We've done that.
Fortunately, as recovering photographers, we had a zillion stands and cross bars to create makeshift hangers inside the garage.
We got by that way through the winter for a bit and it made it even harder to dispense with all that old gear we "no longer needed."
We bought high dollar replacements for our laundry needs and found they break as readily as the shit ones we used to have to buy. Not sure how to advise. We spent $1000 on a dryer that had to have $300 service about three months after the warranty expired.