Really stupid question about line-drying

delain

skintchick wrote: »

20 washable nappies cost me over £200 - so people WOULD want to steal them!

I know people who've had all sorts nicked - including knickers!

My mum had all her knickers nicked - they turned up on top of someone's car aerial.

It took her over 15 years to hang anything but kid's clothes out to dry again!!

pelirocco

No , the trick is to wash it at anytime , hang it out


several days and many changes of weather later , you bring it in and wash it again ...........occasionally stopping to knock on neighbours doors to see if any of your missing smalls have ended up being blown into their gardens ( this of course on whether this was the day you hung out your sunday best smalls ,,,,,,any others you deny knowledge of )

kittyscarlett

Pelirocco, that sounds just like me :rotfl:

Seriously, some of you would be horrified by my drying etc procedures. But then I don't iron or even possess one either, which will equally horrify some of you.

As soon as I bring home the washing from the launderette up it goes. I generally don't put anything outside that I would mind terribly anything untoward happening to ( well thats most of my " material posessions " then ) whether its birds, knicker nickers, rain etc. I am lucky in having a decent amount of space indoors, including bannisters, to dry washing if need be, but I do prefer to dry outdoors. I leave it out overnight, sometimes I forget it for a couple of days, it gets rained on, gets dry again, rained on again etc.... and it smells and feels great after al that brutal treatment, much nicer and more natural than the indoor stuff !

liney

According to Grandmother you always brought your washing in by 4pm or the "damp sets in" and people will think you are lazy..... lol. But then she was blacking up her front step while it was drying

Admittedly I wash early and bring in unless i have gone out and forgotten about it.

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skintchick wrote: »

<<20 washable nappies cost me over £200 - so people WOULD want to steal them!>>

:eek::eek::eek: How Much !!! good grief what are they gold lined ? I know its a long while since I bought my 2 dozen Harringtons nappies for my two children ( around 40 odd years ago) but that is serious money so I can see why you would be worried. I have always used a washing line and in 47 years have only lost things if they wern't pegged securely enough and the wind blew them away . I have left stuff on the line overnight without any problem ,a bit of rain water if there is a shower won't hurt them and they smell so fresh when they come indoors.
P.S I still have several of my nappies left and I use them as dusters, and they are very thin and threadbare but very soft still after all these years, but I don't think I could part with them

homeaway

i dont leave stuff out overnight as it gets damp. I would put a load on early in the morning and hang it out first thing and it will be dry in no time if it is sunny. When the kids were small i put the washing machine on in the eve and hung the washing up inside and then in the morning if it was not dry i would put it out . I love my line as i keep on telling myself how much i am saving by not putting the dryer on. My mother in law drapes her sheets over the doors at night and they are dry in the morning.

Gigervamp

I've left washing out overnight and it's been dry in the morning.

Can't your OH turn on the washing machine in the morning before he goes to work? Then when you get up, you just need to hang it out. If you loaded the machine up the night before and set the program, all he'd have to do is switch it on.

HelenKA_2

I manage four loads on a Saturday by doing 1 lot early Friday evening (school uniforms) 1 in as we go to bed (brownies stuff and rest of uniforms) 1 first thing Saturday morning while hanging previous loads out (towels) and 1 immediately that finishes (anything else). I haven't had a problem in keeping the washing in the basket over night.

I thought the theory about putting your nappies on the line was a) to break down any residual ammonia to help prevent nappy rash and b) a good flap does soften them in exactly the way a tumble drier would. Lastly c) natural light will help remove any lasting stains. a & c) will be done if it's sunny or cloudy - or even rainy if you are so inclined. b) obviously needs a breeze but can be done in the tumble drier for 10 mins if required.

I love my line but am in the camp which doesn't leave things out over night unless forgotten about or already soaked by rain. My problem is in spring when the pesky birds eat berries and 'do' all over my clean sheets. GGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRR

What about wooden pegs or plastic? I'm wooden, those plastic things break too easily.

tiff

If you fold washed clothes and put them in a basket they dont go musty as long as you put them out the next day. In the winter I do this sometimes as they then take less drying time on the line.

You would be amazed how many nights I have left washing out and been able to bring it in and iron it at 9.30 the next morning, only in summer though obviously. Never had a problem with insects or birds either but may depend on where you live.

DianneB

Hi towels and nappies go stiff and crispy if its hot and sunny and there is no wind! A nice breeze will dry them quickly and keep them soft. I sometimes go out and turn towels (well past the nappy stage!) upside down so the wet bit under the peg gets a blow. TBH I would tumble dry nappies, I agree with the post that said you can't put a stiff scratchy nappy on a lovely little new bum!! Good luck with the birth and new baby!!