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Unplanned Tourist · 07-25-2019, 05:00 PM

There is only the 2 of us, so 2 bathrooms are not needed. We enjoy the extra space that could be taken up.
On the other hand, my wife loves the washer/drier on longer trips. It's a 2 in 1, but works just fine.

She can make me a sandwich, get a drink and do a load of wash going down the road!

Happy Glamping.

ps. maybe we do have a second toilet if you consider the cat's litter box.

Ivylog · 07-25-2019, 05:37 PM

14 years as half timers and DW loved or Splendide 2100 vented combo. New rig has stacked units and if one breaks she will want to remove both and go back to a combo unit for the extra storage.

Guess we have a bath and a quarter...2 sinks. Not interested in having two toilets or a complete bath in the back. Even the USFS CGs we like usually have a toilet if we need 2 at once. In 20+ years I do not remember wishing we had 2 toilets or using one in a CG.

Finance · 07-25-2019, 06:03 PM

I noticed your statement “max of a 2 week trip once a year”. I’d skip not only the WD but the motor home entirely and retire in six years rather than 8. You’re going to pay a heck of a lot of depreciation and maintenance to park that thing 50 weeks a year.

chuckftboy · 07-25-2019, 07:21 PM

Our first coach had a walk through, single bath. That was the part of the coach we liked least. Our second coach had a bath and 1/2 and a combo washer. The combo washer is what the wife liked least. The next one had bath and 1/2 and stackables. When we bought our present coach, we never looked at any with out bath and 1/2 and stackables because they ended up on our must have list

NXR · 07-25-2019, 07:41 PM

Our 38' Forest River GT5 34H5 has the combined W/D and the 1 1/2 bath. Because there is only one black tank towards the rear, the center 1/2 bath toilet is a Tecma with a macerator pump to send the "stuff" all the way to the black water tank. So yeah, the second bathroom toilet gets used for #2.

We use the Splendide 2100XC (vented) as a clothes hamper. When it gets 3/4 full we run it. When we get out of the shower or come back from swimming it takes about twenty minutes on Dry to get the towels dry. That has to reduce the humidity in the coach somewhat.

Ray

Ivylog · 07-26-2019, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Finance

I noticed your statement “max of a 2 week trip once a year”. I’d skip not only the WD but the motor home entirely and retire in six years rather than 8. You’re going to pay a heck of a lot of depreciation and maintenance to park that thing 50 weeks a year.

X2 and go on 2 cruises in a cabin with a window for $70-80/day/person... $2500/year.

gmalmberg · 07-26-2019, 05:51 AM

We use both bathrooms, but if we had to choose between the half bath and the washer/dryer, we’d choose the washer/dryer. Not only great for coming home with clean clothes, but sometimes you need to dry a towel or a bathing suit.

schad · 07-26-2019, 06:12 AM

We haven't got it yet, but we bought a DP with 1.5 baths and a stacked W/D. We specifically wanted both features.

The W/D because my wife and I both work full-time and it can be surprisingly stressful to ensure we have a week's worth of clean clothes before we leave for a weekend trip. Our hope is that having a W/D in the RV will mean less pre-trip stress for us.

The 1.5 baths because nothing triggers the need to go quite like hearing the shower come on. And while things like going in the woods or in filthy bathrooms don't matter so much to us boys, the ladies aren't quite in the same boat. So that was a big feature for my wife, and I'm looking forward to it as well. For the extra sink if nothing else.

We can survive without both these features, but I get enough of bare survival on my son's Scout trips.

will stevens · 07-26-2019, 07:03 AM

We had a gas 36 footer for our first motorhome to see if that lifestyle was for us. Bought a nice clean unit for 20K, We looked for about a year at different motorhomes as we used the gas unit. It allowed us to decide what we liked and disliked before choosing an upgrade. We purchased a 2006 Fleetwood Revolution with a bath and a half and a combo washer/dryer, both things we wanted, and perfectly happy with what we have. I like the combo unit as we throw in a load and go out, coming back to completed laundry.

MidMichHunte · 07-26-2019, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Finance

I noticed your statement “max of a 2 week trip once a year”. I’d skip not only the WD but the motor home entirely and retire in six years rather than 8. You’re going to pay a heck of a lot of depreciation and maintenance to park that thing 50 weeks a year.

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Originally Posted by Ivylog

X2 and go on 2 cruises in a cabin with a window for $70-80/day/person... $2500/year.

OK, I didn't word that well, I meant the max trip in the next 6-8yrs would be 2 weeks long, but we'll also take shorter trips throughout the year.

AllanK · 07-26-2019, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MidMichHunte

OK, I didn't word that well, I meant the max trip in the next 6-8yrs would be 2 weeks long, but we'll also take shorter trips throughout the year.

We are doing similar, max 2 weeks at a time but have done 4 trips so far, next trip is August and a very short trip in September.

In the mean time we are parked at a trailer park and use it like a cottage. Living the dream :-)

MidMichHunte · 07-26-2019, 07:47 AM

Thanks to all for responding, we appreciate it.

I think we'll end up with a bath & a half and either pass on a W/D or look for a combo W&D. We can always add the W/D later if we want one, another bath, not so much.

Our concerns are space, weight & costs. I'd love to buy our last MH first, but due to storage limitations, and the fact that we're not going on longer trips for years, it's not realistic for us.

The challenge will be to find the unit that has taken the depreciation hit already, that has the floorplan we want and will retain a good amount of it's value for the next 5-8yrs so we don't take a bath when we upgrade. That is why we want a DP. Also, if we decide not to FT and an upgrade isn't needed, whatever we get now will need last us for many years. It's a fine line to walk...

Someone posted that a gasser seems like the right choice for us for the next 6-8yrs, and I kind of agree. We're looking at Newmar's & Tiffin's and a 34-39' higher end gasser can be gotten new in the $125-$140k range and a few year older ones are much cheaper. Add $20-$50k and 5-8yo & good quality used DPs become available. While I can't say $ is not an issue, what the extra $ can buy in a DP seems like a good value both today & at resell time... No, this is turning into yet another gas vs. diesel thread...

sbleiweiss · 07-26-2019, 07:50 AM

We consider a W/D, at least a vented combo, a must have. Don't have a bath and half. Modern gassers (F-53) handle the mountains just as well as many DPs.

AllanK · 07-26-2019, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MidMichHunte

Thanks to all for responding, we appreciate it.

I think we'll end up with a bath & a half and either pass on a W/D or look for a combo W&D. We can always add the W/D later if we want one, another bath, not so much.

Our concerns are space, weight & costs. I'd love to buy our last MH first, but due to storage limitations, and the fact that we're not going on longer trips for years, it's not realistic for us.

The challenge will be to find the unit that has taken the depreciation hit already, that has the floorplan we want and will retain a good amount of it's value for the next 5-8yrs so we don't take a bath when we upgrade. That is why we want a DP. Also, if we decide not to FT and an upgrade isn't needed, whatever we get now will need last us for many years. It's a fine line to walk...

Someone posted that a gasser seems like the right choice for us for the next 6-8yrs, and I kind of agree. We're looking at Newmar's & Tiffin's and a 34-39' higher end gasser can be gotten new in the $125-$140k range and a few year older ones are much cheaper. Add $20-$50k and 5-8yo & good quality used DPs become available. While I can't say $ is not an issue, what the extra $ can buy in a DP seems like a good value both today & at resell time... No, this is turning into yet another gas vs. diesel thread...

We looked at gas vs DP, the largest issue to us was lack of storage in a gas. As it is we use all the storage available in our DP. I can't see how we could survive, even for 2 weeks, with the storage available in a gas unit.