Why is the shower in the bedroom?

we have doors between br..kitchen area..besides an ole man told us that tell everybody who visits..bring their own tent..just room for two..
but we've had everybody & his dawgs..geez

When we were looking, I crossed off the list the ones with shower or sink in the bedroom. To me, it was just an odd set up and I thought I wouldn't like it. My first thought was also humidity in the bedroom. It seems that those who actually have that set up do not have a problem with humidity though. I say just go with what ever floor plan you think you will be happiest with.

When we went looking for a fifth wheel, DH wanted a "full" bathroom. The one we found matched most of his wishes in that area. The throne and the shower are in a little room, with the sink outside in the hallway. But there's a door on either side of the sink. (folding door on bedroom end, solid door on living room end) All solid doors are pocket doors. So, if we want a "large" bathroom, we just close the hallway doors and leave the toilet/shower door open! Works for us!

Usually, depending on builder, the shower and bedrooms can be closed off from the rest of the RV. If you have friends who need to use the shower, then you yield the bedroom (shower area) to give them privacy.

Regarding mold - my shower area has a roof vent with fan right next to it. I always run the roof vent when showering - water vapor goes right up the roof. I leave it running for a little while after the shower, too.

It was never a deal breaker for us but we never had friends shower in there either; just the kids. No problem with ventilation; AC on or window open. In cooler conditions with the heat on it added some moisture to the air to prevent shocks from the carpet. We are not long shower people- get in and get out. However, our new-to-us fifth wheel does have the bathroom all in one but the living layout I felt is much more important! No RV is perfect.

Every coach we have had, from Class C, DP to 5th wheel have always had shower open to the bedroom and a seperate toilet room, with a door. Cannot stand the enclosed shower/ bathroom combo. Way too hot usually, and not a lot of ventilation. Never had mold, water, or any other issue. To each his own. That's why they make different floor plans. If you need privacy in the bedroom, there is a sliding panel door that seperates the bedroom from the shower/ sink.

C.B. wrote:
Stop looking at those floor plans. When looking to replace my 2003 Cardinal 33CKTS I only looked at plans that had a real bathROOM with shower, sink, toilet, and a door.
C.B.

When we first started looking for a fifth wheel, this was my staunch opinion too. At that time, all the fifth wheels with separate bedrooms resulted in smaller bedrooms and/or access to the bathroom or bedroom non-existent with the slides in - to us a non negotiator since we stop often en route and sleep in our rig at truck stops. Being able to access everything with the slides in was a must for us. Four years later with the shower in the bedroom - no issue for us and we can pull an expandable rigid curtain between it and the bed when we have company. We rarely have guests so that's a non issue to us. Mold? No! We run the fan during and after to ventilate.

Again, it's what works for you and only you.

That might cause a little corrosion in your 5th wheel, so better keep it lubed.

westwind15 wrote:
But if you have guests over for the weekend (as in relatives or non romantic friends), they can only shower in your bedroom. Awkward... especially if they want to shower when you are not up yet or are already down for the night.

That's what the campground showers are for!! Anyone that camps with me knows that they can do #1 in my 5th wheel, but everything else must be done in the campground facilities.

Ours has a folding curtain that separates the shower area from the bedroom. One of these days I should unfold it and see how it works. Never been a problem yet so it might never get done.