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Wet/Bath decision

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Topic: Wet/Bath decision

Posted By: Lrowic
Subject: Wet/Bath decision
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 4:35pm

Going to order new Pod 176 in a few weeks. Trying to decide if I should get it with or without the wet/bath sink. Need some input about the pros and concepts.

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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 4:59pm

I never had the bathroom sink and I've never missed it. If you hang around here for a while you'll see that some people who have one take it out. I'm sure it's manageable but it seems to me that the shower is small enough without putting a sink in it. The kitchen sink is closer to the shower than a lot of regular bathroom sinks anyway!

TT

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2010 176
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 5:47pm

Although we hardly ever use it for its intended purpose we have decided to keep it as it is a great place to keep shaver, cream, shampoo, soap in while showering.

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'11 model 177
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 8:06pm

We use the one in our 179. My wife has a thing about brushing teeth and washing hands after using the toilet at the kitchen sink. What bugs me most about the sink is not the sink, but the faucet. It seems like there should have been a way to mount it closer to the corner so that the water hits the wider part of the sink instead of hitting so close to the edge that it can't avoid splashing over. I did move mine over as far as I could without having holes show. It helped some, but I really would have liked to move it over further.

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Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 9:58am

I removed the sink in our 177. Took up too much room and the kitchen sink is right across from the door.

I can give details on how I did it if anyone wants to know. Send me a PM.

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2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB
2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD
2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper
2014 Toyota Tundra DC

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 11:11am

Originally posted by StephenH

We use the one in our 179. My wife has a thing about brushing teeth and washing hands after using the toilet at the kitchen sink. What bugs me most about the sink is not the sink, but the faucet. It seems like there should have been a way to mount it closer to the corner so that the water hits the wider part of the sink instead of hitting so close to the edge that it can't avoid splashing over. I did move mine over as far as I could without having holes show. It helped some, but I really would have liked to move it over further.

I agree 100%. We keep a rug on the floor to keep dirt from being tracked onto the floor of the wet bath and I have to deflect the water toward the wider part of the sink when I wash my hands in it. Even then, some invariably splashes onto the rug. I usually end up using the kitchen sink.

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 12:32pm

We put a little sink fashioned from a stainless steel funnel in our 2009 172. It's relatively small, has a plexiglass base that I made and drains onto the floor where we have a wood shower mat from Cost Plus to keep your feet off the floor. I added a shower head holder to hold the shower spray over the sink. It works great.

My wife didn't like the aesthetics of washing hands after using the toilet and brushing teeth in the galley sink for the yuck factor. Also, when using the galley sink for washing hands and brushing teeth, water splashes onto the floor even when i try to be really careful, so now that is eliminated. And it doesn't get in the way of the use of the shower.

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Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
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Posted By: Lrowic
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 2:03pm

I want to thank everyone for their opinions. I think I’m going to order it without the sink. That way, I don’t have to plug holes. If I want to later, I can find something to put in the corner that is not so big.

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 4:08pm

A lot more owners have removed them.. then have added them.

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Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2017 at 4:39pm

And more have left ours in place. What ever turns you on.

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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers)
2011 R-Pod 177
2010 Ford F-150

Posted By: SteveA
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2017 at 11:28pm

I remove the sink from our '17 179. Took the sink and cut out a 11" x 12" piece to fill the hole. The sink material had some shape to it so after cutting it up I put in the oven at 300 for about 10 minutes. The result was the patch went flat and covered the hole nicely.