tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post7512526811001025276..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Year round line drying laundryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-81650695093488420322011-09-19T13:56:34.030-07:002011-09-19T13:56:34.030-07:00I line dry whenever I can. I actually bought a Hi...I line dry whenever I can. I actually bought a Hills Hoist and installed in my backyard. I highly recommend it. I also have have 6 lines in my basement. <br />I do dry towels, sock and underwear in the dryer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27308889628706531422011-06-03T05:56:08.741-07:002011-06-03T05:56:08.741-07:00I've been washing my clothes in cold water. My...I've been washing my clothes in cold water. My mother told because i do this I need the hot air of the dryer to kill germs (like say on our unmentionables) and leaving them to dry inside would do this. Does anyone know if this is true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18717813862981933202010-09-08T14:15:38.075-07:002010-09-08T14:15:38.075-07:00Thanks for sharing your tips on drying clothing. ...Thanks for sharing your tips on drying clothing. Using fabric softener while washing them does seem to keep garments even when put on an outside line. Good post.Mister Steamyhttp://www.facebook.com/MisterSteamynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-49133596340828016972010-08-31T17:51:30.681-07:002010-08-31T17:51:30.681-07:00I have 6 kids and we do enough laundry to keep our...I have 6 kids and we do enough laundry to keep our dryer and our line going. Using both really saves time- and I love the excuse to get outside. Blankets and sheets are my favorite to line dry- my husband prefers his jeans fluff dryed- so I try to time the loads accordingly to where there is space to dry them.<br /><br />And my husband's underclothes smell so good when they dry in the sun. IRound Bellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621944578934830242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52960056975229008452010-08-31T03:54:06.510-07:002010-08-31T03:54:06.510-07:00We've been drying everything on racks in the g...We've been drying everything on racks in the guest bedroom. No line drying outside because of pollen and rain. We used to have a dryer, but it died on us, and before that I didn't use it much anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22044359171358869412010-08-30T19:12:55.200-07:002010-08-30T19:12:55.200-07:00Years ago, I lived in a small, walk up apartment i...Years ago, I lived in a small, walk up apartment in New Jersey with my husband and baby. We did our laundry in a portable washing machine, hooked up to the kitchen sink. We opted to do one load per evening, (after the dishes), and then hung the items up to dry overnight. (Dryer stand for the cloths; doorways and shower rod for towels and sheets.) Everything usually dried overnight. On the juicygoofyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735795370601846385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53045183458627444662010-08-30T17:48:03.974-07:002010-08-30T17:48:03.974-07:00My excuse for not line drying is that I have 5 kid...My excuse for not line drying is that I have 5 kids and am pregnant! But, I like to and have in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69139028999189997822010-08-30T15:56:30.290-07:002010-08-30T15:56:30.290-07:00Our apartment is too small to line dry all of oue ...Our apartment is too small to line dry all of oue clothes. I dry the cloth diapers on a rack on the balcony or in the living room (much to my chagrin of my husband because it takes up the whole room) but there's no way I can add a second rack for clothes. We wouldn't have space to walk. The ceiling's too low for a hanging rack and we can't nail anything to the balcony walls. We&#Pippinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-83820654456675706682010-08-30T14:48:44.372-07:002010-08-30T14:48:44.372-07:00I live in Australia and line dry my washing. If i...I live in Australia and line dry my washing. If it's raining I have three large portable drying racks that sit on the balcony. We don't own a dryer, and my husband has done the ironing since we were married. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-73576065020971584342010-08-30T14:25:16.143-07:002010-08-30T14:25:16.143-07:00Laziness is my, lame, excuse. :/ Although my winte...Laziness is my, lame, excuse. :/ Although my winter excuse is a little more sturdy. We have to use a dehumidifier in the winter, so I wonder if drying clothes inside is any better than just throwing them in the dryer if we are just having to use the dehumidifier more often?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2430465344006044592010-08-30T14:04:28.527-07:002010-08-30T14:04:28.527-07:00When I was a teenager and lived on a boat, there w...When I was a teenager and lived on a boat, there were times when we didn't have access to laundry facilities and had to not only line dry our clothes, but also wash them by hand! How I hated wash day... But on the flip side, it was a real family event. All four of us where involved! It also made me re-evaluate the true meaning of "dirty." No stains or stench? NOT dirty! :-) <br /><The Nurturing Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13268305689672587081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52356619623434548942010-08-30T13:26:47.946-07:002010-08-30T13:26:47.946-07:00I live in the maritimes. There are certain things...I live in the maritimes. There are certain things combined with certain times of year that I just cannot get dry on the line. (I'm thinking our down duvets) I'll use the line to get them almost there and then throw them in the dryer for a short time. I avoid the need to wash them by using duvet covers but with kids in diapers and who still occasionally wet the bed sometimes I need to Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730940231520639971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88339474440620799542010-08-30T12:52:14.727-07:002010-08-30T12:52:14.727-07:00I have a line inside that my hubby built, modeled ...I have a line inside that my hubby built, modeled after some we saw online. You can fold it against the wall when not in use!! It's great, although our downstairs smells REALLY musty when I use it. (I'm in Seattle too.) I probably use it for 50% or our stuff. I've thought about getting a dehumidifier, but think that defeats the purpose.