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Can you dry them in an electric dryer? It's humid here and air drying can be problematic. I haven't noticed any stretching of the clothes as long as the washer spins adequately.
If you are washing at a Laundromat do they have an extractor? One of those centrifuge machines? Those leave the clothes more dry.
They dont have an extractor at this laundro mat . Only the dryers ans the washer. Also th e dryers dont have a 'Fast, No Heat' setting(Im guessing that could be used as a substitute for an centrifuge right?) The dryers They all have the same 'Low Heat, Medium Heat, High Heat' settings
My clothing ALWAYS stretches when I put them immediately in the dryer after they have been rinsed . I only notices that rhey stopped stretching if I put them in the dryer after theyre dry to the touch.... but they take like 2 or 3 days or sometimes more to be dry to the touch.
Yeah 2 or 3 days damp is long enough to mildew.
I am going to recommend wool. I wear merino wool t shirts & underwear and those don't need to be washed often, can't go in the dryer but dry so fast even here in the subtropics. Are not too warm either, a thin knit fabric. It's naturally resistant to the mildew.
I remember my mom being amazed when she went to Egypt - she came back and told me " I could wash my underthings in the evening, hang them under the bed, and in the morning they were dry! " So in the literal desert I guess it's possible to air dry quickly enough to avoid problems but not here and I guess not where you are. Once they are mildewed I think only a bleach soak will work, and that's gonna, well, bleach them.