Clothes on the line?

[Elsouth]

Do you put your washing out on the line when it's winter and freezing cold but sunny? Me and DH have a constant battle over this. I'd prefer to bang it all in the dryer. But he pays the bills and wants it on the line. Today I've stuck bedding and towels on the line and smalls/baby items in the dryer (I hate that stiff feeling baby clothes get on the line)
None of my friends put clothes on the line in the cold so just wondering what everyone's opinions were?

are you on mat leave with a baby? Charge him childcare and contribute to tumble dryer inceased electricity bill.

I would not put it out in the weather if I could afford running a dryer. He sounds lovely. Does he have a form for this kind of stuff?

when the ground is dry it goes out (and back in if not dry by sunset).
even if not complete dry it's quicker than drying inside.

To be fair if I said to DH if you want it out you do it, he would. Except for when he's at work obviously. I'm a SAHM so it 5 days a week decision does come down to me and there have been a few days where I couldn't be arsed and told him they went on the line when they didn't but he does worry about money a lot and having two little ones (one potty training) I do a wash every day!

It’s better for you to have washing outside drying than hanging around on radiators.

Clear crisp day, even low temperatures will dry washing.

Only if it's there's enough of a breeze to dry it. On still days at this time of year it's just as damp when I bring it in as it was when it went out. If the grass is visibly wet with dew etc I don't bother. But I line dry 100% for about 8 months of the year and then when I can from Nov to Feb.

Get a heated airer!!

I got two loads of washing dry on the line today, including towels and jeans (just need airing) as well as loads of t shirts, underwear and hoodies.
Very satisfying having all that done.

Tumble dryer every day here. With the amount of washing we do a line in my garden wouldn’t keep up and nothing feels soft and fluffy lines dried.

Another tumbler here.
It won't dry if it's freezing outside.
Why bother going to peg it out, when you'll only have to stick it in the direr later when you bring it in ?

I use my greenhouse in winter to dry things. When the sun is out it works a treat and it's dryer than on the line if the weather changes.

This must depend on where you live. In towns and cities maybe it’s harder. But in the countryside it’s pretty windy most days.

I dont have a dryer and nor does anyone else I know, would peg it out but I don't want to because it's too snowy out in the garden and cold at the mo so it's on the clothes horse inside!

Tumble dryer every day here now I have one! Resisted for years and dried inside but had kids and a damp problem. I'd never go back now!

I have owned tumble driers but I wouldn't have one now.
I prefer the smell of line dried clothes and much fluffier.
Not to mention tumble driers are expensive to run and a cost to the environment.

I put mine out on the line today (or rather the husband did) I tend to work on the pavements dry and a bit breezy so it’s fine to hang out. It did dry alright.

I did 3 loads this morning because the forecast was sunny, that went on the line all day, at 0 to 2 degrees. I picked up everything when it was getting dark this afternoon, and damped it in the bathroom. I just checked, and it's all dry. There's no way everything would have dried inside in such a short time, and my house would be damp.

I do like the idea of a greenhouse, I wouldn't have to worry about the weather when I come home late from work. We are doing a couple of loads a day on average, so great tip!

I don't get this smells and feels nicer thing line dried. Mine doesn't haha it goes stiff like it's been starched and has an odd earth smell, maybe it's because I live in an old industrial area. Things are much softer in the dryer. I do you the airer towels and jeans. But I've never heard of a heated airer I'm going to have look those up!

Unless it's stuff that can't be tumbled, everything that can go in the dryer does, all year round

Don't have a washing line and the non dryable stuff is enough clutter inside as is. Ideally would tumble everything as hate the feel of air dried clothes all crispy vs lovely and soft and warm out of the dryer.

Previously have only ever lived in places where we've had a combined washer dryer. Recently moved into somewhere we've got a separate dryer and OMG. Laundry nirvana. DH actually said to me earlier that he was a little bit in love with our dryer, because it'll get a massive load completely dry in an hour. What used to be 3 loads of towels gets done in 1 load. Total game changer!

I do always hang large items - jeans, towels, sheets, sweathshirts out - even in the winter (unless it’s raining of course). I don’t have a tumble dryer on envrionemtal grounds, but figure that if the washing loses even one litre of moisture while it’s hanging outside, that’s one litre less in condensation in my house.
If you put stuff out for a good few hours it usually dries at least 50%, even if it’s cold out.
Small items - undies, kids tshirts etc, I tend to hang on an airer in the kitchen in the winter months. Just because they’re more of a faff to get off the line in a hurry if it starts raining. They dry very quickly.

Bananafish81 - I’m the same as your DH - love getting a massive load into the tumble dryer. We use to have the washer and dryer in the utility room but have recently had an odd little room on the 3rd floor (old house with 4 floors; bedrooms on floors 3 and 4) converted into space for a big washer and dryer. Means that none of the washing goes downstairs but washed, dried and put straight away.

Maybe I've used tumble driers wrong in the past (don't have one now) but I found I was checking the clothes every half hour and they'd be either still wet or the clothes especially had shrunk 😫

When there's no wind, my clothes don't dry outside, which is disappointing as I love the smell of line dried clothes. I don't have a dryer though (as I think it'd be too tempting) so it's the clothes horse for me!

Not set or shrunk here! We have a condenser dryer here and it is litres of water that comes out each wash. I can see the ideal of line drying but am lazy.... but would never dry indoors again after seeing the amount of moisture- just like painting the walls with water!

Can we all just take a moment for @TheDoorMat response.
I couldn't have put it better myself. I'd rather use my dryer and have beautiful soft dry clothes, all my laundry from wash to dry and put away done in 2.5 hours max, nice toasty warm house with lovely heating in the winter, than waste money on shite such as a flash car or designer handbag no one actually cares about. That's what I work for.
That and more time to Netflix binge with hubby.
I think yes it's harder if you have 2 small children and 1 income....but personally I don't think it'll make a mountain of a difference to your utility bill.
Half Dryer, half airer works just as well in the winter

hey, whatever works best for you! It's easier for me to put the laundry outside as much as possible, it's not even the cost, and I much prefer fresh air dried items. I put everything on the line before I go out, I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving a dryer running in an empty house.

I do like the few minutes I spend outside hanging the clothes, even if it still dark. The dog is out, sometimes the kids come and explore in the garden. The neighbours must think we are weird