Do you ever air-dry your clothes?

[Pool Hall Ace]

I saw this in The Vermont Country Store Catalog and was intrigued. When I was a sprog, our house had a rather large laundry room where clothes could hang to dry. We could also hang them outdoors if weather permitted (no pesky HOA rules back then).

I have also heard about an IKEA drying rack that is supposed to be good.

Even if my dryer was not starting to go on the fritz, I like the idea of saving both energy and wear-and-tear on my clothes. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that people in Europe and Asia live quite comfortably without a clothes dryer.

So how about you? What kind of impact has it had on your energy bills and clothing? Do you need to use a particular type of detergent?