My ‘tent’ hack dries your clothes quick in the winter without any extra cost, and there’s no fancy equipment needed

A MONEY-SAVING queen has revealed her “tent” hack that will dry your clothes quicker this winter.

The good news is that there will be no extra cost with this tip, and no fancy gadgets either.

It used the most basic of equipment and many homes probably already had them.

“This is the life hack you need to dry your washing in winter without using extra energy,” said a cheery Chloe (@chloesdealclub).

She has 25,000 followers on her TikTok, where she shares her love of: “Saving money daily.”

Chloe lives in Scotland and she freely admitted it was not particularly known for its winter sunshine.

Therefore, getting her laundry dry, without using extra energy in the form of a tumble drier, was an ordeal.

That was, however, until she started using her clever hack.

“Grab your clothes airer,” she said in her post, dragging hers out.

“This is just a normal one. It’s not a fancy heated one,” she wrote.

Once she had hung all her damp clothes on the airer, next came the clever part.

“Pop it next to a [heated] radiator, chuck a bed sheet over it and tuck it in like a tent.”

This wasn’t just any old sheet: “A fitted sheet works best for the elasticated corners to tuck around the legs of the airer.”

Once those radiators came on, she created a micro-drying climate under the sheet tent.

“So whenever you have your heating on it’s going to dry your clothes for no extra cost.”

She addressed head on some of the comments that suggested her hack would simply encourage damp and mold. Several viewers supported her assertion.

“I’ve been doing it for years and never had an issue with damp or mold. I only do this if I have the heating on and need something dried quickly,” she insisted.

Also, she added, air circulation was encouraged by opening a window.

It was an appealing post for many attracting over 48,000 likes and hundreds of comments.

It wasn’t a new idea said some commenters.

“I’ve done this for years. Didn’t realize people didn’t know this,” said one person.

This lady had always done it: “I do this. I also crank open the windows slightly for a bit to reduce condensation and mold. Works for me and reduces heating times.”

A couple of commenters offered their own variation on Chloe’s theme.

“I just put mine on an airer with a bed sheet and place it in a window with sunshine in,” said this person.

And another said: “I do the same but put my summer fan underneath. Works well and cheap.”