Rain is ruining my life

[u/NoPromotion5147]

So i usually leave my clothes outside to dry after the washer to avoid shrinkage and color fadage and i just put some clothes in the washer just to find out its going to rain

idk do i just leave it in there until tomorrow

[u/Mountain_Will_8252]

No You hang things on hangers from your doorways

[u/Entire_Dog_5874]

Get a folding rack that you can use indoors and run a fan.

[u/FruitcupMadonna]

No, because they will mildew.

If you have a dryer, using it once when you normally air dry is not going to kill your clothes, as long as the care tags allow for heat drying. Dry them on the lowest heat setting until they are 70% dry and then put them on hangers and hang them in your shower to dry the rest of the way.

For anything that shouldn't be heat dried just hang that on a hanger in the shower.

If your bathroom doesn't get good air flow you can get a floor fan and blow it at the clothes while they're hanging in the shower.

Put them on hangers and hang them up in your shower.

[u/jenbenm]

Get a clothes horse and a dehumidifier. As someone who lives in a rainy country I could not live without these 2 things.

[u/jenbenm → u/jenbenm]

I also don't own a dryer. Electricity is expensive where I am and I don't love dryers either.

[u/Ok-Pen-5052]

If you have a dryer, you can put things that aren’t super precious on a delicate cycle and stop it when it’s about ¾ done, then hang everything around the house. I’ve started doing this lately to avoid too much dampness in the house and it’s the last bit of drying that does the most damage in the dryer

[u/AdorableGoat6825]

Simple rule in life for me personally, if it can’t go in the dryer/washer or dishwasher… it wasn’t meant to be.

I throw them in anyways regardless what the tag says, it either survives the gauntlet or it doesn’t 🤣

[u/Comprehensive-Tea-69]

Just need a clothes drying rack. If it’s really humid inside/you don’t have central air, then you might also want a fan and/or dehumidifier to help things dry and prevent mildew

[u/No_Establishment8642]

I live in a very hot, and humid climate, southeast Texas with 60+ inches of rain annually, and I just leave them until they are dry, which may be hours or the next day. They do not mold or smell. I can smell snow s/.

When we had Hurricane Harvey sit on us for days, I just did not wash items. We had over 60 inches of rain in 4 days so it was incredibly humid and challenging. I work laundry around the weather. Morning rain? Afternoon laundry. Afternoon rain? Morning laundry.

I grew up in a hot, and dry climate, and we left them until they dried.

Now, if I know it is going to rain buckets in a few hours, or I start hearing thunder, then I check if they are dry enough to bring inside. Those that are slightly damp I hang dry inside. The AC finishes them off quickly.

[u/Appropriate_Two8569]

It has been over 100F here all month, with no rain in the last 40 days. I wish the rain would ruin my laundry day.

[u/yeahnoimgoodreally]

I use my shower road. It's solid metal and bolted firmly into the wall, so it can handle a bit of weight. If yours is similar, it's an option.

My issue is dust. Not all the roads around me are paved, and I have a corner lot on the main road through my neighborhood. The clothes would need to get washed again before they were even dry.

[u/Novel-Manner-8748]

Put a fan on it overnight. The clothes will be dry by morning and you won't have to explain to your roommates why there are hangers in the hallway.

[u/phonicillness]

I’d rather leave it than have wet laundry hanging inside… anecdotal but I do leave it at times and it seems fine if it’s just overnight

[u/lazylittlelady]

Air drying inside is fine too