Shower Wall in R-Pod
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Topic: Shower Wall in R-Pod
Posted By: chuckcamper
Subject: Shower Wall in R-Pod
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 8:22pm
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Hello.. I am looking seriously at the R-POD.. and also the Heartland MPG. Can you tell me how the walls in the shower hold up. It seems that they would get pretty wet.. since there is only a floor pan and no plastic or vinyl liner in the shower. Are the walls in the showers like the walls in the rest of the camper? the MPG shower seems to have a liner about half way up the wall.. do you think its important? Has anyone modified the R-Pod shower to cover and protect the walls? thanks for the info.
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Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2011 at 8:30pm
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When we bought ours last october, we were told the walls were water resistant. they advised us to wipe them down after use and they would not have a problem. (they were also in the process of selling us) we have only used ours twice, since we bought late, maybe someone else with more experience will chime in. P.S. we love our pod, I have looked at the mpg on line, it looks nice also. Not sure about price. I payed $11300 for a new 2011 RP-172 and so far am happy with it, it pulls sweet. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 3:50am
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No problem with my shower walls. I wipe them down so that there isn't any water spots left behind. Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 8:41am
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Keep in mind that the shower curtain comes around on two sides of the wall. The shower curtain does keep the pocket organizer by the door dry. As far as the other walls go, yes, they are water resistant and we wipe down the walls and floor whenever we shower. We also have the exhaust fan running as well and helps to keep things dry in there. ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 9:14am
| What they said. We only have one season on ours, and we wipe down the stall when done. So far so good. |
Posted By: chuckcamper
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 11:32am
| thanks for the responses so far. I like the "no sink" in the wet bath (mpg has a sink).. makes for more room. Not crazy about wiping down the walls after every shower. |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 5:23pm
| Our 2011 177 has a sink in the shower, almost never used. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 6:40pm
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The walls are definitely water-resistant, they appear to be plasticized. The door is not, but the shower curtain covers it. I've added commercial-grade velcro in a few spots to hold the curtain in place during the shower, especially with the fan running it will suck inward. I don't wipe the walls down and haven't had a problem. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 9:03pm
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We've never wiped our walls down and have had no issues. We do turn the exhaust fan on after every shower though and it will quickly dry out the entire wetbath after just a little time. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: Iteach5th
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2011 at 9:28pm
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Used ours about 40 times this season, no problems, just turn the fantastic fan on after your shower. Having it on during your shower means you'll be fighting with the shower curtain. ------------- "Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right"- Henry Ford 2011 RP-177 2009 Jeep Cherokee 1982 Coleman Redwood pup |
Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2011 at 3:08am
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My dealer told me the walls were waterproof when I asked the same question. And he pointed out that the door isn't, just as Tech said. ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: melp
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 3:25pm
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While we are talking shower stall in the Pod. Has anyone taken their "birdbath" sink out to gain more space. Have been giving that some thought.
also has anyone discovered a shower liner the that when installed goes over the existing "water resistant" walls? Tired of wiping down but will do so as I do not want the walls to get ruined. ------------- melp |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 4:21pm
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No we dont have that birdbath in our pod. So why dont you run a curtaintrack all around the shower, overlap track and curtain 6" by the door and your done. ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 3:08pm
Took ours out, couldn't stand the goofy thing being in the way every time we showered. And I hope I would actually enter the bathroom to wash my hands or brush my teeth, how silly would that be right??  I have a very noticeable spot where it used to be because the panel I got wasn't an exact match but I moved one of those black mesh holders over it hold our shampoo and stuff now so you don't even notice it. We think it's a very welcome and good change. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: Snowbound
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 4:01pm
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I like our little sink. With two or more in the pod it seems like someone is always washing dishes or something in the big (!) sink so being able to wash hands or brush teeth in the little sink is very handy. We use one of those shower squeegy things to 'wipe' down the walls after showers. It came with a handy little hook which we installed near the ceiling so it is out of the way most of the time. We shower with the door open and just the curtain pulled across the opening so the space is not so claustrophobic. ------------- Tom and Bette in our 177 "The Gastropod" |
Posted By: chuckcamper
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 4:16pm
| Thanks for all the replys.. I was able to check out an R-POD in person a week or so ago.. and actually get in the shower stall. I am a big guy, 6-1, 285lbs.. the littler shower/toilet is just not gonna work for me. I am going to look for something else. Too bad.. I really like the little camper alot. I would like to have one.. without the wet bath. It so small.. to me its useless. |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 6:29pm
We are about the same size, and the first few times I used the bathroom I left the door open. After that I have used all the features with the door closed and it works fine. It is no dance hall, but once used to the wet bathroom it is workable. Keith ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 10:15pm
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There are also some that have used an extension bar to push (a different) shower curtain out into the hallway to extend the lateral room.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: blissful
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 10:51am
 I use my sink to fill with hot soapy water....scrub myself and then use the shower...saves on water and I think a more efficient way of bathing.
Blissful
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 12:31pm
I find it strange how FR mounted a permanent sink in the small wet bath. I would've thought they'd mount a removable/modular one. I do however, like how things were mounted in the corner in the new models. In our 152, the taps are mounted dead center on the wall and I'm such a klutz that there is at least once per trip (no matter the length) where I will accidentally brush one of the taps on getting in and out of the bathroom and spray myself.   Not a problem if I'm showering, but annoying if I'm just using the loo. ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 1:50pm
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It might have made a little more sense, to me, if they put the sink in one of the rear corners where it wouldn't be in your way as you showered. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: blissful
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 10:30am
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The 2011 171 does have the sink in the corner and lathering up using the sink is a great way of conserving water, thus, getting the job done. The entire enclosure certainly is small.
Blissful
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 8:07pm
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But I thought it was in the front corner? I'm talking one of the corners over the toilet.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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