Clothes dryer or no clothes dryer?

[GoneOffShore]

So, (and sorry if I've done this before), but, when it comes to drying clothes, which do you prefer?

I've come to the conclusion that air drying is the best. Everything lasts longer, smells better, and one saves on the electricity bill.

And an added advantage, if one is on vacation, when you get home, you're still smelling vacation!

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	You don't have a dryer, you're going to hell!!!
	0 (0%)
	Hang those clothes up and let the wind and the sun do their thing!!!
	7 (44%)
	All depends on what needs drying.
	8 (50%)
	Even in my apartment, I've got a drying rack.
	0 (0%)
	I like polls.
	0 (0%)
	Robb is a dingbat.
	1 (6%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[femmocrat]

1. I love hanging clothes outside, except towels.

Towels go in the dryer to make them fluffy.

[GoneOffShore]

2. Gotcha!

Though, it's possible to do the initial dry outside and then fling them in the dryer for a fluff(always nice to have a fluffy towel).

[GP6971]

4. Our HOA doesn't allow

clothes lines. But we put them up and below the fence so it's all good.

[femmocrat]

5. Good for you!

I live out in the country, so no one cares! LOL

[GP6971]

8. I'mn at the end of a 8 house cul-de-sac

that backs up to a wildlife refuge and marshland. Even with that, the HOA is pretty aggressive.

[pansypoo53219]

19. i like rough towels + hanging gets them perfect. loofa towels.

[Kali]

23. oh yeah!

[left-of-center2012]

3. "... which do you prefer?"

Clothes dryer (didn't see that option)

[GoneOffShore]

16. Sorry about that, though I thought the first option covered it.

[csziggy]

6. I would love to hang my clothes outside

But given that I live in Florida where the seasons can be cold & wet, dry & pollen, erratic thunderstorms, and dry & more pollen, it is not practical to dry my clothes outside. I'm leaving out the birds that think the outside clothes line is some sort of upgraded bird outhouse.

Then there is the physical difficulty in hanging clothes out - for many years I had an undiagnosed detached muscle. By the time they found that the muscle over the shoulder blade was damaged the muscle was completely atrophied. At least they found the detached triceps before it atrophied but it is difficult for me to work with my arms over my head for any length of time.

[mercuryblues]

12. you forgot

to say all those weather fluctuations occur in the same day.

Sorry to hear about your muscles.

[csziggy]

14. I also forgot the extra benefit that spring in this area includes ashes

From the controlled burns on the plantations. The lovely clear days just after a rain that should be prefect for hanging out clothes - or enjoying the outdoors are perfect for them to burn a few thousand acres. Then we get the lovely smoke and ashes.

[Adrahil]

7. Errr, I prefer a clothes dryer.

We are not barbarians!


Where I live, there a good chance clothes hanging outside get gooseshit on them.

[jberryhill]

9. No clothes, no dryer. Simple.

[Orrex]

30. I'll bet that shortens your wait for air travel, too.

[jberryhill]

37. I wear clothes for that

But then I wash them in the sink and dry them by hanging them out of the airplane window.

[crazycatlady]

10. I use a drying rack

I'm allergic to the chemicals in dryer sheets so if anyone's ever used them in a dryer before and I use it, I'll have hives.

[delisen]

11. To save the planet I've found men prefer sacrificing dryers; women prefer to give up table saws

Sounds sexist? Sort of....but in the simple living movement of the 1980s men I knew were passionate about how wasteful kitchen and laundry appliances were, but wouldn't consider giving up power tools.

[mnhtnbb]

13. I hang all my clothes inside to dry

and my husband's clothes and the towels/sheets go in the dryer.

[Warpy]

15. It depends on the weather here

I live in the high desert, and stuff in summer would dry on a line within an hour or two, but it has to be a calm day, no wind, otherwise everything gets dyed with pinkish orange dust. I do pretty consistently dry heavy stuff like throw rugs and jeans outdoors, just drape them over the porch furniture for an hour or two, but I'll keep them in the bathtub if it's too windy. It's gotten really dusty now that people have given up on lawn grass.

[WePurrsevere]

17. Both...

In the Winter we use the dryer most of the time. We live in northern NY so we have it hooked up so that during the many colder months it vents the warmth and moisture into the house which helps our heating cost.

In the warmer weather most things go on a line when the weather cooperates.

[Kimchijeon]

18. Most of the time I will use a drying rack, it's better for the long-term life of the garments

For sheets and towels, I do use the dryer.

[GoneOffShore]

20. Yes, that's why I use a drying rack. Or dry outside.

Stuff lasts longer.

