Hey all

Just wondering for those who use cloth nappies, how well to they dry outside during winter time? I mainly use flat terries and a few fitteds...
Would it be better/quicker to start drying them inside? How fast do they take to dry on those cold grey days?
I have only been using cloth for about 2 months so I have no idea!
Thanks

DD Brenna Rose 24/09/2004
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Hi There,

I use fitted cloth baby Beehinds hemp nappies. They are very absorbent so I was initially worried how they would go drying when the weather is colder (we do not have a dryer). So far I have just been hanging mine on a clothes horse inside in front of a sunny window. If I am home during the day I take them outside on the clothes horse so that if they are not completely dry by the time it starts to get dark and air damp, I bring them back on in. They take abotu a day to dry. I assume terry squares would be heaps quicker though.

Good luck.

Mel
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DS - Ayden 06.04.05
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We've been using fitted cloth nappies for a long time now and I don't really have a problem getting them dried. I wash at nighttime and then hang them on the clothes line outside before breakfast (while DH feeds DS). Usually by mid afternoon they are dry. If not, then I put them on a clothes horse that's positioned over a heating vent. They are then definitely dry by morning.

Terry squares take alot less time and can be thrown in the dryer if the need arises (60-75 mins on warmest setting gets a full load done).

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Helen.
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Ditto what Helen said.

A terry square will dry in one day outside in a Canberra winter (6 hours +). Be sure to bring them inside around 3pm or they will begin to get cold and then damp. I found all fitted took over 24 hours to dry in winter unless you put them in front of a heater. Tots Bots used to take 3 days (no joke!) in my cool house. Hemp nappies take longer than all cotton nappies because of the way the hemp holds its water, itd allow at least 24 hours inside or two full days outside for a hemp nappy to dry. Even a beehinds.

The other great thing about terry squares on clothes horses/racks is you can fit many more on than fitteds.

Or you can use a tumble drier. Just remember that elastic, snaps and velcro etc should not be dried in front of a fire or directly over a heater or they'll MELT!

HTH

Alice

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because i work i didn't bother to hang my nappies outside half the week. i'd hang them in the garage for 24 hours and then toss them in the drier. i never leave my nappies drying for longer than 24 hours because i hate the musty smell when they do.

I do mine like Helen, but slightly differently.

I soak/wash then at night when the kids are having their bath. Then hang the on one of those big square clothes horses over a heating duct. By morning they are quite dry. By 11am when the sun is out I move the clothes horse outside and they are generally dry after 4 hours.

I only use fitted nappies and this works well for us. Yesterday I forgot to hang them up overnight and they are still damp even though they were in the sun for hours! So they will stay over the heating duct tonight instead.

Susana & DH Chris[size=1] aka GoateeCat
DD Delia Jade 13/11/02 & DS Darcy Cole 2/11/04

maybe I just get really good sun because my beehinds never take more then 1 day to dry if in the sun. The longest I have had to dry them for was 1 day and a 1/2 and that was on a rainy day

Mel
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Hey Mel

Wait til midwinter when the outside temp gets up to a huge 9*C. LOL. Nappies take ages to dry then.

If you hang your nappies up in a heated house in winter you're right, they will take about a day to dry.

Enjoy this balmy dry autumn weather (for nappy drying anyway).

Alice