I two lines of rope between two trees in the backyard. I use the swingset to dry comforters and large items. It definitely saves electricity and it prevents shrinking of cotton clothes. I live in Texas so the weather is a little better for a clothesline year round. In the summer a load can easily dry in an hour with the heat. I don't do socks and washcloths on the line, I just wait till I have a load or hang them in the laundry room.