Clothes Lines

RodLainie · Senior Member

Clothes Lines

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Good tip - but I use a length of rope!!!! Tried the ones that you don't need pegs with - useless waste of money. Had one of those rotary ones - no room to carry it - gave it to daughter. Use a long stick as a prop for the clothes line. I see some people with two tent poles, put them up anywhere, rope them down - instant clothesline, easy to carry.

golivers travels · Guru

RodLainie wrote:
Clothes Lines that are like a rotary for campers. We were sick of looking like an idiot walking around the clothes line to hang clothes and take them in. Here's a tip we found. The locking button on the top section of the line can be pushed in and then you can rotate the line 360 deg and hang out washing then lock it in again when done. Makes life a little easier

Great tip thanks RodLainie. Glenda

Hylda&Jon · Guru

jules47 wrote:
Good tip - but I use a length of rope!!!! Tried the ones that you don't need pegs with - useless waste of money. Had one of those rotary ones - no room to carry it - gave it to daughter. Use a long stick as a prop for the clothes line. I see some people with two tent poles, put them up anywhere, rope them down - instant clothesline, easy to carry.

Was wondering whats wrong with those pegless ones if their the ones they plug on TV? We have been considering investing in some.

neilnruth · Guru

We have a twisted stretch line which is pegless in the van (great for drying those small items as you travel) but have not had the TV pegless lines. The stretchy ones are what they sell for o/s travel. My rotary one is left at home for using under cover on wet days. We have an extension one screwed to the side of the van for travelling. Takes a load of washing and great for drying towels after the shower.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Happy Wanderer has the plastic pegless ones - the pegless bit works ok, but they are not very long, and I wouldn't like to be using them too often in hot weather, under the sun, we know how plastic deteriorates with UV rays. The stretchy ones, have to be stretched pretty tight to make them able to hold items of clothing, in my opinion, - so for me, a rope and old fashioned pegs - I bought some plastic "dolly" pegs recently - nice and solid, with no springs to break!

miroku12g · Senior Member

Whats a Clothes line ? Whats washing !!!!

Miroku12g

EllenajoeL · Senior Member

I found a good solution is.... if you have a handful of 'quality' dolly pegs, enough meters of jute or hemp string (ie 4mm rope) for the job and the ability to tie a decent knot...then Robs your relative. This tucks away into tinysize, lasts as long as most travels may be, is low on $, 'environmentally sound' and works in all weather.

cannylass · Senior Member

Hylda&Jon wrote:
jules47 wrote:
Good tip - but I use a length of rope!!!! Tried the ones that you don't need pegs with - useless waste of money. Had one of those rotary ones - no room to carry it - gave it to daughter. Use a long stick as a prop for the clothes line. I see some people with two tent poles, put them up anywhere, rope them down - instant clothesline, easy to carry.
Was wondering whats wrong with those pegless ones if their the ones they plug on TV? We have been considering investing in some.

I have one but they stretch out of shape we use robe now

KFT · Guru

I use a legth of venetian blind cord. It does not stretch at all.

Use it with pegs and you can sling it between the awning legs or between trees

works ok for mrs KFT or she would have told me to fix it.

frank

Cupie · Guru

We use the one of those mini rotary lines with pegs thru the feet to stop it blowing over. Must have a look for that locking button.

Also rig up a piece of 'clothes line' cord with a bowline from the top rear awning bracket to the outside end of the centre awning brace of the roller and then along the awning roller, tying off at the front outer bracket of the awning using a truckies knot. .. nice & tight, out of the way & easy to pull down. I roll the whole thing up & put into an old plastic peanut paste jar with a few plastic pegs & store it on a shelf just inside the van door.

-- Edited by Cupie on Saturday 26th of January 2013 08:37:36 AM

Beth54 · Guru

Sis & bil use the same system as you Cupie, and it seems to work well.

I use a folding clothes rack for smalls, and hang the rest on hangers along the awning pole. It's not ideal because my awning is over the door at the rear of the Nipper, therefore it's not very big/not much room. I need to give that some more thought.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Maybe carrying a tent pole might work Beth - put it out to the side or towards the front of van, attach rope to awning and then back to the pole, rigged up with guy ropes of course.

Beth54 · Guru

jules47 wrote:
Maybe carrying a tent pole might work Beth - put it out to the side or towards the front of van, attach rope to awning and then back to the pole, rigged up with guy ropes of course.

Thanks Jules, but I'm allergic to playing around with guy ropes and hammering in pegs. biggrin biggrin

B-i-law modified the poles to attach to the van so it doesn't need guy ropes and pegs. Although I can still tie it if the wind comes up.

Kiamaman · Member

We have both the small rotary one for daytime outside with push in pegs, works great as you can follow the sun if needed and strategically avoid bird chit. The pegs push in by hand.

We also have the Tv pegless EZELINE under the awning between the arms, and love it. (We had to buy 2 lengths though.) The Ezeline works great as I hate looking for pegs. Had ours

for 2 years not one problem.

Skipper....

Cruising Granny · Guru

For something completely different I use the clothes line provided at the park laundry. How weird is that?
When it rains I have an airer under the awning which is folded in for towels and small items, but can accommodate a full wash, including sheets when opened out.
When folded it's flat and takes up very little space. Mine is more than 6 years old, but may have to be replaced soon. Bunnings and other hardware stores have them. Anything which folds flat is my preferred accessory.
Some parks don't allow installing clothes lines around the sites. They can be quite unsightly. (pardon the pun)