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Camp__Forrest__'s avatar
Jul 02, 2013

"Hard to find dry bath option." Ha!

The wife and I have been keeping our eyes peeled for the right deal to upgrade our camper this summer. We really want a wet bath but nearly every newer (2000+) camper has a dry bath. A local dealer has a nice Arctic Fox for sale with the "hard to find" dry bath option. I wonder what world they are living in.

I know the issue has been covered her at length, but for anyone who wonders, we want a wet bath because:
- I'm a big guy and a wet bath gives me more room to move around when showering.
- The overall footprint of the bath is smaller so you get more counter and/or closet space.
- The bath stays nice and clean because it gets "washed" every day.

Happy camping everyone.

10 Replies

  • If you take ALL TC's into account, not just the 11.5'ers, dry bath *IS* hard to find.

    I do think it's becoming less "hard to find" because people think they want/need the dry bath. Some people just can't get past showering where they poo and pooing where they shower, even though the twain shall never meet unless you're a problem aimer...
  • I agree, I loved the wet bath in my Coachman camper.

    It was a 1972, together with orange formica, orange divider between the wet bath and the cabover section. It also had a forward bath, taking up 3' of the front of the camper, with the drivers side closet, it's door closed off the hallway to the rear section of the camper, orange plexiglass closed off the cabover section.

    I also had a "Rare" raised floor, with a black tank in the "Basement" - in a 1972 model! The bath floor was raised about 6" to accommodate the plumbing to the black tank that was under the dinette seat (also raised about 6") and the fresh water tank was also under the same floor. Dinette seat was on the passenger side, kitchen with refrigerator forward, sink by the back door on the drivers side. Had a range too. All in 9'6" long camper (measured at the truck bed floor length). So not to much of a overhang either.

    Good luck finding something.

    Fred.
  • Look at an AF990 almost the same as a 1150 but with a wet bath and I'm like you I like the wet bath. When I ordered my 1140 a few years back I ordered it with the wet bath. Now with my NL I have the wet bath also. All of the older NL have wet baths, in just in the last few years NL now offers a dry bath option.
  • The AF 1150 and 1160, Okanagan UTS, and several Lances came with the wet bath option as well as some Alpenlites and Northlands. We are looking for used, we can't swing the $$$ for a new one.

    My main comment was the "hard to find DRY bath" line from the dealer. I hadn't thought about the smaller campers.
  • Good luck. I think most of the 11.5s are dry bath. Hopefully, someone will have more info about what models/brands might have dry baths.
  • Funny, I would prefer a dry bath, but with my limited payload I need to go with a smaller TC and I'm lucky that I even got a bath at all!
  • If you are are buying "new" both the AF 1140 and 1150 can be ordered with the wet or dry bath. The wet bath definitely opens up kitchen counter space in both models. To find a used 1140 or 1150 with a wet bath might be tough.
  • Arctic Fox 1140 and 1150 are both available with a wet bath. You may have to order one. I suspect most people buying that large and expensive a camper (myself included) want the dry bath.
    I don't know of any other 11' camper that would give you that option.
  • What size of camper are you looking for? Most campers under 10 feet are wet baths with a few exceptions. I would prefer a dry bath, but that's me.