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OK.  I admit – kind of a weird thing to focus on.  Particularly for experienced RVers.

But if you’re new to RVing, you might not realize that there are different bathroom types, layouts, and features.  So in this quirky video, we take you through several RV bathroom types that we found on the rally grounds at last month’s Camp Winnebago.  They range from “exactly like home” to “nothing at all like home.” Check it out!

 

The Bathrooms

The RVs (and their bathrooms) are as follows:

  1. Winnebago Adventurer 36Z – Standard bath and a half.  If it weren’t for flushing the toilets with your foot, you could be forgiven for mistaking this bathroom setup as something out of a small home.  And if you’re into your bathroom time, that’s one of the definite advantages of a larger RV – you can have a lot more space devoted to bathrooms.
  2. Winnebago View 24R – Split bath.  One of the problems with bathroom design – particularly in smaller RVs – is that they take up a lot of space.  The bathroom in the view is actually split into two distinct spaces, with a shower on one side of the RV, and the lavatory on the other side.  It allows for more flexibility in floor plan design.  And – a unique bonus of this layout – if you open both of the doors, you can create a single larger bathroom out of the two spaces.  Cool!
  3. Winnebago M-Series 2326MBBH – Standard 3/4 bath.  The name may be a mouthful, but the bathroom will make anyone feel at ease.  This is another one that looks like something from a smaller home.  The bathroom is all in one space, the toilet and shower are separate, there’s a sink and a shower, and a toilet.  Standard stuff here.
  4. Winnebago Travato 59KL – Wet bath.  This is where things start to go off the rails if you compare them with a home bathroom.  The Travato (and most smaller RVs) features a “wet bath.”  This means that the showering space includes the toilet.  (You don’t have to use them both at the same time though.)  So basically, the toilet gets wet when you shower, and the whole thing is watertight – if a bit harder to dry off.  It would be unusual for a home, but the tradeoff is that you only use half as much space for the bathroom.  For most who like to RV small, this is a win.
  5. Winnebago EKKO 22A (Trekko) – Convertible bath.  What if you could have a bathroom that was no bigger than a wet bath, but still have the full space available for either showering or toileting?  That’s what Winnebago pulled off with this unique bathroom floor plan.  (And in this case, you simply can’t use both at the same time.)  You just need to watch the video to see this in action, and then you’ll understand why it’s a brilliant solution.  The EKKO is also our choice for our own personal RV.
  6. Winnebago Revel – Minimal Wet Bath.  The Winnebago Revel is only a 19 foot long RV, so they’ve taken the bathroom space down to just about as small as they could go.  There’s no separate sink in the bathroom here – but there is one 24 inches away.  And with the included shelf in place, the bathroom is doing double duty as a storage area.  But if you just don’t care that much about a bathroom, this floor plan may be enough for you.
  7. Winnebago Adventure Wagon – No bath. You read that right, there is no dedicated bathroom space in this RV.  It does come with a Porta-Potti, which stores in a cabinet when you’re not using it.  You can even take it outside if you want to.

 

We’re sure there are probably more permutations of bathrooms out there, but these 7 types are what we see most frequently.  If bathroom space is important to you (or to your RV co-shopper), this should give you some idea of what’s out there.

Hope you found this helpful!