Your Opinion -- Washer/Dryer?
Soliciting opinions about whether or not it's worth having a combo clothes washer/dryer in an RV. Or is it more valuable to you to have that little bit more storage space?
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dcmac214 wrote:we looked hard and fast at this when we were shopping for a new MH in 2015. we ultimately decided against it because:
Soliciting opinions about whether or not it's worth having a combo clothes washer/dryer in an RV.
Or is it more valuable to you to have that little bit more storage space?
- very low capacity compared to commercial/campground laundry. that meant doing either some laundry every 1-2 days or spending a whole day doing laundry. it now takes abt 2-hrs to do laundry every 8 to 10-days
- the cost as compared to a commercial/campground laundry. we spend anywhere from $9-$10 per occurrence to do laundry roughly every 8 to 10-days. on our last trip we did laundry 10-times or $100. on shorter trips (usually 7-10 days) we just do laundry when we get home. we did the math. at $1000+ for the W/D option we could do laundry for at least 5-yrs and likely much longer before breaking even.
- we needed the extra storage space a lot more than the W/D.
we did decide that IF we did go for the onboard washer/dryer option we would get the twin units and not the combo. capacity is further reduced and drying times extended with the combo. whichever you choose be sure the dryer is vented to the outside.
