Hi all,First post here as well as searching for my first RV. There's just 2 of us and I'm towing with a Chevy Trailblazer so I've limited my options to trailers around the 3500# or less mark.I've found many floor plans I like but they all seem to be a trade off when you facto in the bathroom size between a wet bath or the bathroom that has a separate shower and toilet.I've been looking at the Palomini's and the R-Pods although I'm leaning towards the Palomini. I can get the bedding and storage configuration I like with the smaller wet bat or I sacrifice space and bed configuration for the bigger bath.The only experience I have is 3 weeks in Glacier N.P. and Yellowstone in a toy hauler that had a really small bathroom (corner shower) and we never used the shower when they were available elsewhere. I'd like to hear from people with experience to give me some of the pros and cons of bathroom size, wet bath vs dry, vs living space.All opinions welcome! Thanks!

We have had a regular tub shower for about 12 years. We never use it (except as storage). Used the shower maybe 3 times in 12 years. Always use the campground shower or a few times the outside shower.

DH almost always uses the camper shower; I almost always use the one in the campground. In other words, that comes down to personal preference and where you are likely to camp. If you are going to dry camp or stay in national forest CGs, etc. and don't like waiting to shower for a few days, you'll want a shower in the camper. As for wet vs dry showers - wet isn't bad, and certainly saves space, BUT you have to remember to put the toilet paper, towels, etc. away - anything you don't want to get wet! Kind of a pain, but it's do-able.

kknowlton wrote:DH almost always uses the camper shower; I almost always use the one in the campground. In other words, that comes down to personal preference and where you are likely to camp. If you are going to dry camp or stay in national forest CGs, etc. and don't like waiting to shower for a few days, you'll want a shower in the camper. As for wet vs dry showers - wet isn't bad, and certainly saves space, BUT you have to remember to put the toilet paper, towels, etc. away - anything you don't want to get wet! Kind of a pain, but it's do-able.We do the same, wife uses the shower in the TT, I use the cg shower if available. We bought with a dry bath for the reasons listed above. You'll probably hear a lot of you can't tow anything with a trail blazer. While not the most capable tow vehicle in the world, a 3500# trailer is no problem for it. I tow a 3500# TT with an Envoy and have no problems. I've towed thousands of miles across all kinds of terrain. Keeping it in third gear I get a steady 12.5 mpg towing. I installed a secondary trans cooler, heavy duty Bilstein shocks and use a WD hitch.

IMHO a large bathroom is a waste of space. I don't like wet baths but sometimes it's the price one pays for a small camper. Large bedrooms are equally wasteful. Better to have the large space where one spends more waking time eg. kitch/living area.

You will find it's a matter of preference. Wife and I both use the camper shower and bath room. It is always cleaner than the cg's.

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IdaD
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
bob213 wrote:
We have the corner triangle shaped shower with a shower door. Add an oxygenics shower head and a good pressure regulator and it's the best shower you'll find in a TT. I don't like to dump on someone else's toilet, sleep in someone else's bed or shower in someone else's shower. That's why we have a TT and don't stay in hotels.

The necessity of business travel blows that option up, though. I only have to do a few weeks a year, luckily, but there's no way to do it and avoid planes/hotels.

Or Hawaii. Hard to pack the trailer over the Pacific... :B
mikeflys
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
bob213 wrote:
We have the corner triangle shaped shower with a shower door. Add an oxygenics shower head and a good pressure regulator and it's the best shower you'll find in a TT. I don't like to dump on someone else's toilet, sleep in someone else's bed or shower in someone else's shower. That's why we have a TT and don't stay in hotels.

I fully agree with you on all points. I have been reading that one of the current trends in Hotel stays is to leave a post it note in the bedding as a warning to the next "guest" saying "if you find this note, maintenance did not change the sheets"! I really want to deal with that! The oxygenics shower heads are great as well. One of the best upgrades you can put in you RV.
mikeflys
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
One of the reasons we started in RV'ing was having our own bathroom. My wife and I both HATE public showers and toilets. Whenever we are out and watch someone leaving a 100K motorhome with a towel draped around their neck we just shake our heads in wonder. Our 1st RV was a Jayco tent trailer, it had a shower and all 4 of us used it every night. As the kids grew we had a Class C but now that it is just the 2 of us we have a 24' Dutchman TT. One of the big selling points for us was the large (for a 24 footer) bathroom and shower. More bathroom/shower space than our class C had, plus bigger holding tanks! If I never see a public rest room again I will be a happy man.
bob213
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
We have the corner triangle shaped shower with a shower door. Add an oxygenics shower head and a good pressure regulator and it's the best shower you'll find in a TT. I don't like to dump on someone else's toilet, sleep in someone else's bed or shower in someone else's shower. That's why we have a TT and don't stay in hotels.
Bird_Freak
Explorer II
Apr 24, 2016
You will find it's a matter of preference. Wife and I both use the camper shower and bath room. It is always cleaner than the cg's.
Dick_B
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
IMHO a large bathroom is a waste of space. I don't like wet baths but sometimes it's the price one pays for a small camper. Large bedrooms are equally wasteful. Better to have the large space where one spends more waking time eg. kitch/living area.
jfkmk
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
kknowlton wrote:
DH almost always uses the camper shower; I almost always use the one in the campground. In other words, that comes down to personal preference and where you are likely to camp. If you are going to dry camp or stay in national forest CGs, etc. and don't like waiting to shower for a few days, you'll want a shower in the camper.

As for wet vs dry showers - wet isn't bad, and certainly saves space, BUT you have to remember to put the toilet paper, towels, etc. away - anything you don't want to get wet! Kind of a pain, but it's do-able.

We do the same, wife uses the shower in the TT, I use the cg shower if available. We bought with a dry bath for the reasons listed above.

You'll probably hear a lot of you can't tow anything with a trail blazer. While not the most capable tow vehicle in the world, a 3500# trailer is no problem for it. I tow a 3500# TT with an Envoy and have no problems. I've towed thousands of miles across all kinds of terrain. Keeping it in third gear I get a steady 12.5 mpg towing. I installed a secondary trans cooler, heavy duty Bilstein shocks and use a WD hitch.
kknowlton
Explorer II
Apr 24, 2016
DH almost always uses the camper shower; I almost always use the one in the campground. In other words, that comes down to personal preference and where you are likely to camp. If you are going to dry camp or stay in national forest CGs, etc. and don't like waiting to shower for a few days, you'll want a shower in the camper.

As for wet vs dry showers - wet isn't bad, and certainly saves space, BUT you have to remember to put the toilet paper, towels, etc. away - anything you don't want to get wet! Kind of a pain, but it's do-able.
wing_zealot
Explorer
Apr 24, 2016
We have had a regular tub shower for about 12 years. We never use it (except as storage). Used the shower maybe 3 times in 12 years. Always use the campground shower or a few times the outside shower.

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