Twice-weekly green giveaways.
I wish I could dry my clothes on this myself, but alas, my balcony’s simply not shaped to make this energy-saving tool work. Thus, one lucky green LA girl reader will win a 4-Line Retractable Clothesline from Practecol — and never pay to dry clothes again!
If you’ve wanted to use the power of the sun to dry your clothes, but didn’t want clotheslines stretching over your space 24-7, this retractable clothesline could be the solution you’ve been looking for. Basically, you’ll need to attach the base to one wall (borrow a small drill via Neighborgoods!), then attach hooks to an opposing wall up to 9.5 feet away. Whenever you need to dry clothes, pull out the handy front flap of the base and attach it to the hooks.
The retractable clothesline even comes with a dozen wooden clothespins that come neatly stored in the base for compact green living. Want to start solar drying? Comment by Thurs., July 29 to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Fri., July 30 (more info on freebies here). U.S. addresses only.
Earlier:
>> Practecol Refrigerator Kit: Turn your fridge into a mean green machine
>> Practecol solutions to vanquish vampire in your home and save money
We have been wanting to start drying our clothes outside. This would be the perfect kick in the pants we need to get started!
Comment by Kim — July 23, 2010 @ 8:27 am
I would SOOOO use this at my house!
Comment by Liz — July 23, 2010 @ 8:51 am
I’d love to have this.
thanks,
Lisa T
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Comment by Lisa T — July 23, 2010 @ 9:22 am
Love the clothespin storage!
Comment by suzy — July 23, 2010 @ 9:49 am
Greenla Girl,
You don’t need this device to dry your clothes on your balcony. I have a balcony too, and dry all my clothes there on a simple clothes rack that I bought at Walmart. I only use my drier to big items like sheets.
Comment by Ross Rivas — July 23, 2010 @ 10:03 am
only 40′ of clothesline? Better than nothing, I guess, but not nearly enough. Sheets would be so close it would take ages for them to dry in the middle.
I already dry my clothes outside – so please do not enter me in the giveaway.
One hint for drying outside: think silk blouses, hung up soaking wet (not wrung dry) usually dry without any wrinkles if hung on a line. In strong sun, hang clothing inside out- the sun will bleach the clothes but not where it shows.
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Comment by deb roby — July 23, 2010 @ 10:20 am
Oh, I want to set this up indoors for passive drying in the wintertime, too!
Comment by Maria — July 23, 2010 @ 11:01 am
Oh YES! I was just saying to Hunter that we need an outdoor clothes-drying line… and with our limited space, this would be perfect for us!
Fingers crossed :) Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
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Comment by The Broke-Ass Bride — July 23, 2010 @ 11:07 am
Nice! I’ve been wanting a retractable line. We just don’t have space for a permanent one.
Comment by Nell — July 23, 2010 @ 11:59 am
Oh my goodness. That would be SOO perfect!! Please and thank you! :-)
Comment by Kim — July 23, 2010 @ 12:44 pm
would love this!
Comment by genez — July 23, 2010 @ 1:35 pm
This would be perfect for my apartment building! We have 4 units using the dryer and I can imagine this would save a ton of energy.
Cheers!
Comment by Hayley — July 23, 2010 @ 2:15 pm
That’s great! I’d love to win!
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Comment by simone — July 23, 2010 @ 3:20 pm
I’ve been drying my laundry in the doorways for lack of other space to dry them in. This would be great!
Comment by Kristina — July 23, 2010 @ 3:52 pm
This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s so exciting that all these great products are coming out and encouraging more sustainable practices in our daily lives! :)
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Comment by Monica Schrock — July 23, 2010 @ 4:05 pm
sign me up! :D
Comment by Lisa — July 23, 2010 @ 6:40 pm
I would love to have this. I am moving to L.A. in a couple weeks! I am doing everything to save money on utilities and to go green for the enviroment. I was in target staring at all the Practecol products for an hour thinking about how I was going to save money and buy the surge protector, clothes line, refrigerator kit and dryer balls for my apartment. This would be perfect! I am so happy I found green la girl. Your website is very helpful with everything I am trying to do :) Thanks, even if i don’t win! :D
Comment by Jonathan Ortiz — July 23, 2010 @ 10:16 pm
I’d Love this! Thanks.
Comment by Grace — July 23, 2010 @ 11:28 pm
Too late? Great product!!
Comment by David — July 23, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
I’m in love with this fine fellow. I just moved to the Marina, and have created a motto of: reuse, recycle and repurpose is equipping my new home. I have a deck where this would be most cherish and welcome. I adore hanging my clothes out to dry. I did it when I lived overseas and didn’t own a dryer and it make quite a bit of sense. It’s the European way. I was recently interview by a appliance manufacture about the future of appliances and I told how in some communities it’s illegal to hang your clothes to dry outside. I wish I told them about my new 4-Line Retractable Clothesline from Practecol that I will cherish for years to come.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/garden/12clothesline.html
Comment by karen solomon — July 24, 2010 @ 2:52 am
This clothesline would be so great for my home. Count me in!
Comment by Gavin — July 24, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
I would love love this! It would be great for my back yard- awesome to be able to line-dry clothes, then close it up so we can still run around back there. =) Will make my little space twice as useful! :)
Comment by Kat — July 25, 2010 @ 12:14 pm
me too, please! :)
Comment by megan — July 26, 2010 @ 6:41 pm
oh this looks so awesome!
Comment by Monica — July 26, 2010 @ 11:26 pm
Great alternative to a dryer.
Comment by stephen — July 27, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
I love this! Our clothesline is great… but down in the canyon and a bit of a walk. I could use this one under the patio near the house for quick drying or if the weather is misty. Thanks for all you do!
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Comment by Sally — July 27, 2010 @ 4:24 pm
We can’t have a typical clothesline in our subdivision, but this would be perfect for our
deck…Thanks, Cindi
Comment by Cindi — July 28, 2010 @ 10:02 pm
have been wanting to stop using the dryer but hanging my clean clothes on the balcony railing seems like a bad idea! i’d love to have a retractable clothesline!
Comment by kelsey. — July 29, 2010 @ 9:25 am
Kim (comment 1) is the lucky winner!
Comment by Siel — July 30, 2010 @ 10:55 am