I was fairly certain when I took this picture that outdoor laundry season was over for the year. I may get a few dry winter days that will allow me to sneak a washer load by Mother Nature but I know there will not be many before late next spring.
With a convenient folding rack I can continue to line dry inside or on the porch, and if I had a basement I would hang a line or put the Handy Line there.
Not only do I enjoy the activity of hanging the laundry it has a instant financial and environmental return.
Some of the benefits of Line Drying are:
- Electric dryers use are said to use 5 to 10% of the residential electricity in the United States. Some estimates that include laundromats and laundry services estimate up to 20% of a household electric costs are for drying with electricity. The estimate is less for gas dryers.
- You can conservatively estimate that you will save at least $100 dollars a year by line or air drying you clothes on a regular basis.
- Besides the fresh smell of outdoor drying you also get the benefit of ultraviolet light naturally disinfecting your laundry.
- Clothing and fabrics last longer.
- Out door laundry drying is a life sport that gets you outside at any age.
