Line drying laundry

[i_forget]

I have been hanging shirts on hangers and put the hangers on the libe recently. I have found that by doing this I am saving a lot of space on my line and have been able to put a lot more laundry out at once. I figure that when the weather gets nice that I will see if doing this outside works as well. I may have to use a few clothes pins as spacers between the hangers, but I fail to see how this wont work. Maybe even get trowser hangers for pants, or use clothes pins to hang pants off of the hangers.

[lindseyc]

I'd love to hang clothes outside but I live on a corner lot that is not fenced and it's a high theft area. In my basement I do have 3 lines setup and 2 Ikea drying racks so I can usually hand 2 to 3 loads and I do all year round. In the winter the duct work dries the clothes fast and the wet clothes help put some moisture in my dry house. In the summer I run a large dehumidifer 24/7 in the basement so the clothes don't add any humidity to the house and still dry quite fast.

They do end up a little rough sometimes but not too bad as I use Nellie's Natural Laundry Powder and add vinegar when I can catch the rinse cycle. This summer I am actually going to take a part my old dryer (it's seen it's last working days) and donate it to the scrappers. I don't intend to dry clothes in a machine again as I love saving on hydro and the clothes last so much longer in my opinion. Soft towels are really all I miss.

[momof5boys]

I'd love to hang clothes outside but I live on a corner lot that is not fenced and it's a high theft area. In my basement I do have 3 lines setup and 2 Ikea drying racks so I can usually hand 2 to 3 loads and I do all year round. In the winter the duct work dries the clothes fast and the wet clothes help put some moisture in my dry house. In the summer I run a large dehumidifer 24/7 in the basement so the clothes don't add any humidity to the house and still dry quite fast.

They do end up a little rough sometimes but not too bad as I use Nellie's Natural Laundry Powder and add vinegar when I can catch the rinse cycle. This summer I am actually going to take a part my old dryer (it's seen it's last working days) and donate it to the scrappers. I don't intend to dry clothes in a machine again as I love saving on hydro and the clothes last so much longer in my opinion. Soft towels are really all I miss.

My men have complained about the lack of 'soft towels' - I just tell them to get over it lol We do use our dryer in the winter months but it adds to the hydro costs for sure.

[Frugalbigmama]

Yeah I was folding the towels from drying outside and they weren't that soft but tough lol They will live.

[lindseyc]

My men have complained about the lack of 'soft towels' - I just tell them to get over it lol We do use our dryer in the winter months but it adds to the hydro costs for sure.

I find they are really only rough until after the first use. I use mine 3 or 4 times before I wash them again, so I just suck it up!