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pidMichellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65439426129156925662010-08-30T11:34:40.676-07:002010-08-30T11:34:40.676-07:00I have no excuse--I live in Albuquerque! We intent...I have no excuse--I live in Albuquerque! We intentionally did not install a dryer so I get to line-dry my clothes all the time. I get a little giddy at the energy savings, too.Desert Lean-tohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858972249764406534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10537253495352872772010-08-30T11:11:36.589-07:002010-08-30T11:11:36.589-07:00No excuses. Just don't do it here in the rainy...No excuses. Just don't do it here in the rainy NW. Well not often, When I wad young and broke, I use to wash clothes in a tub full of water, and hang the clothers from a similar drying rack as you have, but then I got older and started to save some money and bought a washer/dryer.Robj98168https://www.blogger.com/profile/12449968557883132353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37183342369244994052010-08-30T10:37:29.305-07:002010-08-30T10:37:29.305-07:00To avoid fading, turn the clothes inside out. Als...To avoid fading, turn the clothes inside out. Also, if you straighten and carefully pin the clothes to the racks, you seldom need to iron.<br /><br />I don't line dry my kitchen linens because I don't have enough rack space for all the wide napkins. Also, I prefer not to have dog fur on them.<br /><br />--Ave, who line dries 90% of her laundryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68833459509481431322010-08-30T09:19:48.051-07:002010-08-30T09:19:48.051-07:00We hang dry laundry outside on the line or the clo...We hang dry laundry outside on the line or the clothes racks, but when it turns back to grey 'round here (read: 49 degrees, overcast, 51% chance of drizzle), things don't dry outside, and we don't have heat on inside, so they don't dry there either. That's when we use the dryer most. I've been known to hang stuff out when it's sunny and cold, with snow on the ground Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273431755984995387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88697003978816478492010-08-30T09:19:15.554-07:002010-08-30T09:19:15.554-07:00We air dry about one-third of our laundry. We liv...We air dry about one-third of our laundry. We live in a small townhome and, instead of a personal washer and dryer, we have a community laundry mat at the other end of the complex. Because of this, we do all of our laundry at once, about every two weeks or more. We probably average nine loads on laundry day and air dry about three of those. Honestly, I line dry what I do because it can't Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888621618130156699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10341599271775223992010-08-30T09:00:33.385-07:002010-08-30T09:00:33.385-07:00ozone won't hurt your clothes - it's actua...ozone won't hurt your clothes - it's actually one of the things that "green cleaners" use to clean clothes.<br /><br />I'm getting to the time of year when it will start taking things 2-4 days to get dry on my 3-season-porch laundry line - the temps go down but the humidity stays up. I end up using the electric dryer for 1-2 loads a month then. <br /> <br />Right now though Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53767905386685170662010-08-30T08:58:28.541-07:002010-08-30T08:58:28.541-07:00Holy cow I am jealous of your metal drying rack. ...Holy cow I am jealous of your metal drying rack. My mother had one of the ones made of balsa wood (or something equally flimsy) that would collapse if you looked at it, and broke in three places before she got rid of it.Dea-chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140404243041621186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-88541128852114972122010-08-30T07:47:36.393-07:002010-08-30T07:47:36.393-07:00I live in a rural area on Canada's east coast....I live in a rural area on Canada's east coast. We have always line dried our laundry - there is virtually always a breeze so ironing is never needed: the clothes blow dry wrinkle free. In winter, we just hang indoors to humidify our very dry winter air. Putting them over a furnace vent or beside the woodstove dries them quickly.Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535709771684332389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78340813487393205802010-08-30T07:35:05.552-07:002010-08-30T07:35:05.552-07:00Unfortunately, my current apartment is so small we...Unfortunately, my current apartment is so small we have very little area to hang things up, but in the house that I used to live in there was an overhang that we could line dry our close under in all but the most stormy of weather. We had no dryer there, because the very old wiring in the house didn't allow for it. I would like to do something similar when we move from here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098542422264181827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4197200305500982662010-08-30T07:08:24.484-07:002010-08-30T07:08:24.484-07:00I don't have a yard of my own in my apartment,...I don't have a yard of my own in my apartment, but the basement had lines up on day one. I usually dry my clothes on these lines and my delicates on a rack in my bedroom (it is a shared basement, so I'm not trying to share too much!). I do still dry linens and such in the dryer. <br /><br />I suppose I could line dry my sheets but the quilt and the blankets I use for animal bedding are shabadeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09003563981531221134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61868397985508384632010-08-30T06:36:55.152-07:002010-08-30T06:36:55.152-07:00I line dry everything except bath towels and socks...I line dry everything except bath towels and socks. I have an indoor, five line, retractable clothesline that I love. I can hang two full loads on it as well.Annehttp://www.seattlesundries.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30145020368781867882010-08-30T06:33:30.540-07:002010-08-30T06:33:30.540-07:00This link shows what we built in our basement for ...This link shows what we built in our basement for line-drying in any weather--takes up very little room and holds two loads.<br /><br />http://zahnzone.blogspot.com/2009/02/basement-redo-clothesline-and-pantry.html<br /><br />I got the idea from Heather at the Simple Green Frugal co-op blog and the link to that is on my blog post.Lisa Zhttp://www.lisazahnwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com