I have two clothes horses, it takes at least a day and a half (or it did in our old house) for things to dry on them. In our new place we have a wood fire so I'm hoping that will dry them faster as I average 2-3 loads every couple of days, that's nappies and clothes, so not including towels/sheets etc.

I'm thinking we might need a dryer this winter because of the sheer volume of washing I'm doing now, but will wait and see how things go before we purchase a money muncher like that!