, covered and with rows of hanging rails....I want one! They claim stuff dries even on sunless days.

I don't have a tumble drier any more, I have a Sheila maid and a rack for the overflow. The only times I miss it are about 2 weeks a year when it's too warm for the central heating but it's wet outside, and when I'm doing the post-holiday mountain for me, DH and 2 DCs.

My mother had one of those, serin, except with washing lines up. Superb thing.

Some jobs do involve considerable air travel. I had one myself (together with colleagues) and I would judge that about a third of the trips undertaken were not strictly essential but undertaken through eg either habit or client expectation.

DH travels almost every week for work and he's looked at many options for doing things by phone/email/virtual meeting but the kind of management he does can only really be done on site. He's actually really looking forward to the next batch of projects as one of them will be only 65 miles away and the other will be accessible by train.

My parents have washing lines in their greenhouse. Brilliant for drying.

I love my heated airer but even without it, I don't think my laundry ends up smelling after drying on a clothes horse. So many people have said the opposite though so I'm a little paranoid now!

No tumble dryer here. Have a heated airer. Much prefer it.

For me, it's a question of condensation, zebras. As soon as I had the windows properly draught proofed, I was getting condensation on them if I dried washing inside with airers/on radiators etc. I can still do that of course but it really needs some dehumidifier running to remove the excess moisture - unless I've taken most of the moisture out of them already. I prefer using outside but it isn't always practicable.

We got rid of ours 7 years ago nearly. I've missed it precisely twice. (when I realised pe kit was still sitting in the,washer on Sunday evening and needed to be back in school the next day)

Our draughty flat is clearly helping us avoid condensation then because we aren't having an issue with it.

I'm all for drying my washing on the line whenever the opportunity presents (in fact I have 2 lines) but with us & 4 dc I couldn't be without my tumble in the winter.

I do find it odd that some people with the space for a line always use a dryer though

When I had my draughty windows, I never saw any either, OOAOML.

I have 3 lines in the garden but living in wet and windy Wales you can't put the washing out at all in winter, it's rained every day for a week,

I do love line drying in the summer though, nothing like crispy towels swaying in the breeze.

blackheartsgirl I'm a crispy towel lover too, DH thinks it v odd but indulges me during the summer as he gets soft & fluffy tumbled towels all winter.

I managed to get a load dried on the line on Christmas eve last year! I've only had washing out once since though (& that was on Tuesday).

Bought a tumble drier on moving to this house 9 years ago to replace old one we ditched.

It hasn't been used for at least 5 years, possibly longer, and lives in the garage. We use the washing line, even in winter, and alternatively we have a clothes horse that it put up on the tiled floor with underfloor heating. Stuff dries really well, and we actually don't suffer from crispy towels.

I don't miss the drier at all, may just sell it as it's still in good nick.

@Belalert I tried cutting back, when I realised that I know more about the family goings on in some of the Cabin Crew I know than my own family.

But clients get what clients want, even if that includes the frankly daft flying to Australia for a 2 hr meeting.

I only use mine occasionally now (drying pillows or the likes of jeans in a hurry) but it can be a PITA to be without one sometimes. However a really good alternative for when it's damp or wet for days on end is a heated airer, like the Lakeland one. I bought one for daughter who mostly used a washing line and had no space for a TD but was having trouble drying sheets and jeans etc. in a wet winter. It only needs a small footprint and dries jeans and sheets overnight. Dd said it also warmed the upstairs nicely! Costs less to run than a TD.

Really don't get all the MN angst over tumble dryers.

I have a dryer which lives in the garage. I use it during the winter for most of the laundry (family of five). The stuff that can't go in it goes on a ceiling airer (also in the garage). If there is a chance of getting anything dried outside on the line then I always peg it out.

Can't stand wet washing decorating every available radiator and there isn't enough floor space in our tiny house for a huge airer.

OP, if you don't want one then don't get one.