Does anyone only dry their clothes outside?

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On the thread about a rental agreement banning both indoor and outdoor air drying of clothes, a lot of posters seemed to think it was reasonable for indoor drying to be banned if outdoor drying space was provided. This all assumes no tumble drying.

Are there really people in the UK who only dry clothes outdoors? I love to use the clothesline outside but the weather simply isn't suitable, in my opinion, for every load of laundry to be dried outside. Most people I know don't hang out their clothes in winter and don't even risk it on cloudy days in case it rains.

Are there many people who manage to dry outside only?

No, sorry, I do use a dryer and hang out on nice days.

I get the not drying clothes indoors as you wouldn't believe the amount of moisture that leaves the clothes and goes into the air (around 2 litres a wash load) so this can cause issues with damp/mildew.

However, what I don't get is why they won't let you use a tumble dryer - why???

I should clarify that I'm not the tennant in question. I own but there's no where to put a tumble dryer so we use the heated airer in winter and on wet days.

*Tenant.

Ah right, get you.

As said, I get the not wanting clothes dried indoors - due to the damp issues etc.

However, if no dryer. I would say it's going to be hard. Maybe they should let them hang dry indoors if they used a dehumidifier?

But I am in agreement with you, I don't think I could dry everything outdoors, in fact, I know I couldn't as I live in the wettest region in England (that's fact, not me moaning that it feels like the wettest region )

I do my best, trying to wash on days when I'm fairly confident it will be dry or on days when I'm at home and can keep an eye on the radar. Even on cloudy days it can get a good part dry. I follow the old 'if the ground is dry or drying out then the clothes should too'.

However, this winter we would have been very disgusting if I'd waited for a vaguely dry day!

I guess the answer is an occasional trip to the laundrette to use their tumble dryers when there's a long spell of rainy days.

I check the Met Office forecast online. Choose a location close to you (ours is a mile away).

Look mainly at the wind speed (and particularly gust speeds) rather than sun.

So, at the moment, next Friday looks very dull here but the wind gusts are 27mph which is great for drying.

We have no tumble drier and usually manage to get it dry on the line at least twice a week, often more. (South-west London).

goodness, I've dried clothes indoors in the winter for years and never had a speck of damp. I do get it out on the line if at all possible, but even down south it's not always doable.

I'm thinking of getting a washer-dryer though, when my washing machine dries, as DD's clothes get bigger there's just not enough space on the airers (or anywhere to put another one anyway) and I refuse to do washing every day.

yes - almost. No tumble drier as had one in the last place and was never using it.

But I have a garden and work from home, so I can wash according to the weather forecast.

occasionally I do get caught out and things finish off on the ceiling rack above the boiler, or in the airing cupboard. But towels and bedding only gets washed when the forecast is for a dry day. It doesn't have to be sunny if it is windy.

Good luck with that if you live in Cornwall - there's a reason for it being so green. Also, it's much easier to manage if you are a small household. Ours has gone from seven to four and so it's much easier to get stuff dry.

When there were seven of us, I was working full-time and we lived in a place where it could rain for days on end, a tumble dryer or drying on airers was essential. A dehumidifier kept damp at bay.