Whether you're living in an apartment, in a dorm room or in the outdoors, space is always limited. If a drying rack will not fold down to a small size, it's not going to be used, and will instead waste valuable space on the floor or be left behind on a camping trip. The ideal rack should have three seemingly contradictory features: it should be large enough when opened to dry, it should be small enough when folded to fit inside the house, and it should be light enough to move around. Modern folding drying racks are able to help you meet all three requirements.
1. Scissor Fold Mechanism for Ultra Compact Storage
To get a truly space saving drying rack, scissor fold is the key. The scissor fold designs fold in two directions from a large rectangular drying surface to a thin flat bundle.
When purchasing racks look for:
Parallel folding arms: The whole arm set folds down flat, usually down to 60-70cm (usually 100-120cm) and 10cm or less.
Integrated hanging loop: Fabric or plastic loop for hanging the folded rack on a hook in a closet, behind a door or on a tent pole.
Locking hinges: Secure, but easily-release locking hinges for secure opening of the rack, but allowing for easy folding at the appropriate time.
The drying rack series of Deshunyi is operated by a heavy duty scissor mechanism with nylon bushings, which provides a smooth operation. The racks collapse to a minimum of 7-8cm thick which makes them ideal for fitting under a dorm bed, behind an apartment door or into the side pocket of a backpack. Our Huizhou facility covers 120,000 m² and our Vietnam facility covers 100,000 m², with a total investment of 350 million USD. Our racks withstand over 1,000 folding cycles without loosening.
2. Lightweight but Sturdy Construction
Some residents of apartments take racks from closet to balcony. The learners who live in the dorms move them from one semester to the next. These are fastened to a campers' backpacks or car roof racks. All the extra kilos count.
Use racks that are constructed of:
Aluminum alloy frames: 6063 is an aluminum with great strength to weight ratio. The full size drying rack's weight is only 1.5–2kg.
Fiberglass or carbon fiber drying rods: The most common drying rods, but not the lightest.Fiberglass or carbon fiber drying rods: Even lighter, but less popular at consumer price points.
Rust proof coatings: ALL ALUMINIUM parts – Powder coated or anodized, ALL EXPOSED HARDWARE – stainless steel.
Don't opt for the portable steel frame racks, as they tend to be heavier with a capacity of 4kg, and are likely to be forgotten. Deshunyi's drying racks are made of 6063 aluminum powder coated. The lightweight engineering is shared between our wood & metal series and storage rack series. For buyers from across the border, aluminum construction also helps to lessen the weight of international shipping.
3. Multiple Configurations for Different Spaces
Studio apartment drying rack, may be too big for dorm wardrobe, may be too small for family campsite. The best space saving racks will have the option to adjust them multiple different ways:
Wall mount or freestanding: In case of very small floor space some models come with wall brackets to attach permanently. This rack can be taken off and used on its own when necessary.
Tiered or flat: Drying capacity is doubled and also will take up more space in terms of vertical space with a tiered or flat rack. Flat rack can be moved under the bed.
Expandable width: Telescoping arms which can be made 60cm (narrow) to 120cm (wide) to suit.
Deshunyi's drying rack series comprises a convertible drying rack which can be used either as a freestanding tiered drying rack or collapsed to a flat drying surface. A reduced size version is available for campers and the smaller stuff sack is 40cm x 15cm x 5cm.
4. Weather Resistant for Outdoor Camping and Balcony Use
Drying racks on balconies are prone to sun, rain and dew exposure and campsites. A broken or rusted rack will break or rust after one season on a high rise balcony or mid trip.
Specify racks with:
UV stabilized plastic components: End caps and hinge covers which will not crack after long exposure to the sun.
Stainless steel or coated aluminum drying rods: Bare aluminum can corrode in coastal areas, powder coating will prevent this.
Drainage design: Open wire shelves, Water can drain from the shelves and not collect on the fabric or metal surface.
All bushings and end caps of Deshunyi's drying racks are made from UV stabilized nylon. Powder coated (white or silver) aluminium frame and stainless steel or coated drying rods. We have 1,800 employees and an annual production of ~3,000 (40 foot) containers, to pass the outdoor test for years.
Summary
A space saving, folding drying rack designed for apartment, dorm, outdoor camping settings must be able to fold for maximum space saving, lightweight yet durable (aluminum frames), have multiple drying rack configurations to fit different spaces, and be weather resistant to withstand balcony and camping situations. Shenzhen Deshunyi Household Products Co., Ltd. provides them all. We are your reliable manufacturer of furniture with a total output space of 120000m2 in Huizhou, 100000m2 in Vietnam; more than 1800 employees; a value of output of more than 500 million RMB and an export volume of about 3000 containers (or 40 containers) each year. Contact us today to request a sample folding drying rack that we can provide for your product line or for your own use.