Can you survive without a tumble dryer?

[bargainhuntingbetty]

My tumble dryer has died I think and I was wondering if you can survive without one. I have always had one so cannot see how it will work without one. HELP

I have a dishwasher, made of two hands and some washing up liquid.

No. Gave mine away to a neighbour here when I moved to Spain, with proviso that I could use it if there was a wet patch. It's been fine 'til this year-3 months of rain-neighbour's track impassible. I resorted to the launderette's drying service. Sun's out now.

I love the smell of freshly washing clothes off of the washing line (in the Summer). I don't have a tumble dryer. You can easily survive without one!

Liz :-)

SOH yes I did thank you.

My dishwasher is fully manual. It is also pretty useful at other chores.

We have quite a big boiler cupboard under the stairs, so we have it kitted out for drying clothes in wet weather with clothes lines etc. Anything that doesn't fit in that goes on a clothes horse in wet weather.

Sunny days, things go out on the line.

There are 5 of us and we dont have a dishwasher or a tumble dryer. We manage fine.

I have lived in flats for more than 5 years with no garden or outside line. I had to hang all my washing (including washable nappies for a time)on airers inside and it was a pain in the arse. This January my grandma took pity and bought me a tumble dryer, and my god I love it. Don't see how I managed without it, it is so nice to be able to wash, dry and put away all on the same day.

Never had one. We used to dry clothes on airers by th00e radiators in our flat and now have a garden with a washing line. There are 5 of us - loads of washing but never wished for a tumble dryer.

we've never had a tumble drier. unless it's chucking it down with rain, the washing goes outside on the line.

Dont tumble driers just eat the electricity? Dont think I could afford it!

I've never had a tumble drier and clothes always get dry.

There has been no difference in my electric bill since having a tumble dryer, but I use dot have my heating on to try and get my washing dry so I think it's all evened out iyswim. I agree with those sayign if you have a well ventilated spare room it's possible but we have a very small flat and had bedsheets slung over doors and airers taking up a whole corner of the living room

Rarely use it. Once last month when dd had been sick on three lots of bedding and it was raining. But we have lots of radiators, a washing line and a marvellous drying rack hanging from the kitchen ceiling so things get dry one way or another.

Yes, I've never had one (in recent years anyway).

Easily, but we've also got a pulley (Sheila's Maid/Laundry Maid/Maiden call it what you will) in the kitchen. You need pretty high ceilings though I think.

Of course you can, it's just a luxury that eats money. I did cloth nappies without one too.

I have never had or even used a tumble dryer so of course you can survive without one.

yep!

no tumble dryer and no microwave no dishwasher no problem
horrifies plenty of my friends

We are currently surviving wihtout a tumble drier and have been since just before christmas when it blew up. It has been a bit of a struggle with the bad weather and the living room has been full of drying washing every day but with the better weather coming I can put washing out now so this will get much better. I won't be buying a new one - at least not for a year. The worst thing was when ds was vomiting for 24 straight hours and went through every bit of bedding he had and most of ours too but we survived.

Never had one here either,even when w had 2 dcs under 2 and both in cloth nappies.We line dry either outside or under the carport.An airer near a radiator as a last resort.