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Originally Posted by Fudog1138
You can use a clothes line in the winter, just do it inside. Get a drying rack, or build one out of PVC (or recycled materials). Get a fan with a 24-30 inch blade and set it on medium. Your clothes are dry in a few hours. The fan runs at 100 watts or so, the dryer motor and if electric runs as killowatt plus for 45 minutes or however long. Gas dryers use less electricity, but use gas.
To do away with that stiff feeling dry them until their slightly damp, then toss them in the regular dryer for 15-20 minutes with a dryer sheet. They will soften up and you just used less electricity and gas (if you have a gas dryer).
I found that tidbit on instructables.com
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I just built a clothes line out of some left-over 2x4's and braided nylon cord. It works pretty well just hanging them there for 24 hours by the baseboard heaters in my dorm apartment. I just shake them out before folding but maybe I'm not fussy enough about my clothing to care. It saves me $3.00 paying for two dryers during laundry time though.