Iceblossom, don't get rid of your wooden drying rack! If you have to replace it, you'll be stuck with a plastic one from the big box stores and they're horrible! I finally got a wooden rack from a garage sale and couldn't wait to throw that old plastic one away. I swear one-half of the plastic rungs were broken on the day I bought that piece of crap home. You're right about how sturdy the wooden ones are.