We dry most of our clothes on a line, but the line's in my laundry room. No worries about the neighbor's dislike, having to run in & out w/ laundry, or hurring to get laundry before a rain shower!

I use a rack upstairs in the warmest part of the room especially for line drying active clothing. Line drying does make your clothes "crispy" so I don't recommend them for work clothes. But it doesn't matter for the everyday T-shirts, underwear, socks. The "crispiness" is gone within a few minutes of wearing those clothes. An added bonus for line drying your clothes indoor is that it helps cool the room especially in the summer.

I have been line drying my clothes for many years. I love the smell, especially the bedding. As far as stiff towels, after you dry yourself once, it doesn't matter anymore. I have saved so much energy and money by line drying my clothes. I usually hang them early on Saturday morning and am finished by mid morning. I don't hang underwear outside, I save that for the laundry room where I hang clothes in the winter. I miss the wonderful smell in the winter, but still save energy.

I've been married 26 years and have never owned a dryer. I have a clothes line in the back yard and lines and racks in the basement. The wind and sun are free and it is good exercise. Even in the winter on windy days I can still hang some items outside and be able to dry them in a days time. There is nothing offensive hanging on my line and if people don't like it they can keep their eyes in their own yard.

I dry my clothes on a line about six months of the year. Why pay to use precious energy when the sun can do it faster and more cheaply? By the time the second load is ready to hang, the first is dry; I can do four loads and have them folded well before noon. Things dry smoother and I don't have to worry about rushing to get it out of the dryer before the wrinkles set. And I love the look of clean sheets flapping in the sun! We decided AGAINST buying a house in a gated community largely because of this!

I think it's ludicrous that people are complaining about people drying their laundry on a clothesline. What's next, complaining about people mowing their lawn?

Due to a very shady yard,I don't hang laundry up outside to dry, although my neighbors wouldn't care. I use my dryer for large or heavy items, but I dry most of my laundry on folding wooden racks. My laundry area is in a basement room shared with the furnace, and in winter the heat drys everything overnight. In warm weather the drying racks can be moved to a sunny indoor spot. This works so well, I see no need to use the dryer very often. My utility bills have gone down since I started this and I think the clothes last longer when not machine dryed so often. Also, the dryer itself lasts longer because it isn't working so hard. That's what i call frugal!

After 22 years of marriage, we have yet to buy a dryer. We have a rack and line in the basement and a line in the yard. Reasons for no dryer....we don't need one, energy savings, fresh smell, exercise and fresh air even in winter, crunchiness not a problem.

To avoid "crispy" laundry from line drying, just run it through your dryer for the last little bit of drying. I usually only line dry heavier things like towels, jeans, and etc, then I throw them in with other laundry to finish drying and to soften up.

I have neither a washer or dryer in my townhouse...mostly because I am afraid that the water/electric bill will be outrageous! I don't mind using the local laundry mat since the owners keep it immaculate and the weekly cost to me is about $6.50 (for 3-loads). I am in/out in 1-hour. Regarding line-drying of clothing...I am not allowed to so in my townhouse community and I really miss the smell of "April freshness" in my laundry. It cannot be duplicated by a fabric softner. I reccommend to everyone who has never snuggled into a bed made with freshly washed sheets that hung out on the line, to do so before they die. The smell of fresh air and sunshine is a gift to be thankful for:)

I have line dried my entire life (as did all of the generations before me), and can't imagine why other people don't.

Of course, there are climates that line drying does not work well, and those folks must rely on a machine. I have lived a number of years in those climates, and I sure missed the wonderful smell of line dried bedding and clothes in my home.

I own a dryer, but am so disappointed when I must use it rather than line drying. Besides, I get my vitamin D from the sunshine when I am hanging a wash on the line!

My family thinks I'm nuts that I enjoy hauling the laundry out to the backyard to line dry it, but there is no replacement for the satisfaction of spending time in the sunshine of a breezy day, while simultaneously saving the planet!!! Advantages of line drying: saving electricity & money, clothes last longer (less breaking down of the fabric - lint), not having to empty the lint filter and spread dust all over your house, no clothing shrinkage, all of my muscles get a natural work out, my dogs get walked every hour since they come out with me, and by far the most satisfying...the smell and crispness of freshly line dried sheets...absolutely heaven! Wish I could line dry outside all year. Only thing I dry inside is socks and underwear, for modesty and to save on clothes pins and time.

I find it hilarious that people actually do not line dry item that may be offensive. What have we come to.
What a joke. I grew up in the projects where every row, which contained five apts, had clotheslines behind them. People hung everything. Even old lady granny panties. Its not as if people are air drying sex toys.
I do not buy into the saving the planet BS. But believe whatever religion you wish. I like the energy savings.

I discovered that when I hang my laundry on a Saturday afternoon, let it hang overnight, then remove it Sunday afternoon, nothing is stiff or crunchy. By Saturday evening the items are dry and the slight dampness they pick up during the night seems to soften them the next day. Even my jeans and towels are soft! I discovered this trick by accident after I ran outside one Sunday because I forgot to pull my clothes the prior day, and found dry soft clothes hanging on the line. I've converted to the 24-hr dry cycle ever since. They still have that sunshine smell but without the stiffness.