Do we really need skylights in the shower?

holstein13 wrote:
Last night I was taking a shower and looked up at the skylight and wondered to myself, do we really need this thing? I mean it's only practical during the daylight hours, it's a big penetration in the roof that's prone to leaks and weakens the roof, and it lets in a huge amount of heat on sunny days.

So my question to you is this. If the manufacturer offered you the choice would you rather:

1. Take the skylight as standard equipment
2. Skip the skylight and opt for $150 cash in your pocket
3. Skip the skylight and take a 150 watt solar panel in that spot for no extra cost.

Frankly I'd accept no skylight for free-or pay to delete. I had an '05 Airstream which needed two new skylights in 8 years due to UV damage-skylights cracked and grossly weakened-two different mfg one billed as durable (both started clear but quickly became opaque due to UV damage). No skylight also gives more room for solar panel and is one less point of no insulation. When I bought this motorhome in 2012 I was happy to see skylights are not included. It did include a light in the shower. I'm 6' without issue-the shower is not elevated off the MH floor.