If you have a whirly gig/rotary airer...

[GrouchyKiwi]

Will you please answer these questions?

• What brand is it?
• How long have you had it?
• How well does it cope with strong wind?
• Is it collapsible/movable?

I want to get one but live in Edinburgh so it has to be strong enough to cope with the wind we get. And I can't decide whether I prefer a permanently placed one or one you can bring inside.

I live in Portsmouth, about a 5 minute walk from the beach, so probably a bit warmer than Glasgow, but still pretty windy on occasion. I have a Brabantia rotary airer, that collapses and comes in the house if we are entertaining in the garden. I've had it for nearly 8 years.

Sorry - Edinburgh!

• brabantia
• Maybe six years
• totally fine, and we're in a very exposed, coastal location
• yeah it's collapsible. We have a ground spike, and I lift the airer out of it every time I mow the lawn.

Asda - £20
6 weeks
Fine so far
It's collapsible and we can lift it out of the plastic sleeve it sits in.

Brabantia, had it ages, very sturdy and copes fine with wind. Easily movable and takes 2 loads.

I have a 4 arm Vileda one.

Had it 7 years, it gets put in the shed when not in use, the ground spike is concreted in.

I'm in the outskirts of Edinburgh and mine is in a windy spot and has always been more than up to the job.

scotland (27miles from Glasgow). It is a homebase one and is permanently in place and has been there for at least 15 years

Brilliant, thank you.

I think we're leaning towards a removable one so it's good to know they can withstand strong winds!

Is the air circulation as good as with a normal line? Does stuff dry as fast?

I don't think they are as good as a line and the inner layers don't dry as well as the outer ones. Ours was in place when we moved in and has been there ever since.

i start with one load on the inner lines
next load goes further out

so no problems as far as that is concerned.

I have no idea the make, the best I could afford wasnt a lot tbh but it does the job - except it now needs restringing.

We've got this retractable one www.brabantia.com/uk/wallfix-with-cover-silver/

We paid £70 or so five yrs ago. It doesn't spin so isn't quite as good at drying as normal ones. But it's ability to fold away onto the wall is brilliant. No need to find somewhere to store it and no worries re strong winds.

Brabantia, the largest one. Had mine for over 20 years, replaced the line 2 years ago. I always use the cover when not in use.

We've got the same one as Taleggio and it's brilliant. It doesn't fot quite as much as a freestanding one but it does fit 2 loads. I love the fact that it collapses against the wall when not in use.

I'm 2mins outside of Edinburgh and I made sure i had a metal ground spike and my rotary dryer has m not budged even in the awful winds we had over winter which blew my neighbours whirly to a 45degree angle. I got mine from Argos and think I paid about £50