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Line or rotary dryer in garden?

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SoMuchWaiting · 14/03/2017 19:00

I currently have two retractable washing lines attached to either side of my house and the hooks for the other end are on the shed. We are moving house and new house is in a modern estate with flimsy fences and I'm not sure what I'd attach the washing line to if I were to put retractable lines on the house again. I've never had a rotary line and my memory of my mums from when I was growing up isn't a great one but that could have been because it would have been the cheapest one that Argos sold and very flimsy.

There is a rotary line on offer in Costco at the moment so if I go for rotary then I'll want to buy it sooner rather than later as I'll take advantage of the offer. The description says it has 60m of line, that's amazing, with my two lines at the moment I might have 12m if I'm lucky!

So I guess my questions are...

If you have a preference of line or rotary then what are your reasons?

If you have a line what is it attached to? I wouldn't want to leave a line permanently out so would want to have a retractable one with somewhere to hook it on to.

Do rotary lines have to stay out all of the time or is there a base which the line clips into and I could store the line in the shed if my dd's friends come to play?

I'm leaning more towards the rotary line at the moment but really need opinions please Grin

Thanks

OP posts:
BrunoJenkinsProblem · 18/03/2017 09:46

I've got a peg basket that hooks onto the line so you can slide it along as you peg the washing out. Like this one from Lakeland.

Line or rotary dryer in garden?
BerylStreep · 19/03/2017 19:29

I have a little wooden bar trolley on wheels from ikea. I put the basket of washing on top, so at waist height, and keep a basket of pegs below, which I lift out when hanging up. I can pull the trolley along with me as I make my way along the length of the line. It also gives a really handy flat surface for folding clothes on once they're dry.

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