Need A Bath Tub

[The_Works]

Were looking for a 35-37 foot 5th wheel, suitable for full timing so it must have a four seasons package but most importantly it must have a bath tub with shower. Thanks to All!

[Aridon]

DRV will make custom changes and I imagine if you bought one that would fit they would put it in there for you. Plenty of options if you get rid of the linen closet in most of their bathrooms.

[C-Bears]

Don't know if you have looked at this floor plan or not, but there is someone on the Montana forum that is selling his 3750FL. The unit has every available option and is in excellent shape. If the floor plan interests you I am sure he would email pics. I believe he is even offering to deliver anyplace in the U.S.

marnold7575@gmail.com, 530-524-4015 PST. Mike Arnold

[The_Works]

C-Bears wrote:

Gannet wrote:
I don't think I've ever seen an RV with a "real" bathtub. Oversized scooped-out shower trays yes, bathub no. Good luck to you, and if you find one, share back with the group.

Maybe some would consider our shower/tub a "oversized scooped-out shower tray", I don't know. But it is 11" deep so you could take a pretty good soak in it.

If you are looking for a 6'x 3' tub that is 2' high, I agree you may not find that in an RV. I suspect the 200 pounds or more of water weight, plus the 150-250 additional pounds of a person could be too much for the aluminum floor joists of most RV's.

Good point on the weight, DW is going to have to do with a shower. Thanks for your input.

[C-Bears]

Gannet wrote:
I don't think I've ever seen an RV with a "real" bathtub. Oversized scooped-out shower trays yes, bathub no. Good luck to you, and if you find one, share back with the group.

Maybe some would consider our shower/tub a "oversized scooped-out shower tray", I don't know. But it is 11" deep so you could take a pretty good soak in it.

If you are looking for a 6'x 3' tub that is 2' high, I agree you may not find that in an RV. I suspect the 200 pounds or more of water weight, plus the 150-250 additional pounds of a person could be too much for the aluminum floor joists of most RV's.

[The_Works]

the bear II wrote:
There are lots of reasons to need a tub. The problem with RVs it's hard to find one large enough for an adult to use.

One solution is to get a portable tub if needed for an adult. There are several styles one that folds out like a cot, inflatable tubs or a shallow inflatable for on top of a bed used for folks who have limited mobility.

I have seen a few of the new larger MH and 5th wheels with fullsized tubs including the whirlpool type. These are usually in 40 + sized models.

And one RV'er added a fullsized tub in the garage area of his toy hauler. His DW liked to take baths so he customized the toy hauler for her. They always stayed where there were hook ups. He added a tankless water heater for the tub water.

Thanks Bear for the ideas and you are correct, there are several reasons to have a bath tub, DW being the number one reason! Take care.

[the_bear_II]

There are lots of reasons to need a tub. The problem with RVs it's hard to find one large enough for an adult to use.

One solution is to get a portable tub if needed for an adult. There are several styles one that folds out like a cot, inflatable tubs or a shallow inflatable for on top of a bed used for folks who have limited mobility.

I have seen a few of the new larger MH and 5th wheels with fullsized tubs including the whirlpool type. These are usually in 40 + sized models.

And one RV'er added a fullsized tub in the garage area of his toy hauler. His DW liked to take baths so he customized the toy hauler for her. They always stayed where there were hook ups. He added a tankless water heater for the tub water.

[Jim-Linda]

A tub would need 10-15 gallons of water, WH is usually 10 gallons, good luck.

FWIW, I have never understood why someone wants to sit in dirty water to get clean....

Jim

[Gannet]

I don't think I've ever seen an RV with a "real" bathtub. Oversized scooped-out shower trays yes, bathub no. Good luck to you, and if you find one, share back with the group.

[ScottG]

I think a bath tub of any meaningful size will be hard to find and filling it will require a demand water heater.

[C-Bears]

Our Montana has a tub/shower combination. The model we have is 39'2" long though. It has what they call a "4 seasons package" and a "full timers" package. If you go to Keystone's site and sift through different floor plans you may find numerous models with them. Not sure how many will be in that length.

We looked at tons of different makes/models. If I recall correctly there are a lot of the FW's that have shower/tub combos.