APR 02

Of course, a simple and proven concept, the laundry line has to be "improved" by some company riding the green wave to be more convenient while unfortunately being less simple, difficult to maintain, and sensitive to breaking in cold temperatures and sunlight (it seems to be made from plastic).

Folks, a laundry line is basically a piece of strong string. It can be anything. The reels (if needed and if you buy decent ones) will last for generations. The clothes pins have been made from wood and steel for generations. Nothing wrong with that. They work reliably and in all temperatures and are not sensitive to sunlight. They are biodegradable if they ever get lost. All components for a laundry line are still available made in the USA or Canada and result in less pollution that way too. Yeah, there are difficulties. Life is less convenient when you live with less impact. In almost all cases. Get used to it! "Eco-friendly" starts with you doing more of the work, not with buying more products that do some of the work for you while creating more damage overall.

The concept of increasing convenience all too often results in decrease of simplicity and increases your impact on the environment. Human power is good. Just pick up the clothespins and clothes that fell down or flew away. Big Deal! Saves you a trip to the gym if it really is that much effort.

Karsten
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http://www.polluteless.com
Practical Advice to Pollute Less

Has anyone in the U.S. gotten a price on this? The Amazon price seems to be about $US 150.00. Wow! That's a lot for a clothesline!

To be fair, the system is apparently made of higher quality plastic than the kind that breaks after only minor trauma, but I agree that it's overly complex and intricate. Personally, I have a collapsible metal wire set-up that I use inside, because Scotland is just too fickle a place for backyard drying in my opinion.

Well, I have my lines in the roof, so I don't need the reels. I use stretched galvanized steel wire and good clothes pins that last me years. I've never had my clothes snatched from the line by the wind cause I hang and pin them properly.

Actually, I'd think that this gadget would present a problem if wind wraps clothes around your line with all the fasteners on top as well, locking the line when you try to move it and it'd be away from your reach to solve it easily.

Folks,

Many millions have been sepent on development and trials on the Cord-O-Clip. The fact remains that to properly comment on any product scientific based testing should be done side by side.

I was the lead person who invented the Cord-O-Clip Quattro model and the one who finished developing this cord-o-clip product for market and I can tell you that I beleive this is the finest clothesline product for places where: 1) high wind conditions exits (we are different--the second internal race clothesline holds the pins i place. They can not pop off like other clothespins when tugged at by the wind), 2) where autoreverse winds occur (purchase the wrap around inhibitor); 3) Where rain clouds appear in short notice; 4) Where significant amount of laundry has to be done, hung and removed quickly; 5)for those people who hate chasing after clothespins. Cord-O-Clip pins stay on the line. 6) Cord-O-Clip clothespins can be washed in mild soapy water or in a dishwasher when need. It all comes with a 1 year guarantee too. For those who doubt, I invite you to look at the www.youtube video and try one at home.

i have had a cord-o-clip line for about 5 years i bought it for my wife who has arthritis and cannot open normal pegs, brilliant item will be glad when we can get some new pegs in the u.k.

plastic = petroleum = oil = foreign dependence

It's sold here: http://eartheasy.com/store/pro...ordoclip75

Regarding the oil=foreign dependence, yes I agree, we need to wean ourselves off it. But we have to look at trade-offs: if a product makes a task easier for people to reduce their electric bill (and a lot of electricity in America is from oil powered plants), then the net carbon savings from using this product will be positive. There's a lot of people who won't use a regular clothesline because of all the hassels.

The question is at what point does the product 'break-even' in terms of net carbon?