Do you feel like all you do is wash workout clothes?

[clseale]

Feb 6, 2014 15:44:26 GMT -5 ebeth said:

Feb 6, 2014 12:21:05 GMT -5 clseale said:

Real question. Not really being a smart ass. Can you guys just dry things without using dryer sheets? lol

There are a lot of things I prefer not to dry, but sometimes it is just out of control with everything sprawled out air drying. Every now and then I wash on gentle cycle & then just dry on extra low heat. It's basically glorified air drying. 

ETA: just remembered that you live in FL.  so yes, YOU can probably live without fabric softner.  I just got shocked when I went to open the door of my office. I cannot go without fabric softner.

Good point. I don't have fabric softener or dryer sheets at my house. lol

[shorewife]

Yes - especially now that it is winter and I'm wearing all these layers!!

[kams]

Feb 6, 2014 12:53:17 GMT -5 clseale said:

Feb 6, 2014 12:43:58 GMT -5 woowoo said:

I don't just because I want my more expensive athleta stuff to last as long as possible and I don't want it tossed around in the dryer on even a low heat.  Although now that I think about it, I'm not really sure if this logic makes any sense.

clseale, Does your stuff seem to still hold up even after putting it in the dryer a bunch?

Yes...I think? I mean, I don't really have anything to compare it to. All of my stuff is still in really great shape, and I wash them a ton. With the obscene amount of money I have invested in LLL gear, I should probably hand wash and air dry, but who has time for that? I get the extreme heat, and I never wash with jeans, or that type of stuff, but I figure if it can withstand 3 hour long runs, yoga, sweat wringing in the summer, races, etc, a little low heat fluffing in the dryer isn't going to hurt it. At least that's what I tell myself. lol I turn it inside out, only wash it on gentle with other gear, never use fabric softener or dryer sheets, and still only air dry some things. 

Yeah - I don't use dryer sheets, but I put everything but cycling shorts in the dryer. I wear my stuff hard and everything holds up just fine.

ETA: And I live in the desert.

[woowoo]

This has been an enlightening post. I had no idea that A) I could just dry on low heat my workout clothes and B) People felt as strongly as I do about excessive amount of laundry! =)

[Raggedeannie]

Feb 6, 2014 11:41:24 GMT -5 boston340 said:

Lol yep.  I did a load of "tech" today.

[trigal]

I run two loads of training clothes each week. At least.

[boston340]

We actually don't dry any of our clothes in the dryer. We have three drying racks set up + a 3-tiered mesh rack for socks. Clothes last so much longer when they don't go through the dryer + it saves a little bit of money on electricity. We do use the dryer for sheets, blankets, and towels during the winter.