Ok I give up - how do you get your towels so soft?

[JCE0810]

unless i put my towels through the dryer they are crunch/hard/stiff, it doesn't matter where i hang them (inside or outside) and it doesn't matter how i hang them in half or full. btw i have a front loader.

[~Kim~]

use a slower spin cycle
'snap' them (give a really hard shake) both before you hang them and when you get them off
give them a hot wash in some (like half a teaspoon) of dishwashing liquid and rinse until clear - to get rid of washing powder and softener buildup
I hang them like Astrid said. Usually in the shade too, though where I live towels only take half an hour to dry lol.

[Beach Mama]

I don't have a dryer and they are never crunchy unless they are my el-cheapo ones so I think it depends on the quality of them too. I have Canningvale and Egyptian Cotton towels, washed with fabric softener and line or clothes horse dried and we wash in cold without a problem!