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We usually take a portable folding airer with us, works well for us and the tripod base comes in handy for our sat dish.

This thread makes me think about our recent stay at a Forrest Holidays site where I thought they contradicted themselves. One sign in the laundry talked about wasting electricity and harming the environment by using an electric drier, suggesting people hang washing out and let it air dry. The next sign said it was site policy for guests not to use portable airers or washing lines on site!

So what do we do? Be environmentally friendly and use our washing line but risk being told off by site staff, or use the electric dryer and harm the environment?

We have one of those plastic airers that attaches to the caravan window, bit like a radiator one but much bigger!  This is ok for towels, swimmers and the bits n bobs of hand washing I do.  If its raining, I just fix it up inside the awning rather than outside.  If I was washing bigger loads, Id use a rotary one and stick that in the awning in bad weather.

I agree a single line is much more efficient for drying, but not always practical on a campsite.

I get lots of funny looks when I do my washing on holiday (smalls mostly as I too object to washing if I can help it).  I took a leaf out of my mothers book.  Many years ago in France she bought a round plastic salad spinner (I think they are available over here now).  Pop the undies in and put the lid on, turn the knob round a few times at a fast speed.  Open and drain excessive water, washing dries quicker on airer or line. 

Stress levels reduced by exertion saves the need to shout at the kids

My problem this year was keeping the rotary airer upright, we have not got a tripod for it and the ground was too hard for the spike we usually use.  Any ideas?

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Quote: Originally posted by CaravanSkier on 05/9/2010

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hx2ers I quite like the idea of disposable clothing lol, but I couldn`t take enough for some trips. I`m also not sure I could bring myself to throw away items which are still perfectly usable

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Tend to pick a site with a washer if we can (child with bladder problems). Fast spin washing then if dryer use that even if items are non tumble (but only for short time). We take plastic coat hangers and hang stuff inside tent. Usually do washing in the mornings so heat makes condensation evapourate in tent. Also have a folding clothes airer. We use microfibre towels and peg them off the guys to dry whilst having breakfast. Don't bother to do laundry if only a weekend away.

All that said my kids learn to wear clothes more than once (underwear the exception) so this cuts down on the amount to do. Sometimes we can get away with 2 washes in a fortnight. Shame the same rules don't seem to apply when we are at home!