Bag-Drying Clips

post by jefftk (jkaufman) · 2020-05-19T14:00:02.481Z · LW · GW · 3 comments

With the amount of buying from the commercial supply chain that we've been doing, I've been needing to divide up a lot of large containers. We typically use ziplock bags, and they're sturdy enough that they could be washed and reused. We mostly haven't been reusing them, though, because while I don't mind washing them they're a pain to dry. They're too flimsy to stay open by themselves, and if they get bumped shut they tend to stay shut.

I decided to attach some clothespins to the underside of the shelf above our sink to hang drying bags from. It was pretty quick. First I separated some clothespins, and drilled a small hole in the center of the half that still had the metal spring attached:

Then I screwed through it into the shelf above, making sure to use a screw short enough that it wouldn't poke through:

Once it was snug, I slid the other half of the clothespin back on:

Here are some bags drying:

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comment by Tobias H (clearthis) · 2020-05-19T21:09:24.998Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Why don't you just dry them inside-out?

They dry fast and it takes no more time than clipping them onto your clips.

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comment by jefftk (jkaufman) · 2020-05-19T21:26:31.025Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I remember having bad experiences with that, not sure why. Maybe it was that the wet surface would stick to things and the shared surface wouldn't dry?

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comment by Tobias H (clearthis) · 2020-05-20T07:51:00.592Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

I see. Maybe pre-drying it with a kitchen towel would help?