Drying washing outside

Badger_Lady

I usually find that it's at least as good as hanging indoors - as long as I can guarantee it won't rain while I'm at work! Living in Wales (especially with the current weather situation) that just ain't gonna happen.

Indoors hanging it is then...

DianaMattos

Many thanks for your replies and concurring with me!

MATH - I have put clothes outside on airers before, but I find the wind always blows them over and I have to wash everything all over again!!!

redruby

I nearly always put my washing outside to dry unless its raining :rolleyes: , I like the smell of it, I hung mine out today bedding etc, just got it in and its very nearly dry, have hung it on the rads for a couple of hours then put it away. To my mind you cannot beat hanging washing out for the fresh smell,

tanith I like hanging the washing out too , (sad I know) but I hate getting it back in again usually leave it to the OH

mary43

This time of the year I always dry mine indoors on the airer. It's not as nice as having some fresh air but I don't feel like trudging down the garden in the cold, hanging it out wet and bringing it in wet.
Normally dries overnight indoors and its much more convenient.

Badger_Lady

I do at my parents' house... they live in a very traditional Southern French village, and there is a communal hanging area beside the stream. When your laundry's done, you pop it in a basked and then walk through the village saying "bonjour" to everyone and then listen to the frogs and the burbling water while you hang your clothes...

What's more, they have very, very little rain so you can successfully dry your laundry at any time of the year.

Can't get quite so excited about it here, I'm afraid!

belfastgirl23

Actually if you live somewhere windy it's still worth putting stuff out. But it's trying to watch the weather for windy but not rainy that's the pain I do still hang stuff out at this time of year partly cos DH's technical gym gear can't be tumble dried and smells really mouldy if dried on radiators - line drying is the only thing that seems to work. But I will also hang out eg sheets since it's not a lot of pegging and it does take some of the wet form them. Def wouldn't bother with undies though at this time of year

FunkyFairy

My neighbour dries hers on the line outside still. I asked her if it gets dry and she said yes.

I would put mine on the line but i have to walk aross the bog of a garden to do it. Not nice.

I use ariers inside.

terrierlady

the smell of wasing hung out to dry ..... still have to put it on the radiators for finish touch:T

noonesperfect

I know spring has arrived when I can hang out a line of washing and it dries!

Not much hope at the mo tho, airers indoors for me too, though bedding/towels go in the drier.

There's something very satisfying about hanging washing out so I'm with you all the way there Tanith and Redruby, and the fresh smell can't be beaten.

retiredlady

I hang out my washing all year around. If it doesn't get totally dry it can be finished off in the drier. It is a good moneysaving for electricity for me that way. More often than not most towels and sheets are dry enough from being outside to go straight into the airing cupboard and they are fine to use (and smell nice too!).

Other items of clothing go onto hangers and "finish off" that way. This has the added advantage of the wrinkles dropping out as the stuff drys so I don't have to iron them either!:j :j

Marion