Are showers in MH's a waste of space? (1 Viewer)

[laird of Dunstan]

Waste of space for us, always on site, can't do without the toilet though

Don't really understand the reluctance of some to use a shower that someone else has used if it is clean, what exactly are you going to catch, use flip flops if worried about foot born infections.

Obviously if not using sites then using your own shower would be difficult to avoid.

There was a recent post about a funster catching legionnaires disease from a shower on the continent ,in the UK there is less risk as there are laws in place that should protect from legionella

 

[vwalan]

A Motorhome without a shower is a CamperVan .
...and limits where, when & how long one can pitch... and cost.
A full facility MH = freedom of choice .
Showerless limits freedom.

have you never heard of a strip wash or rag wash. saves loads of water . plus a cap full of cheap disinfecant in the water cleans scratches stings and keeps mozzies away. very usefull in some countries like india or africa . or even by the side of a french /spanish /portugese lake at times .

 

[2657]

There was a recent post about a funster catching legionnaires disease from a shower on the continent ,in the UK there is less risk as there are laws in place that should protect from legionella

I would think about the same probability as being struck by lightning

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[Robert Clark]

I couldn't even get an erection in out shower.

Maybe there's a problem with your plumbing ?

 

[Vlad The Impaler]

We have a separate shower cubicle which is a must because with 2 kids one is bound to want a pee 2 mins after I want a shower .
Never fancied a wet room style one although others may differ.
When travelling it can act as a store room and we just move stuff as and when we use it



Vlad

 

[superfozzy]

I couldn't even get an erection in out shower.

Me too, i'll have to erect the toilet tent outside.

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[hilldweller]

Maybe there's a problem with your plumbing ?

No, just pushes the door open and floods the bathroom.

 

[Langtoftlad]

have you never heard of a strip wash or rag wash. saves loads of water . plus a cap full of cheap disinfecant in the water cleans scratches stings and keeps mozzies away. very usefull in some countries like india or africa . or even by the side of a french /spanish /portugese lake at times .

Yuk .
Motorhoming is about "Fun", not simply " survival"

 

[Langtoftlad]

Rubbish! Our Globecar is deffo a CamperVan and we have a shower

No, I disagree - you have a fully featured Motorhome squeezed into a 'campervan' sized vehicle !

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[vwalan]

Yuk .
Motorhoming is about "Fun", not simply " survival"

and surving is what you may need to know about .
some do venture away from the eu and have an adventure .
get bitten by a infected mozzy anywhere lets see how you survive.

 

[Stagman]

We have a decent shower but Still more cramped than a campsite shower. We check the quality of campsite showers if there are any and then dcide whether to use them or the van. Always always wear jelly shoes in campsite showers though...just to be sure

 

[Langtoftlad]

and surving is what you may need to know about .
some do venture away from the eu and have an adventure .
get bitten by a infected mozzy anywhere lets see how you survive.

I've spent my working life travelling the world... and now choose to explore my home nation... in comfort .

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[Stealaway]

Not in our Burstner T660 ---- Loads a room - honestly

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

Just back from a weekend camping at Silverstone for MotoGP, we used our shower daily rather than queue for the site facilities, even though a little compact and bijou for my frame. It's an essential for us, especially when at such mass crowd events or on aires etc.

 

[vin0114]

We use good facilities when available but wild camp without facilities majority of the time so can't do without our own bathroom.

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[mpdcymru]

One of the major issues for me, I don't care how good the rest of the van is, if the shower area is not up to standard then it is off the list!

When I get up in the morning I like to shower and dress not get dressed (albeit partly), trudge across to the shower, get showered and put those use clothes back on to come back to the van and get changed is simply not for me thank you very much. Still, each to his/her own!

 

[Frentchy]

We store our Jacuzzi in ours

 

[irnbru]

I wouldn't be without a shower in the MH. Its a must for me. It wakens me up in the morning.

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[Zepp]

We bought a van with a shower you could use and stay off campsites .

 

[hilldweller]

get showered and put those use clothes back on to come back to the van

One word, bathrobe.

I enjoy more water that a MH can carry when I shower. Steaming hot, high pressure water. Though I admit some places are lacking but usually better than a MH shower.

 

[bhs]

Are all you guys that enjoy your mh shower midgets? I have a team of helpers stationed outside mine when I need to use it, a soap picker upper and two people with grease and levers in case I get stuck.

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[MichelleRyall]

We use site facilities if they are good but at motocross a shower is definite. This glorious Bank Holiday weekend was testament to that....just been towed out by the tractor. Mud glorious mud

 

[Graham and Jane]

Always use our own.

 

[sdc77]

We love the shower in the van. If we're not on a site with nice showers. .. or the weather's bad we use the van shower. . It's great

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[Ockerron]

Definitely not a waste of space! We use ours for storage whilst travelling ( not having a garage means space is a premium) and regularly use our lovely shower! We enjoy a variety of campsites and aires. If the site facilities are good (in Freiburg recently the showers were amazing, I could have stayed there all day! Though it was 40 degrees outside and I was under a cold shower! ) we use them but if not or too far we use our own. Like @Allan & Loren I love being able to go straight from bed to shower and then potter about in a towel in privacy!

 

[Enword]

Have never used on site shower, how many hundreds of people have peed in there before you get in?

 

[9526]

I think the answer to the OP's question is a resounding no

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[jonandshell]

I though these debates about washrooms could only be found in the letters pages of the Caravan Club magazine.
We engage in active pursuits from our van. Not having a shower makes us smelly gits!

We had a house in town once but we never once considered taking out our toilet because there was a public convenience within walking distance!

Then again, who needs a cassette toilet when you have empty pop bottles?

Anyway, what's a site?

 

[Wildbill]

when off site which is always to save water we usually just fill the sink with hot water abut a gallon approx. and strip wash then just rinse off
bill

 

[houdini]

Have never used on site shower, how many hundreds of people have peed in there before you get in?

Probably help stop getting those veruccas!

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