Drying clothes without tumble dryer-is a DriSoon or DriBuddy worth it?

[Alexandra84]

So, for context. We have dryer, but get very worried about clothes shrinking. Don’t put various work clothes in, leggings, jeans, tights etc.
Sick of seeing clothes on radiators.
Was think of also buying a DriSoon, to use in garage, for stuff the extra items.
Can anyone recommend which specific item they’ve used.
Already have a dehumidifier for elsewhere in house, so not looking to use that method.
thanks

I use normal airers but the trick is to not overload them, we have 3 for just 2 of us.

I think you are better off getting a dehumidifier!

Thanks. Am keen to source something that means clothes are not adding to humidity in house. Little one has lung condition and I worry about this.

I have a dry buddy. Wouldn’t get another. It takes forever and takes up a lot of room.
half full airer and dehumidifier is better. I also hand on hangers on the curtain pole over a radiator.

I love the dribuddy, it sits in a corner outside the bathroom but a window that is cracked open so no humidity issues.

Definitely a dehumidifier! - it’s the only way to actually remove the moisture. The meaco ones have a hepa filter which may be useful for air quality with your little one.

put the dehumidifier next to the laundry rack and position a fan at the opposite end of the rack to speed up the process - works a treat! Never had space for a tumble dryer and have tried all the other option. Heated airers don’t dry very quickly and unless you have dehumidifier the moisture is still going into the air. Opening a window is only really useful when the outdoor humidity is lower than indoor which is not often at this time of year

I have the standard Lakeland heated airer. It works well for me as I live alone, but I don’t know how well it would work for a family. I have to put items over more than one rail, as maximum contact with the heated rails works best, and I try to move items round/turn things over during the day to encourage quicker drying.

I have a dri-soon from Lakeland and also this airer that I got off of Amazon. There's me and two young adult DDs in the house so this copes with all their clothes over winter. I don't actually plug in the dri-soon as I personally find it doesn't give off enough heat to do much, however, standing it next to a radiator helps a lot. Is your garage heated? Clothes will take an age to dry if they're stood in a cold environment. If I don't have heating on then my dehumidifier next to the airer really helps.

Does your dryer have settings for synthetics etc? We put everything except wool, silk, suits in ours and nothing shrinks, it's a heat pump one and very gentle. We had a dry-soon but it took up a lot of space, was a faff to load and unload compared to a dryer and when we got our smart meter realised it was using as much electricity as the dryer anyway.