A comment made about a bath & a half coach?

We also have a bath-and-a-half floor plan. We put extra tooth brushes/toothpaste/floss, etc., in the half bath for traveling so no need use the rear bath.

Some coach manufacturers have an adjustable bed so you can still walk around to get to the full bath with the slides closed. We don't have that kind of bed but it seems interesting if it's a comfortable mattress.

Our toilets are air operated. I haven't noticed an excessive amount of water used but we do have large tanks (189g fresh and 189g holding).

Since our shower is at the rear of the coach, we have an extra pump that comes on to pump shower water to the holding tank. Without the pump, there is not enough 'slant' to the pipe for adequate drainage.

Safe travels.
MM.

I would never own another coach without being a bath and 1/2. In the rear is the full and the half is at mid-ship. We do a ton of dry camping at football games with many joining us to tailgate. The half-bath is used by the masses and the full in the back is only used by my family. The vacu-flush in the back does use more water but is never an issue if dry camping for 3 days or less. Longer times, we all use the 1/2 bath with traditional flush. If you entertain, the 1/2 is a great option.

kalynzoo, When the MH is closed up you cannot access the rear bathroom

I'm often amazed at the things I learn from you guys! I'll ask one thing and you guys always give so much more and I thank you for that! I just assumed I'd have access to my coach on the open road. I understand that the slides will be in and access would obviously be more cramped. But it never accused to me there would be areas of no access?

I guess I need to smarten up but no access is amazing to me and is something I never expected. I never intended to have my wife wondering willy-nilly walking round the coach when we're underway. But I did expect she'd have access. I don't know, I'm really surprised.

2gypsies wrote:

smlranger wrote:
Our current rig only has one macerator toilet and, if used in a 'normal' fashion, will fill our black water tank in 2 days. With more 'careful' flushing strategies, we can stretch it to 4 days.

As opposed to one bathroom and the black tank lasting 12 days for us. :) I fail to understand why you would need two toilets in a RV...most likely, because you're used to it in your home.

Because some people(Me included), do NOT like to share toilet facilities with other people. Doug

We dry camp a lot and, if we do have hook ups, they are usually just water and electric. We can easily go 7 days with our vacu-flush assisted 42 gallon black tank and that is with two of us using it 95% of the time. We find the system uses less water (though if you use more, it cycles faster). We also don't have the odor problem associated with an open black tank system.

When the MH is closed up you cannot access the rear bathroom, so a mid-entry toilet lets you have facilities without opening the slide. Now that I have two toilets I really like the convenience. No reason to get into a full explanation, just works well for us.
Other things to consider. With the rear macerator toilet a safety feature locks the flushing mechanism when the tank is only about 3/4 full. Since waste is pumped into the black tank the safety prevents a full tank from pumping up onto the roof. If your really into dry camping this could be a concern.
Happy Trails.

2gypsies wrote:

smlranger wrote:
Our current rig only has one macerator toilet and, if used in a 'normal' fashion, will fill our black water tank in 2 days. With more 'careful' flushing strategies, we can stretch it to 4 days.

As opposed to one bathroom and the black tank lasting 12 days for us. :) I fail to understand why you would need two toilets in a RV...most likely, because you're used to it in your home.

Twelve days before you have to dump? The average for us is a week and our black tank is fifty five gallons.

We like to use plenty of water to flush.

smlranger wrote:
Our current rig only has one macerator toilet and, if used in a 'normal' fashion, will fill our black water tank in 2 days. With more 'careful' flushing strategies, we can stretch it to 4 days.

As opposed to one bathroom and the black tank lasting 12 days for us. :) I fail to understand why you would need two toilets in a RV...most likely, because you're used to it in your home.

Some split baths have separate dump areas. Works, but not convenient. No free lunches out there.

I agree about the water usage. Our last motorhome had a vacu-flush toilet in the rear bath. I knew it used more water than we use in a conventional toilet, so we used it sparingly. However when we purchased our new motorhome with only one bath and one regular toilet, I have been amazed at how long we can go without dumping the black water tank. The difference is very noticeable.

Ed Headington