[KennyBlanken]

"Quirky" Japanese technology? Buddy, it's a dehumidifier. That thing you can buy at any big-box store in the US? Except they put it out of the way in the ceiling of the room that is the most humid. In Europe there are "drying cabinets" that are the same idea. Some only have fans/heaters, others have dehumidifiers.

I exclusively dry my clothes on a ~$30 folding clothes frame that will take a full washer load. If I'm in a rush, I point a fan at it.

In the winter, the humidity is welcome and the fan alone dries the clothing really quick. In the summer, I set it up outside. If there's a good breeze, my laundry is dry in no time. If I set it up indoors, the central AC takes care of the humidity.

My electric bill is tiny and my clothes last forever because they're not getting beat to shit for half an hour every week...

[DANmode]

> ~$30 folding clothes frame

Hopefully not wooden - otherwise, I can smell this comment.

[tstenner]

They are almost exclusively metal and in the more expensive (e.g. https://www.lidl.de/p/leifheit-standtrockner-pegasus-180-sol...) models some plastics. They are 3-4cm thick when folded together and big enough to hang an entire load from a regular sized washing machine.

[badpun]

> My electric bill is tiny and my clothes last forever because they're not getting beat to shit for half an hour every week

They still are though, in the spin dry part of the wash cycle? Or do you not use it?