National Hanging Out Day FM - 2024SF Crowd
Event Description
1. When: Sunday , April 21st, 2024 - 7:30 p.m. through 8:00 p.m. at the FM Event Site.
2. The National Hanging Out Day FM - 2024SF will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will last until 8:00 p.m.
3. A group photo will be taken at 7:55 p.m. at the FM Event Site.
4. At 8:00 p.m. we will clean up the site and head back to our cars. Be sure to stay with the group on the way back to the car to enjoy the caching stories from the trail!
About National Hanging Out Day
So, you think you found a fun day to hang out with your friends, did you? Wrong!!! National Hanging Out Day, an April 19 holiday, is about having fun hanging your laundry out to dry. Now that you know what this day is for, you’re probably thinking “I’ve been tricked (Yes, you have). This holiday should be titled “National Hang Your Laundry Day”. You are absolutely right on both accounts. We believe that the creator of this day was using word play, to have some fun on our account.
Did You Know? Electric and gas clothes dryers consume 5.8% of residential energy consumption.
National Hanging Out Day was created by Project Laundry List as a protest against local laws banning the hanging of clothes outdoors on an “ugly clothesline”. It was created to encourage people to dry their clothes, indoors or out on clothesline, and to fight for the right to do so. Project Laundry List also encourages and promotes the use of washing your laundry in cold water, for energy and environmental reasons.
For the Record:
The earliest clothes dryers were in England and France in the 1800s.
Early clothes dryers were called “ventilators”.
George T. Sampson of Dayton Ohio patented the first clothes dryer on June 7, 1892. It had a rack and used heat from a stove.
In 1955, only 10% of U.S. households had a clothes dryer, as they were too expensive for most families.
The average household does 4-5 loads of laundry per week.
Some communities ban hanging clothes out to dry.