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Chippo
Explorer
May 30, 2020

Older camper shower pan surround durability

We are looking at purchasing an older 2000-2007 AF/Lance unit. I hoping for a dry bath unit, but concerned with shower pan durability. We had a 2002 Jayco Eagle 5th wheel and the shower pan was cracking and splitting from its older age.
My question is, would a wet bath floor pan be more durable than a shower pan in a dry bath? This would be our first TC purchase and I'm not familiar with the thickness of the wet bath floor surround.
TIA!
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  • Kayteg1's avatar
    Kayteg1
    Explorer II
    May 30, 2020
    I just reused 20 yo shower enclosure from camper to van conversion.
    Regardless the age the fiberglass is really strong as I had to cut and bend the walls to fit curvy van walls.
    So I would give it at least 30 more years of durability.
    But that said not all shower pans are equal.
    Few years ago in my rental I installed plastic shower pan from Home Depot.
    That thing broke in 2 years.
    So check how the pan was made.
    Comparing dry to wet bath pans - pan is a pan, but wet baths have it more complicated, so more potential for failure IMHO.
    Still not an issue for well made unit.

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