The fresh scent and the money I save are my reasons. Anyone else?
It's the normal thing in Europe. We mostly just use driers when the weather is too wet to line-dry things and even then, a lot of people just put them on racks in front of radiators. Solar- and wind-power are the latest as well as the earlest way to dry!
Good for you.
YES!! I've not used a dryer since I went off to college. It beats up your clothes and shrinks them. Plus, who wants to stand in line waiting on a dryer?? Hang 'em up. It's the only way to go. My best clothes line was under a screened-in porch where the birds couldn't sit on the line
Yes, in the heat of summer. They dry in like 20 minutes!
Here in Thailand, I throw my clothes in a big plastic basin in the shower area, fill the basin with water, add a bit of laundry soap, stir with my foot, let it all soak for 20 minutes, then walk on it again, dump out the water and rinse.
I then throw the clothes over a rack to drip dry in the big shower area. After about two hours I put the clothes on hangers, inside out, and hang them on the balcony to dry on a horizontal PCV pole suspended near the balcony wall.
On a sunny day, the clothes will be dry by late afternoon, but during rainy season I bring them indoors to finish drying overnight, since I use a ceiling fan.
Adapting to the environment: I like that.
I prefer it. Where I live right now I can't. But would be great if I could
Always have and will continue to do so. I start as early as I can in the spring, sometimes they are frozen but they thaw in a few hrs. I have hung clothes out as late as November. Hate using my dryer. Its the last resort for my clothes. My mom did it all the time when I was a kid as we didn't have a dryer in the house.
Yes, here is the Ka`u district of Hawaii with lots of sun, cloths drying in an outdoor line makes economic and environmental sense.
I did for the first time last week, rained every day since.
Rain is the expectation there, if I'm not mistaken.
I have quite a few items that are tagged as "line dry" or "lay flat to dry". Those latter are the worst for taking up space.
Never. I have asthma and allergies. I had an ex who was determined to do this. To me they smelled like pollen, BBQ smoke, and lawnmower exhaust. Towels are stiff and crispy like they have been starched. I rewashed and dried all of my stuff - I am more than happy to pay extra.
This is how much pollen gets on my car in less than a day. Never, ever.
Since I've remarried and moved, no. I broached the subject of putting up a clothesline this spring. Not overwhelming response. I loved the smell of the clothes, the absorbency of the towels, saving energy. I live in Michigan, too, so it was a seasonal thing, but was always a sign of spring to be able to get those clothes on the line.
Yes, although I did dry a couple of loads back toward the end of February.