Wet bath

Bucky Badger wrote:
Didn't know what a wet bath was so I had to look it up..sounds like plenty of people don't prefer them.

Are you looking at something small like a R Pod?
I personally have never seen a TT with a wet bath.

I have actually been looking at a number of trailers with a separate shower and toilet but just happened on the Rpod RP179 and LOVE the layout. However, the wet bath just seems to tight. I can't imagine trying to shower bumping into the toilet or, as someone else pointed out, having to dry the whole bathroom after a shower to be able to use the toilet. Just seems to complicated.

Have had four RVs with dry baths and currently one with a wet bath. Frankly, I don't mind except that the space is awfully cramped. Trying to dry off without banging my arm on the door handle is a challenge. Even so, I wouldn't trade my Tiger for anything.

Some years back, we had a wet bath in our boat. It had a ceiling mount shower curtain that could be pulled to completely surround the large vanity, commode and protect the door from water seeping out. Suppose at the time, all boats pretty much had the same thing and we never had a problem with it. We also had a large window in there that the shower curtain blocked any view. We never minded it all at. The joke was that you could shower, clean the bathroom and be done all at one time. Since we were hooked up to shore water, never a shortage problem. When we bought our ROO and then TT we never thought about it until posts re them appeared. Quite honestly, if you liked everything else about the trailer, the wet bath would not deter me. Yes, we preferred the ROO shower over the wet bath and certainly the TT shower over the ROO shower, but in the end they all accomplished the same thing. You don't have some of the amenities or "fluff" with the wet bath, but it's your trailer and your needs. If you're looking at a smaller trailer, maybe an R-pod or similar, they are quite popular. Everything you need is in the same room as in a larger trailer. Mission accomplished.

We had a wet bath in our PUP for 9 years and it was fine. We are smaller people though so that could factor in. I had a few small bath mats that stayed in the bottom of the shower so when you used the toilet, that dirt and grime didn't get into the shower. And no shoes were allowed in (well I'm Canadian so we don't wear shoes anywhere in the trailer).

When it was time to shower, the mat at the bottom was taken out and shaken outside and swapped out if it was dirty. Then after the shower I rinsed and squeegeed out the shower and put a mat back in and it was ready to go. Shower curtain was pulled into a corner and has a tie that held it there. It was made of some material that dried very quickly.

It was cramped for me to shower off the little ones, but we managed. It sure beat having to truck kids and all our stuff to the campground showers and potentially wait in line. And beat having to take a kid out at 3am to pee.

To me, it depends on several factors:

1. are you camping or RVing? Many campers just need something to rinse off the grunge, but if you're going sightseeing, you're gong to want a real daily shower.

2. how many people will be staying in the TT?

If it's just you and you're using the TT to go camping, then the wet bath probably won't be a big deal. You can do a quick rinse of the grunge before bed and by morning, the bathroom has dried out.

If you're a couple and both need to shower each day, then you'll most likely find that you're using the toilet and sink while the bathroom is still wet from the showers - and that can be awkward/uncomfortable for some folks.

Our first Jayco had one. It wasn't much of an issue for us back then. I doubt you'll find many people that have had one twice though!

Have you looked at the tiny Lance 1575. Dry bath and plenty of room and they're very well made