[Doreen]

21. Living in Washington state it depends.

First, I never put shirts or blouses in the dryer because it is to hard on them. Second, I used to dry on racks outside until I moved to an apartment complex that will not allow it. For yeas before that I used a rack outside "Washington weather permitting" for all of my laundry.

[Marie Marie]

22. I use the dryer but take most of my clothes out while still very damp

and then hang them on my shower rod to dry completely.

[True Dough]

24. I prefer the dryer, my wife prefers to hang clothes out to dry

I find things left on the clothesline are always stiff. If I'm wearing one of those t-shirts while doing a workout it will chafe my nipples! Who needs that?

Out of the dryer, everything is soft. Of course when I've pulled some of her wool socks out of the dryer (that I obviously shouldn't have thrown in there), they were much smaller too!

[Jamaal510]

25. Everything goes

in my dryer except my durags and my compression undershirts.

[HockeyMom]

26. Frozen Clothes

We lived in a Manhattan apartment when I was a kid back in the 50's. No dryer then. Mom would hang the clothes on a cloths line outside between the buildings. In the Winter they would freeze and look like cardboard. I used to stand them up and try to use them as dolls.

Does not work when the temps are below freezing.

[oldcynic]

35. me too...frozen clothes

My job was to bring the clothes in off the line. We just leaned sheets up against the wall until the thawed. Can you believe...my mother ironed the sheets along with everything else. Can't remember when I last ironed anything. Love washers and driers!

[Kahuna7]

27. I only dry linens. Everything else on a drying rack. nt

[Docreed2003]

28. I passed on the question....

Not because it's not a good one, because if I do laundry my wife's first question is "Oh no, how did you do the laundry"! Lol. That being said, towels are more fluffy when machine dried and my wife definitely hangs certain clothes items to dry in our laundry roombecause it helps preserve the clothes longer, at least that's her argument!

[NewJeffCT]

29. It depends

I generally use the dryer, but do hang up some clothing to dry, but that's usually inside. We have an HOA where I live that doesn't allow hanging clothes outside on a clothesline, and I'd also be worried about pollen being picked up on the clothes when hung outdoors.

[Trailrider1951]

31. I live in Texas' redneck outback

Everybody has clotheslines out here. Why should we pay good money for hot air in Texas?

[Iggo]

32. Gas dryer. (n/t)

[Beaverhausen]

33. I went two years without a dryer

had to go to laundromat for towels and sheets. But airdrying wasn't so bad for most things.

I now have a new washer and drying and I'm in heaven.

[hibbing]

34. Questions for those that use racks

I googled and there are a bunch, what should I look for in one? Also, can you use one for towels?



Peace

[haele]

36. I'd like one of those washer/dryer hybrids.

They basically extend the spin cycle into a "dry steam" spin cycle; won't get everything fluffy-dry, but pants and towels will be dry enough that an hour hang in a closet or over the shower curtain rod will complete the process. Had a neighbor that used one, she loved it.

Haele

[CTyankee]

38. Dear god, if I didn't have my dryer I would shoot myself.

I have a cleaning lady who comes every other week and does the laundry. I can't carry it up from the basement because of my bad back. I pay dearly but it is worth it at my age.

So, I don't give a shit about the whole issue of dryers.Dryers are here to stay and hubby and I have enough to deal with to not care about a stupid dryer...

[lastlib]

39. This is the No-Pants Lounge. No pants, no need for dryer.....

...let alone for a washer!

[DinahMoeHum]

40. Mixed. I use a dryer for most laundry except delicates. . .

. . .and wash-and-wear (for those two I use the drying rack)

[LeftInTX]

41. Too many trees...too much bird poop

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. I've had a clothes dryer since my daughters were babies!

For us, it's a MUST HAVE.

You can dry clothes anytime, day, night, freezing, sleeting, bird pooping, ANYTIME.

Our clothes seem to last a long time, just fine.

[KT2000]

43. dryer lint is your clothes

wearing out! I love it when the weather allows me to dry clothes on the line. I even love crunchy towels. Sunlight is also a disinfectant.

[GoneOffShore]

44. We have a winner! That is the best reason for not using a dryer.

We dry most things, except for sheets and towels on a drying rack. And even then, I'm more likely to hang sheets and towels on a rack.

We have a sunroom, we have ceiling fans, and it's cheaper to dry stuff on the rack.

[orleans]

45. i never had a dryer until

i moved to this fucking condo with no backyard and a laundry room which is the size of no room to hang a clothesline

i came from a house with a big backyard and a laundry room the size to run a long clothesline across so you could hang up the entire wash load and air dry. sometimes you had to plan ahead and give things 2 days to dry.

it was great for the environment