westwind15
Explorer
Joined 13 years ago
User Profile
User Widgets
All Activity
- 173Views0likes0Comments
A small favor, please?
For those of you who have a closet in your RV bedroom, the kind with the sliding doors that looks like one from a house - can you please give me the floor measurements inside the closet? Trying to see if something will fit there in the average RV closet! Thanks!!1.3KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Do you just leave it and go?
rockhillmanor wrote: Lantley wrote: socoguy wrote: Walmart is not a place to unhitch and leave your rig. That is the kind of situation that discourages Walmart managers not to permit RV parking. Walmart is providing an accomadation to promote good will and of course business. It is certainly not neighborly to leave a rig that cannot be moved if needed. Its intended to be a temporary privilege it is not a campground. Agreed, If you must drop your trailer find a paid site vs. leaving it unattended in a public lot. It is a classic One bad apple scenario. X10 I just saw yesterday that change in the RV parking law (made in July 2013) in San Diego. When I lived at the marina in San Diego, which I left in early 2011, lots of people parked down there in their RV's, with some kind of "extended parking permit from the Harbor Police", was what a couple of them told me. So much for that. :-(452Views0likes0CommentsRe: Why is the shower in the bedroom?
DSDP Don wrote: "westwind15"....It all depends on the RV and it's size. When we first started RVing, it was in a slide in camper. The toilet, shower and sink were all in one fiberglass mold. You sat on the toilet while showering. When we bought our first Class C, it had a small all in one bath. Usually, your knees were in the shower or near it when using the toilet. Small coach, small bathroom. Personally, the small bathrooms in the trailers and motor homes of several years ago are why you see the split baths now. The first thing people wanted when they moved to a larger coach was more room to shower....hence the separate units. When we went shopping for a DP in 2005, we didn't want a split bath with the front of the coach open to the bedroom. We hunted for a side aisle with all in one bath. It wasn't popular then because people were still looking for that roomy shower, but didn't realize in a large motor home that was available in an all in one bath. Now, new systems and designs allow for the full bath across the back of a motor home. I said systems, because typically a bathroom is located where the toilet can dump straight down into the holding tank. Now, there are macerator toilets that will pump waste to anywhere in the coach, allowing the builder to move bathrooms to different areas. I think you'll find the future of split baths in LARGE COACH floor plans will dwindle. Before someone jumps in with an example of how their tent trailer is plumbed, remember......size of the coach dictates bathroom size and configuration. Interesting history, thanks! I did not know that. :-) When I was growing up, we used to stay some weekends in my Grandfather's trailer, which was parked in the desert. I do remember how tiny the bathroom was! On boats, it works much the same. Same type of plumbing, same type of toilets, same black tanks. But I had 2 "heads" on opposite ends of the boat. All the plumbing ran though the bilge underneath, where the water pump was located too. And my "head", with shower, was about 12 feet away from the black water tank. They made it work somehow. Granted, on a boat, grey water goes overboard, but the toilet does not!432Views0likes0CommentsRe: Why is the shower in the bedroom?
Gonzo42 wrote: You could always go skinny-dipping in the river... Saves on the water tanks too! I actually had 100 gallons of water on board on my boat, where I lived for 2 plus years. Weight is not quite such an issue on a large boat. And even on a 40 foot boat, they still managed to come up with 2 private "heads", one with a shower *inside* it!259Views0likes0CommentsWhy is the shower in the bedroom?
In my hunting for RV floor plans and styles that I will be focusing on, I keep seeing this. It is an immediate "hit the back space" when I see it. I can't imagine the mold problems that this would cause on your bedroom carpet, not to mention steam in the bedroom. Has anyone found problems caused by this? Should I reconsider?7.8KViews0likes39CommentsRe: Do you just leave it and go?
Francesca Knowles wrote: I have a trailer not a fiver, but same-same per this question: I never unhitch in such temporary situations. Always ready to move if necessary. Question per "permitted onstreet parking near the San Diego beach", something new to me: Where are said permits issued, and if the truck's unhitched what does one do if someone's in the truck's spot when one comes back? I have not lived in San Diego for 4 years. They used to give permits so you could street park beyond the maximum 3 days. Whether they still do, I have no idea. It was just given as an example.77Views0likes0Comments
Groups
Fifth Wheel Group
Interested in fifth wheels? You've come to the right spot.Feb 28, 202519,007 Posts Full Time RVers
Thinking about becoming a full-time RVer? Ask the experts.Dec 28, 20241,587 Posts RV Newbies
We all start out new. Share lessons learned or first-time questions!Jun 15, 20174,026 Posts
