Fire your dryer! - Living Green

my.hero's.mrs · 08-03-2009, 01:00 PM

I have!

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fire-your-dryer.html

We started line drying because electricity here in Italy is expensive and also because that's what the locals do. We love it though! Our clothes smell more fresh and clean, they're crisp, and we'll save money at the end of the month on our electricity bill. Our washing and drying machines are also much smaller here so it takes a couple of extra loads to get everything done. The saved energy will be worth it.

MarineWife0929 · 08-03-2009, 01:09 PM

Awesome! We can't line dry. We have no where to do it.

xkrazybaby67x · 08-03-2009, 01:12 PM

good for you torie

moonlit-eyes · 08-03-2009, 01:14 PM

Wonderful! Good choice!

I personally can't do it now, because where I live, you'll never know the weather all day long and chances are your stuff won't get dry outdoors.

Here we say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes."

If I lived in a weather-stable zone, I'd love to line dry.

helloimkaley · 08-03-2009, 01:17 PM

Once I settle down in a house I will line dry all of my clothes.

Due to space issues and roommates I had to abandon all of my indoor drying techniques. Until my roommate left in November and I had the place to myself. I used her empty bedroom to dry all of my clothes with her fan on high.

Elizabeth · 08-03-2009, 02:12 PM

I line dry most everything, but I have to drop them in the dryer for 5 mins tops, cause I hate the crisp clothing!

tawny · 08-05-2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by helloimkaley

Once I settle down in a house I will line dry all of my clothes.

Due to space issues and roommates I had to abandon all of my indoor drying techniques. Until my roommate left in November and I had the place to myself. I used her empty bedroom to dry all of my clothes with her fan on high.

Bahaha I used to indoor dry too! When I lived in my studio, I didn't have a washer OR a dryer. My neighbor kept her washing machine outside and on Sundays when she was at church I'd sneak over and wash my laundry. (Shame on me, I know) I had a huge drying rack that I kept in my shower and I'd dry all my clothes in there. I thought I was the only one who indoor dried.

lrr3284 · 09-06-2009, 12:19 PM

we can not do that where we are now. i am hoping i can in hawaii

redhead_navygf · 09-06-2009, 12:23 PM

I'd like to air-dry, but the majority of my wardrobe are jeans (for school and work!) and I HATE hard jeans.. so I still have to put them in the dryer for like 10 mins just to get the starchiness out. Otherwise I'd air dry everything (even if I don't have a place for it

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Jayo · 09-06-2009, 12:29 PM

Ah, the smell of line dried clothing. Brings back memories of my grammy's home. I could line dry here at my home but we have SO many bugs and pollen that it's almost impossible.

Good for you for going green!

08-03-2009, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
my.hero's.mrs Not even the Army can shatter my spirit. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 12,079 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 34% Longevity: 29%	Fire your dryer! I have! http://www.care2.com/greenliving/fire-your-dryer.html We started line drying because electricity here in Italy is expensive and also because that's what the locals do. We love it though! Our clothes smell more fresh and clean, they're crisp, and we'll save money at the end of the month on our electricity bill. Our washing and drying machines are also much smaller here so it takes a couple of extra loads to get everything done. The saved energy will be worth it. __________________

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MarineWife0929 Radio Man's Wife! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kailua, HI Posts: 5,607 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 73% Longevity: 23%	Awesome! We can't line dry. We have no where to do it. __________________

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xkrazybaby67x MJM Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Just North of Camp Pendleton Posts: 20,150 Classifieds: (12) Activity: 83% Longevity: 29%	good for you torie __________________

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moonlit-eyes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Me - Colorado Springs, Him - Afghanistan Posts: 1,355 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 28% Longevity: 15%	Wonderful! Good choice! I personally can't do it now, because where I live, you'll never know the weather all day long and chances are your stuff won't get dry outdoors. Here we say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes." If I lived in a weather-stable zone, I'd love to line dry. __________________

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helloimkaley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: me - Tallahassee, Fl ; him - NAS JAX Posts: 10,065 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 63% Longevity: 18%	Once I settle down in a house I will line dry all of my clothes. Due to space issues and roommates I had to abandon all of my indoor drying techniques. Until my roommate left in November and I had the place to myself. I used her empty bedroom to dry all of my clothes with her fan on high. __________________

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08-03-2009, 02:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Elizabeth FLORIDIAN Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sigonella, Sicily Posts: 11,502 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 63% Longevity: 61%	I line dry most everything, but I have to drop them in the dryer for 5 mins tops, cause I hate the crisp clothing! __________________ Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts? / Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts / So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess / And stop the muscle that makes us confess / And we are so fragile / And our cracking bones make noise / And we are just breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.

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lrr3284 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 58 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 3%	we can not do that where we are now. i am hoping i can in hawaii __________________

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redhead_navygf His arms feel like home... Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Officially Norfolk, VA! Posts: 4,145 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 78% Longevity: 8%	I'd like to air-dry, but the majority of my wardrobe are jeans (for school and work!) and I HATE hard jeans.. so I still have to put them in the dryer for like 10 mins just to get the starchiness out. Otherwise I'd air dry everything (even if I don't have a place for it ) __________________ My MSOS wifey BabySealEyes904 My Fall '09 Homecoming wifeys: Rei, KaylaH, His_Girl, louisa85, blinkybear, OneIllWife, lildixiemiss, ashley, lovemyjarhead and sapphiremommy

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Jayo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,618 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 71% Longevity: 37%	Ah, the smell of line dried clothing. Brings back memories of my grammy's home. I could line dry here at my home but we have SO many bugs and pollen that it's almost impossible. Good for you for going green! __________________ Queen of Deployments Survived#12