Its design means that you don’t have to worry about screwing the housing into any walls or anything like that, you just wrap the line around whatever is at hand, and use the carabiner and locking beads to secure it in place. This keeps things quite compact, and so you don’t need to have a garden the size of a tennis court to use this model.

Cookies are small files held on your computer which allow us to give you the best browsing experience possible. That’s not to says that the the Soreli Retractable Clothes Line isn’t worth a look but the problem is the design is very similar to the Vileda but far more expensive with a smaller washing length – it just makes it a hard one for me to push up the list, that said, it’s worth looking at if you want a small robust unit. The reason it can do this better than the others is that Brabantia have gone with a largely metallic construction for the wall fix, and every support arm for the washing lines is extremely solid and robust.Once you’ve finished drilling, and definitely before you push in your wall plugs, check that you haven’t slipped with the drill and the holes line up spot on still. The best lines to look out for are a combination of metal and plastic, with the latter coating the former to give you the benefits of both materials.

It also comes with a metal mounting bracket, not plastic, which adds to the durability of the product. Selected lines only, determined by size, weight or whether delivered direct from one of our suppliers. Since I first reviewed this unit the ratings have slipped slightly but you get what you pay for, this is the cheapest unit and so therefore not fair to compare it to a top model. The other important consideration is the construction of the product and how long it can last in good condition. Other clotheslines and airers from this brand include indoor airers like the Minky 3-Tier Indoor Airer Plus and clothes horses like the Minky X Wing Indoor Airer.Installation is the usual – you’ll have to have an SDS drill bit and I would recommend changing for wood screws if you intend to screw into a wooden shed etc – the screws with the walls plugs aren’t ideal for this as you’ll see from my Vileda review. So right off the bat I can tell you that you will actually get instructions with the Minky retractable washing line which differs right off the bat to my top pick the Vileda when compared directly – that’s not the only key difference though, this one offers twice as much hanging space! The most important aspects of finding the best retractable washing line are the ease of use, how far the lines retract, easily cleanable, and how much weight the the retractable washing line may carry without failure. I’d have no hesitation recommending this budget retractable washing line so far – if that changes I’ll be quick to update this! If you’re an outdoorsy type, you’re probably here for something to take camping with you, and if that’s so, we recommend the toctax retractable washing line.