Talk to me about washing machines

Rangerman40 wrote:
So our new fifth wheel has a washer/dryer prep. I've looked online and all of the rv specific units seem to get mixed reviews, and take forever to do a load. In talking to my wife about it she's not even sure we need a dryer because she dries very little at home. Does anyone have any recommendations for a washer only? I like the idea of an apartment sized stack unit (if it will even fit), but less than thrilled about having to drill a hole in the side of a brand new fifth wheel for a vent. The combo ventless units look fairly useless to me. It's one of those things that doesn't really do either task well and is highly inefficient about doing it.

We live full-time in our trailer and have a vented Splendide 2100XC. The loads are smaller but the convenience is awesome. After using 220 dryers all our life it is hard to get used to having patience when using the 110 but we are getting into a routine. We especially love putting our shower towels into the dryer for 20 minutes to dry so we don't have wet towels hanging around in the winter. A neighbour said she hung some clothes up near her dehumidifier and they dried real fast - that was a great tip. If I want to get several wash loads done in a day I will take some of the heavier clothes out of the dryer before they are finished and hang them up by the dehumidifier and they dry faster than leaving them in the dryer. Drying larger items like flannel sheets take forever and several times I have washed the sheets and then taken them to the laundromat to dry them. All in all, I would not want to be without a washer/dryer.