Reuseable nappies - but no tumble dry?!

[Deadchocolate]

I'd like to use the reuseable nappies, but a few of the packs say 'tumble dry' on the care instructions.
We have no tumble dry - is it still going to be do-able? My sister hung hers up to dry (she had twins born in Jan), so with our Little one being born in August I thoguht just sir drying will be okay.

What do you guys think?

I'm yet to tumble-dry any nappies and ds is 2.6 now!
If you've got plenty of drying space you'll be fine - you might want to use pocket nappies that dry faster.

I think tumble-dried ones might stay slightly fluffier, but it's not like I'm looking at them in use!

We rarely tumble dry ours (BumGenius) and they're fine. Too expensive to run the drier!

I have been using cloth nappies for 2 1/2 years and have never tumbled any of them.
I put them on the line when I can then on airers when I can't and some in the airing cupboard.
Bamboo does take a while to dry but is very absorbant. Microfibre is quick to dry but won't last as long as bamboo in terms of absorbancy.
Bumgenius birth to potty pocket nappies are very popular and quick to dry and later on you can always boost with bamboo if you need to. (they come with microfibre inserts)
If you have any other questions just ask and well done to your sister for doing cloth with twins - I'm sure she must be doing a lot of washing !

DD is now 16 months and we have done cloth nappies from about 2 weeks old. We have a tumble drier but rarely use it it, and never for the nappies, as I don't think it helps their longevity. You can't beat a bit of sunshine and breeze for getting stains out, and the radiators/airer/front of the fire have done us fine in the winter. Bamboo can take an age to dry though, so we increased our stash with some microfleece and terries to keep the cycle going!

As others have said, pockets would be your best bet. Our Smartipants and Flips are our quickest drying and you definately wont need a tumble drier for either.
Bamboo is a good choice for night time but does take a really long time to dry so I would avoid it, or cotton, for full time use.
Good luck!

Prefolds are also good if you line dry as the thickness unfolds.

Just to confirm that we use cloth nappies (DD nearly 1) and have never once used tumble drier. TBH, not really sure you can get away with tumble-drying them if you're using the nappies for any kind of 'eco' reason, anyway as it would undo all of your good work! We've got BumGenius v4 (they're great - am such a big fan) and they dry super quickly. The outside in a matter of hours and the inside overnight. I have 15 of them and wash them every couple of days, once I've got 8-10 to wash, so there's always some still to use.

I have no tumble dryer and we do fine. I only have 1 in nappies now but even when i had 2 in nappies i didnt have a problem. Dried on radiators when cold and airers when it was too warm to put heating on. Wraps dry just hung over a chair in no time

I didn't use a tumbler when I had one in cloth but now that I've got two I don't have enough drying space to dry the nappies and the rest of the washing (small house) so have recently bought a tumbler and it has made things easier. Really didn't need it with just one in cloth though.
I agree with the others, pocket nappies will be the easiest to dry.

I have no idea personally if it is any good,as I don't have a baby in nappies anymore, but some of my customers say the JML dri buddy is perfect for drying nappies, its a whole lot cheaper than buying a tumble dryer (around £50) and the running costs are considerably lower too, and as its only a warm not hot heat its perfect for nappies as it won't wreck the elastic or velcro.
Maybe someone here has one and can let everyone know how it works for them - I would be interested to hear opinions too.

I don't have a tumble either (have on of those JML things but never use it) Microfibre nappies are fab for drying quickly. Another option is to buy slightly more of them that you would otherwise need to compensate for drying times.

BTW JML thing takes for bloody ever to get anything dry. Gave up on it in the end and now sits unused in ds's bedroon

I've no idea why they would say tumble dry; I've never come across that. I find it impossible to believe a cloth nappy (or anything for that matter) would actually need tumble drying. In the summer we dry outside in no time. We do use a tumble dryer but only when weather is really too bad (haven't used it for weeks now and it's only April). And as others have said, there are ways of drying inside and doing without a tumble dryer altogether. Shop around for ones that dry quickly if you want to avoid tumbling. The Nappy Lady is a great website.

Wow, a useful wealth of knowledge from all.
Thank you!

I use terries and I don't have a tumble dryer. On the odd occasion I have used mu mum's I have found they come out softer, maybe that's why it's recommended. But terries are VERY quick-drying so I don't see the point.