This clothesline is so awesome! I've never used this type of clothesline so it took a little time to get a rhythm going especially since it was a bit windy and I'm not used to lines being so close together. The lines are plastic coated, btw. The overall quality is excellent. There aren't any cheap looking or flimsy parts.

I hung up two sets of queen size sheets and one set of king size. The first set was almost dry by the time I got the last set hung up. One hundred degree weather and the wind helped, of course, but the air really circulates through it well. The picture is my first load so my hanging skills may need work. I'm so thrilled with the clothesline and, OMG, the smell of freshly washed, air dried sheets! It's heaven!

I was concerned about the height after reading some reviews. I'm 5'8" and have no issue with it at all. I set it up in around 10 minutes using a post driver as a hammer (of sorts). The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I installed it in an area of my back yard that was sodded around 4 weeks ago and is watered almost daily so I'm sure that helped. I already owned the post driver and it made the installation really easy.

Well built. Solid. Not at all flimsy.

We put this up and take this down all the time (it rains a lot in the northwest).

If we're not using it, we'll close it up, leave it in place, and zip the cover over it: fits great, protects from rain, looks nice.

If we have company, we pull it up (comes up easily!) while the party is going on, and replace it (goes back easily) after it's over.

I don't expect to ever need another one, but if I did, this one would be my choice.

To short for comfort and long things.
At 5"8" feel that it is to short must watch the corners as it spins around. By the time it goes into the ground the 12" really not 74" high and on the inside line it is quite short.
Yes the functions of the line are wonderful but really a pain for me to use. The lines touch my head and face as I go inside to the center lines.
Must try to find a way to raise it about a foot to make it comfortable for me.

Great sturdy umbrella type outdoor line dryer. Had a different one for 30+ yrs, until it broke. Looking for replacement, couldn't find what I had before, chose this over others. Many others did not look as sturdy, and had silly plastic bases to put in the ground. This one has a very good metal base with flanges for stability (so no cement required). Plus, a very adjustable top with lots of space. It's easy to turn, and can even adjust height of hanging area. Easy to take out the top from the base, and close up for storage between washes, or for company, if you want. (I rarely will.) I think this will last many years, maybe even longer than the previous one. Worth the cost, for me, I doubted the other cheaper ones would last. I never use electric/gas dryer, always hang things out, even in New England winters. This -- made in Latvia!

I have had this for a few years now, and it's been parked out next to my garden outside the yard where it's not been able to be used all that much because the location was not---in practice at least---optimal. In particular I didn't like the fact when I inevitably dropped a piece of clothing it was landing on dirt, and with wet clothes the 15-second rule doesn't at all apply. However, I've never abandoned hope that I would once again be able to avail myself of energy-saving properties. Despite the lack of use, the unit has weathered pretty well, and still opens and closes smoothly. Of course, several summers in the hot SC sun have taken it's toll on the plastic cover, and that is why I'm back here looking for a replacement cover on Amazon.

Anyway, I didn't like that it was in such an inconvenient location, but for a long time I couldn't think of a way to put it on my deck where I wanted it. Any umbrella stand I could find didn't have a large enough diameter hole, and clamping it to a deck post wouldn't have allowed me to collapse it. Finally the solution occurred to me: Just build my own!

So I built a bench 4'L x 17"H and 18"W out of decking, 4x4 posts for the legs, and some 2x4's (all treated), then used a hole saw to drill holes in it near one end (two holes in two boards: one upper, one lower). I put the post through the two holes, and voila! now I've got a bench/laundry basket stand/rotary dryer holder all-in-one.

Anyway, I love the brand new setup, and I'm sharing it in case anyone else wants to do something similar (they could probably make it look better by learning from my mistakes. It's easy enough to do if you have a saw, drill, lumber, some good screws, and an afternoon on your hands. Now I've just got to figure out how to tension the lines, some of them seem like they could use it. In the meantime, I'm very glad to start letting the sun do the drying for me once again!