While not some fancy technology and an older tradition than any of us on these forums. Line drying clothes is both the most energy efficient method of such and in my opinion, they smell so much nicer.

It may take a little more effort and certain areas won't allow for it, but if you are able, this is a great energy use reduction strategy.

How do you do that in the winter though. I can't imagine its a great idea to put wet clothes out in the freezing weather. I understand the summer, but do you have to make room in the house to do this in the winter?

You do it outside in the summer months and inside in the winter. You don't dry clothes when its raining because even inside the humidity may be elevated. I don't even own a washer and dryer and don't go to the laudromat either. I just do them in the tub with an organic powder detergent and then line dry my clothes. I know its a bit hippy, but it saves resources.

spring is here and its time to set up the clothes line. I know that some places suffered a spring teaser and still haven't recovered, but for me I am gung ho about not using the dryer for awhile. I don't have the space for indoor drying so in the winter, I dry using the traditional machine, but woooo ha its time to go back outside.

rainy and cold. Welcome to my world,. I would love to do the whole dry outside thing, but we get so few nice sunny days without the threat of rain. I have a high efficiency washer and I usually do an extra spin cycle before I put each load through the dryer.

I do love the smell of an air dried towel when getting out of that summer bath., I do love the air dry and its nice that it doesn't use energy as well.

My HOA just told me to take down my clothes lines. (*@&( @(&Q##@. I am worried that I will have to go to winter mode the whole year now.

I used to love the crispness of my clothes after drying them on the clothesline when I was young. Too bad the HOA won't allow me to have a clothesline in my backyard or I'd set one up.

You can still do it in an indoor setting though and if you are really creative and have the right cross or stack ventilation, you may even be able to get some of the scent.

the in home thing is not the same. You don't get the smell, the freshness and you are bringing so much moisture into the home. The summer is not the time to be raising the humidity. The better thing would be to fight the HOA as unconstitutional. I think eventually there will be people who want to push that issue.

Just pulled my sheets down last night before calling it a day. The first night on line dried sheets is the best. It is so comforting. I hate the smell of dryer sheets and nature does such a great job. I wish HOAs would drop their silly requirement, if for nothing else, so that people could enjoy freshly line dried sheets.

My dryer broke a few months ago and since then i've been line drying my clothes. At first i was putting a fan on them when they were on the drying rack but then i just realized it was a waste of energy. if i open a window and shut the door (as long as its not too cold out) it seems to dry quicker. also- since i have 3 skylights i have been trying to put the clothes in the sun.. ive started to see a decrease in my monthly electric bill - thank you Digiorgi (www.digiorgiinc.com) for putting in awesome skylights and my old kenmore dryer for not working!

Be careful.. When it gets too cold, you won't be able to dry without putting a heavier load on your heating system. Clothes take a long time to dry just sitting in a house plus there comes issues with mold and moisture in the house. I love line drying but the winter definitely poses more challenges.

I loath the winter when it comes to drying. I used to hang clothes inside the house, but it got too humid. I broke down and went with a high efficiency dryer this year. I usually only partially dry the clothes and then let the air do the rest. It is more convenient and admittedly, there there times when I just want to run the full dry cycle and be done with it.

drying clothes under the sun is always good as it helps to kill the germs. But i understand it is difficult in winter and rainy season. Can't help buying a dryer for winter season.