Those of you with older Roadtreks...

[coolmom42]

I'm hoping to buy a used B in the next couple of years and am looking around to see what's available. There are lots of decent-looking Roadtreks out there, but I have concerns about the aisle shower & toilet position.

If you have a Roadtrek with the aisle shower---do you use it? How awkward is it to set up? How much trouble do you have getting water in places it's not supposed to be?

As best I can tell the aisle door has to be open to use the toilet, which blocks the view from the front but also blocks anyone from getting through. Is this a big pain?

My whole point in getting a B is to have a shower and toilet--I won't be one of the owners who never uses the facilities!

[BudJ]

I'm 5'11" and find the bed of a 190 too narrow. I increased the size from 27" to 33", simple and easy to do. With Ellen I set it up as a king size bed.

Bud

[coolmom42]

Thanks, everyone.

I'm definitely considering other brands than Roadtrek. But there are not a lot of Class B's for sale reasonably close to me, and many of them are Roadtreks. So I don't want to rule them out.

Bed length is another concern. I'm 5'10" myself. Definitely will have to be cautious in that regard. For a wider bed it's no problem to sleep diagonal, but not much room to do that on a bed made up as a twin.

[loggenrock]

We have an 03 C 190 P with the aisle shower. Set-up entails opening a door and pulling a shower curtain - no different than the stix and brix! Works great - floor has a channel to keep the water from running forward. Works very well (as long as you remember to open the drain...!). Would suggest a lower-suds-ing soap/shampoo - just seems to work better. We have a small microfiber towel we use to quickly wipe down the curtain, then the floor, after use. Tend to shower at night, curtain is dry by morning when we put it away. Think it works great. ST

[Islandman]

You may want to look for used Please-Way units where the shower is in the bathroom which is on the driver side of the RV. PW Class B's are well built and last a long time. We enjoyed our PW and only sold it to get something bigger with more room inside especially when in a campsite and the weathe outside is poor.

[omjones]

If you look at the Airstream B190, GWV SSm, or the many Bs from the 90s and early 2000s, you'll see the solution is to have the bath at the rear, with the 2 bedrooms up front. This allows driver and passengers to have a conversation whie driving without shouting for 20 feet. Also most of us spend more time in the living area than in the bathroom so it just makes more sense to have the LR more accesible.
Have fun in your search.
john 'I am Canadian'

[bsinmich]

I haven't used my shower since getting my '95 190 but may use it in another week. One thing I like is that they have a 30 gal fresh water tank. It doesn't take much to spread the shower curtain around and the ceiling fan is in the center of the shower so I think the moisture will get drawn out. I bought a '75 GMC a couple weeks ago and I am using the 190 until I get the GMC roadworthy. This Roadtrek I got from a 6'3" neighbor who found out the bed is only 5'10" long. He used it once and put it on Craigslist. This is my 6th MH and I think it is pretty well thought out. You can go on line and print out brochures with all the figures at the Roadtrek site. Just pick the year and pringt or read on line.

[BudJ]

Forgot to mention that since isle showers work well, you can buy a new 2015 Roadtrek with an isle shower.

http://www.roadtrek.com/models/190-popular/

Bud

[BudJ]

I like both my isle shower and toilet!! 05 190P

If you end up buying one, let me know and I'll assist concerning one of the quickest ways to use both.

Have fun shopping.

Bud

[coolmom42]

Triker33 wrote:
Te ones available now. May not be available in a couple years.
If they are then they probably wasn't worth buying.

How many are planning getting through while you are using the toilet?

I understand that. But similar ones will be available.

How many .... variable.

[Triker33]

Te ones available now. May not be available in a couple years.
If they are then they probably wasn't worth buying.

How many are planning getting through while you are using the toilet?

[overbrook]

coolmom42 wrote:

If you have a Roadtrek with the aisle shower---do you use it? How awkward is it to set up? How much trouble do you have getting water in places it's not supposed to be?

I have a Roadtrek with the aisle shower and never use it. It's not that I worry about water getting on the floor, it's that a shower puts a lot of humidity in the motorhome.

Having camped all across the country in a larger Class B+ where I did use the shower, I found that in the winter, the humid air after the shower would often freeze inside the windows and then as it thawed, water would run down the inside walls. Having constantly wet walls is never good.

In the summer, the humidity after a shower would keep the inside sticky and make it difficult for the A/C to keep it cool.

For me, it was a lot easier to use the campground shower than the one in the motorhome.

FYI: Most private campgrounds have very nice showers with locking doors. Public campgrounds (state parks, etc), are usually not as nice, but still doable.

Bill