Wet bath

[jackquontee]

I have been looking at a number of trailers and have been trying to be flexible so as to give myself more choices for trailer purchase. I know that seems odd as most people try and narrow their choices.

One of the options in trailers that has always been a turn off to me has been the idea of purchasing a trailer with a "wet bath." Can someone share their experience(s) with the use of a wet bath, or do most people purchase and just use the toilet, or the shower, but not both. Thanks in advance.

[SilverEscape]

jackquontee wrote:


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.

Maybe mine was different than other wet baths, but in mine, the shower curtain went around 4 sides so it covered the toilet and the toilet didn't get wet during the shower. Squeezing out the bottom base area of the shower took maybe a minute? I always wipe tubs in trailers out anyway so as not to eliminate sources of humidity and this was smaller than a dry bath so was quick to deal with.

Also, mine had an additional curtain that extended outside of the dry bath so with a bath mat on the floor outside of the shower, you had more room to step out and dry off. Still best for smaller people though.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

In general 'wet baths' only exist where there isn't enough space for a separate shower stall.

Thus by definition, they are tiny.

It's largely a compromise you have to make about how much space you want to give up for the very limited amount of time you use the toilet and/or shower.

If you are a large person, you will likely never be happy with a wet bath due t the size.

[GaryWT]

I guess it would be a time saver as well as a space saver.

[sushidog]

I have an Aliner with a wet bath. The shower is tiny, requiring us to sit on the toilet lid to shower. Still it is better than taking sponge baths. I really like the cassette toilet - wouldn't camp without one. It holds about 3 gallons of waste (about 5-6 days worth for the two of us) and can be easily, cleanly and quickly dumped in your nearest roadside toilet (or dump station) with no messy hose, gloves, etc. giving us lots of waste disposal flexibility.

Wet baths are less convenient. You must dry the shower well before using the toilet, because water left in the bottom is messy, especially if your knee happen to bump a faucet and turn it inadvertently on while on the potty (say in the middle of the night when it's pitch black.)

Wet showers are a little better than nothing, but if you want a camper that has all the amenities of a big one like ours does (King bed, full kitchen with a 3-way fridge/ freezer, microwave, AC, TV, and a toilet/bath) that you can tow with a 4 cylinder car (as we did for over 40,000 miles) then you don't have much choice. Given the choice (the available space) a full-size dry bath is the way to go, but I've seen RV bathrooms with almost as much square footage as my entire camper. In a small camper, I'd rather have a king sized bed to spend the entire night in comfort and a small wet bath, than to have the two of us crammed into an uncomfortable double bed all night just to have a little more room for an occasional 5-10 minute shower when boondocking. We always use the CG shower when one is available - about 1/2 the time for us. If we're boondocking for a couple nights before staying a night or two in a CG with a bath house, we'll just wait till then to soak in a long, luxurious, spacious, hot shower there, saving our propane and limited onboard water supply too.

Chip

[mockturtle]

seems a complicated effort trying to balance between showering and using the toilet

With a wet bath you can do both at once! :B

[jackquontee]

toedtoes wrote:
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.

I would be camping solo but, as I noted above, seems a complicated effort trying to balance between showering and using the toilet.

[jackquontee]

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.

[mockturtle]

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.

[dadmomh]

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.

[SilverEscape]

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.

[toedtoes]

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.

[CampingN_C_]

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!

[FrankShore]

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