Eco Challenge: No dryer for a week

CABunny

Anyone up for it?  I thought we could go Friday to Friday (7/29-8/5).

No punishment or prizes, but bonus points if you PIP your clothesline. 

papagena

Maybe - I'll try, weather permitting!!  

crunchyNMmama

I'm up for it!  We don't have a clothesline in our tiny yard, but I will show you my drying rack

andrealynn0707

I'm in!

CABunny

Woot!  I'll post a reminder on Friday.

MeggyJ

I'm game! Is it cheating if I already line dry 50% of the time already?

CABunny

MeggyJ:

I'm game! Is it cheating if I already line dry 50% of the time already?

No way! 

shaunna&chad

I will try.  I've been awful about line drying this summer :-(

daenikoffre

I can say yes for clothes, but CDs get one dry cycle then hung on the line. They take 3 days to dry if they go from washer to line. It isn't that warm here.

kz's_girlygirl

This is a great idea!  I've been doing 'no-dryer July' and am going to keep on going!  We don't have clothesline in the yard, but Dh hung 4 lengths of clothesline back and forth across our back enclosed deck.  No clothes on it right now since it has been raining on and off but here's a pic! 

It works great since it is right outside the back door, and it's semi- enclosed so neighbors can't see all of my undies on the line.  Plus, we never use this deck, so now it is not wasted space

 

CABunny

Great line kz!

MELuckyInLove

daenikoffre:

I can say yes for clothes, but CDs get one dry cycle then hung on the line. They take 3 days to dry if they go from washer to line. It isn't that warm here.

Have you tried doing an extra spin cycle in your washer after the final rinse? I usually open up the washer, move the CDs around a bit and do another spin only cycle. It's amazing how much water still comes out. Makes for MUCH shorter drying time.  

 

Dobie_Mama

papagena:

Maybe - I'll try, weather permitting!!  

Same. I may be doing a lot more rank drying than line drying with the thunderstorms and floods we've been having!

InfamousQBert

if we were already in the new place with the outdoor line, i'd try. we're still in the tiny apartment with just our drying rack and a WORLD of boxes making floor/walking space scarce right now. trying to find a place to hang ALL of our clothes, instead of just the nice/delicate stuff would probably send me over the edge right now. but good luck to everyone else!

kelbrian

Aw, man. I already do this.

daenikoffre

MELuckyInLove:

daenikoffre:

I can say yes for clothes, but CDs get one dry cycle then hung on the line. They take 3 days to dry if they go from washer to line. It isn't that warm here.

Have you tried doing an extra spin cycle in your washer after the final rinse? I usually open up the washer, move the CDs around a bit and do another spin only cycle. It's amazing how much water still comes out. Makes for MUCH shorter drying time.  

We live in an apartment with coin-op laundry. I can't change any settings besides water temperature. Thanks for the tip, though! Good to know. 

eclecticmama

I'm a lurker, but I want to try this, too. I line dry CDs, but I've been bad this summer about line drying everything else. It's been hot and I've begun to waddle. LOL

ToastieSimons

I would join but I'm not sure it's a challenge, I can't remember the last time I used a dryer.  At least a month.  In fact we just bought an awesome drying rack for our sunroom because my old garage sale find was falling apart.

JoeysLady

MELuckyInLove:

daenikoffre:

I can say yes for clothes, but CDs get one dry cycle then hung on the line. They take 3 days to dry if they go from washer to line. It isn't that warm here.

Have you tried doing an extra spin cycle in your washer after the final rinse? I usually open up the washer, move the CDs around a bit and do another spin only cycle. It's amazing how much water still comes out. Makes for MUCH shorter drying time.  

totally butting in, but that us a great idea!

kcdc6211

Man, I should have logged on this morning.. Ironically, today was the first I've used the dryer all summer lol got the wash started later in the day and went ahead and dried the socks and his undershirts

I got this in the bag from Friday to Friday though hehe

ECUPirate04

I've been doing this for a week because ours broke   Honestly, I kind of like it and we haven't bothered to get the stupid thing fixed yet.

windcat2

Sorry, can't do it.  It's too cold and wet in the Pacific Northwest to accomplish this without growing mold.

But I will go without AC.

Sazhrah

I have been doing this since DS was born. I started off with his CDs but I was able to convince DH of doing it full time and he agreed. We have saved so much money now. I just unplugged my dryer yesterday and will start installing line in my house and garage for the winter time.

Ruby_Soho

Does it count if we don't even own a dryer? All our clothes get line dried outside on warm / sunny / windy days or inside if the weather is bad. We live in an alpine town so that's pretty much all winter. We just have the one drying rack but it's fine so long as you plan your washing. Here's DS's nappies drying by the fire...