ShowerBathrooms in RVs tend not to get a lot of attention but once you live with one for a few months at a time you learn that they can make your life hell if it doesn't suit you. The bathroom in my old trailer was tight. The stool and shower was in one room and it was small. It made getting out of the shower to dry off a real pain. While I don't have this problem since I travel alone, doing your "duty" while someone was taking a shower wouldn't be pleasant for either person.

You can see here that the new trailer has corner shower stall with a glass enclosure. It's a nice big size comparable to what you'd find in a sticks and bricks house. There is a large skylight above the shower for good lighting. Of course, like all RV showers I've seen, it has a cheap'o shower head that I'll replace with my Oxygenics shower head. The only thing I don't like is the shower door opens out and there is no water catch at the bottom of the door so water will drip on the floor. I have the same problem at home and will have to get a carpet to put on the floor to catch any drips. Next to the shower is the sink with a medicine cabinet and lights.

StoolOn the other side of the room is the stool room. Not much in here but the stool, another cabinet and the much welcomed fan powered fart jerker. The stool is porcelain instead of the cheaper plastic and it uses a foot activated flush. My old trailer had a hand activated flush and I like the foot operated one much better. The stool room is small so you won't be doing any serious reading in there. The strangest thing is they do not provide a toilet paper holder, I have no idea why but they don't... put that at the top of my list to buy. The floor around the shower and in the stool room is linoleum so it should be easy to keep clean and I won't have to worry about wet carpet. Next to the stool room is a floor to ceiling cabinet with shelves to store towels, toiletries and bedding.

dividerThe bathroom and shower is located in the bedroom and this could cause a problem for those that RV with another couple or with kids. You may not want them coming into your bedroom while you sleep to go to the bathroom or shower. To help provide some privacy there is a pull out divider that blocks off the bedroom from the bath. It isn't like having a hard wall there but if you are freaked about someone seeing you sleeping this should help.

Unseen is the holding tanks. The old trailer had a 30 gallon fresh water tank, a 30 gallon black water tank and a 30 gallon gray water tank. The black water tank holds your waste from the stool, the gray water tank holds your waste water from the shower and sinks. Those 30 gallon tanks would last me about 10 days before I had to dump and the gray water tank was the first to fill up. The new trailer has a 58 gallon fresh water tank, a 40 gallon black water tank and two 40 gallon gray water tanks. One 40 gallon tank is for the kitchen and the other is for the shower and bathroom sink. I figure that I should be able to go at least 3 weeks without needing to dump the tanks. That will be nice when I am out in the desert with no hookups.

Overall the bathroom and shower is a vast improvement over what I had. Can't wait to try it out!

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