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It becomes very difficult and often impossible seasonally in some climates. But we might get a lot of mileage by improving the efficiency of these things, and r
by fnordfnordfnord 14y ago
It becomes very difficult and often impossible seasonally in some climates. But we might get a lot of mileage by improving the efficiency of these things, and reducing their usage when the weather is nice.
Line-drying also may not work well in high-density housing.
- arethuza 14y agoWe can dry pretty much all our clothes indoor on lines in Scotland - which is a pretty damp place. We have two small rooms for laundry that have "pulleys": http://www.pulleymaid.com/classic_clothes_airer.htm http://www.pulleymaid.com/classic_clothes_airer.htm We are in a double upper flat - so no access to hang clothes outside.
- davidw 14y agoItaly's population density is pretty high and it works fine. You can buy fairly compact, multi-level drying racks. Or, of course, there's this: http://www.gettyimages.it/detail/foto/italy-naples-drying-laundry-hanging-above-street-fotografie-stock/200431742-001 http://www.gettyimages.it/detail/foto/italy-naples-drying-la... Family size? We have two small kids and hang-drying works fine. There are times I wish we had a dryer, but mostly I don't miss it too much.
- vidarh 14y agoPeople hang dry clothes for whole families even in Norway where I'm from, apart from when it goes below freezing, when people will often hang dry clothes inside. I use a tumble drier almost exclusively (in London these days), but I will readily admit it is out of laziness and not because it is in any way a problem to do other than in tiny apartments etc. that might lack the space (but then again the Italian tendency to hang lines in back alleys etc. in many cities shows that even that is less about what is possible and more about what we're used to).