Investing in a clothesline for indoor/outdoor drying of laundry may be one of the best small-scale investments one can make. My family recently broke down and made the leap to purchase and set up a clothesline system. All I can say is, I wish we had done it years ago. With heat waves hitting many parts of the country and the cost of energy constantly going up, a clothesline will help you save energy and money throughout the year.
We have set up 2 different ways of drying clothes, one using a high-quality retractable clothesline and one using IKEA folding drying racks. The 40' of clothesline makes it easy to hang large items and bigger volumes of wet laundry and the folding racks are for smaller loads and indoor drying.
So far we have not used the propane gas dryer for about 3 weeks, and are now contemplating selling the dryer and focusing those resources into more resiliency-building items. Maybe a washing tub and crank wringer.
How do you dry your clothes and save energy?
by kevinoman0221