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Unit505
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Nov 17, 2014

Big Guy, Small Bathroom

Just returned from another great weekend in the new travel trailer. 4 weekends in a row! My only real complaint is the bathroom being so cramped. When it's just me and my wife, she'll gladly step outside and give me the pleasure of mounting the throne with the bathroom door opened as long as I run the vent fan. With our little girl, it's a little much to ask to run outside when it's cold out or at 2am when she could walk in on me......If I had 6" more, OMG! There's no other "nice" way to put it, you have to be a contortionist to wipe with the door closed!

Has anyone ever expanded their facilities? I have a buddy who is a professional contractor and carpenter. I'm thinking of having him check out the travel trailer bathroom and expanding the door frame 6" outward. That is all that I need. No moving walls or tearing out the tub/shower. Just having the frame "Deepened" about 6" would make all of the difference in the world. Add some trim to take up the excess door frame outside of the bathroom to give it somewhat of a finished look.......no more strained muscles!
  • Why do you guys just assume he needs a diet? Maybe he is 6'10" and didn't think about using the bathroom when he purchased. I have been in enough trailers and knew the problems of using the toilet and shower so that was a main focus when I was looking, I purchased a toy hauler not only to haul toys but because it has a nice high ceiling so I don't hit my head on the AC unit and the bathroom is big enough for me when setting on the toilet or using the shower.
  • Wow, that is a tiny bathroom. Can you (or anyone) actually stand in front of the sink?
  • I have the same complaint about the bathroom in my coach. In fact that is about my only complaint about it. Dieting won't make me any shorter or make my legs any shorter.
  • NOPE! NO WAY! NOT GONNA DO IT! Lol It would take allot more than a diet!

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