Hi Randa

We had a similar experience at the Range in Burnley a fortnight ago. Kath tasked me with finding a clothes maiden that would fit in the awning along with the large table. On the top shelf was a dark grey plastic one that seemed different to the others. Not having massive enthusiasm for shopping for airers I bought it straight away & promptly went to a more interesting area that sold savoury snacks.

Well image my shock when I got it home to be assailed by cries of delight followed by fulsome praise from Kath. Apparently I had bought one that not only expanded to double its width but also had a rigid frame. I naturally said that I had spent ages looking at each model and assessing their pros & cons before selecting the said model.

Blue Peter badges were awarded & Brownie points built up for the future.

We used it on our recent visit to Angelsey and even I had to admit it was something of a winner - it didn't fall over all the time like our previous maiden which I think was a left over from when the kids went to Uni over a decade ago.

I will try to remember to take & attach a couple of photos tomorrow to illustrate this thing of beauty & practicality.................................................!

MikeT

Hi Roger

These are the photos of the small but magical expanding clothes airer \i got Kath from the Range. I think it cost £8.99

The children's soft football is an attempt to give some perspective on size. It really folds up very small and is great to pack in the boot unlike our large metal airer.


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Apologies for the poor photography

MikeT

Oh dear, we take the dirty washing home with us - but then we don't usually camp for more than about a week at a time

We do have one of those little dubberies that you can hang out of the open window - just for emergencies - I'll leave that to your imagination

Dave

Very good Pepe- I fear that any further clarification of size could lead to further endless requests for clarification.

But here we go - the same size as the standard size 5 football that Blackburn Rovers consistently fail to put into the opposition's net every week but a soft sponge. Perhaps they are playing with a soft sponge version ......

MikeT

We tie a line between the van and a tree!

We take a 3 piece pole, line from the van to the pole then 2 guy lines pegged out, that way we can vary the length of the line, but if there's a tree in the right place we use it.
Dave

When we were tenters going to France & Spain we always fixed some string from the back of the tent to the nearest tree or bush. However most of the Clubs sites don't have trees anywhere near your pitch and we no longer have tonnes of kids clothes to wash & get dry.

Plus the said airers have the especial advantage over string to trees that you can use it inside your awning in our seemingly increasingly frequent wet weather. Small airer now go to part of ThEriba equipment

MikeT