Rear Bath Model September 28, 2020, 01:59:58 pm We still have not totally made up our minds on which model we'll ultimately buy (it may come down to availability if buying used, or a flip of the coin if purchasing new). While it's hard to resist those three big rear windows on the Mid-Bath, we do like the openness (and other features) of the RB. But that feature also presents a dilemma with the lack of separation between the front lounge/ sleeping area and the rest of the coach in the rear. I like the fact that in the MB you can separate the areas easily, if desired. I'm sure I've asked this before but, as usual, can't find the thread. Is there a way to separate the front of the RB from the back, via a curtain or some other means? Am I the only one that has this concern?
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #1 – September 28, 2020, 02:39:07 pm You could probably hang a short curtain between the overhead cabinet and the back of the kitchenette bench, and then a longer one from the end of the cabinet to the forward edge of the door. That would block off the couch area. There is an included curtain over the front of the overhead bed. Examine Mike Coachman's pictures. He has pretty good pictures of the inside of the RB.Linda 1 Likes
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #2 – September 28, 2020, 02:45:25 pm We have a rear bath. A curtain would help with the light, but not with the noise. I tend to get up before my husband. If I move around, even with a curtain, he would hear me. 2 Likes
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #3 – September 28, 2020, 02:56:28 pm "I'm sure I've asked this before but, as usual, can't find the thread. Is there a way to separate the front of the RB from the back, via a curtain or some other means? Am I the only one that has this concern? "Our experience has been with the TK for ten years, and now the RB for eleven years. We both slept up top in both models, so closing off the ground floor into two spaces was not an issue. When health issues made it just me in the overcab bed, and NOLA Boy sleeping in his recliner between the sofa and the chairs, it still was not an issue. At night, I would clamber up into the overcab bed, get all my assorted goodies in the right places, pull the curtains, and just go to sleep, while NOLA Boy would sit in the chair closest to the overcab bed and use his computer on a lap desk (his preferred spot under any circumstance).In the morning, I'm usually up first - by a huge margin - and I just went about my business of making coffee and sitting at the dinette of the RB to use my computer or just read. I just didn't do anything really noisy. With the bathroom in the back . . . well it was easy for either of us to use it when the other was sleeping, no matter the sleep venue.The need just never arose, so I'm not clear how a piece of cloth would enhance the experience any, but maybe block a bit of light?I should add that both of us could probably sleep through band practice by John Philip Sousa, so light sleepers might find these circumstances untenable.Virtual hugs,Judie 4 Likes
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #4 – September 28, 2020, 03:19:28 pm Thanks for the responses so far. Just a caveat, I have no problem sleeping in the cabover bed but for DW it's not an option.
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #5 – September 28, 2020, 05:23:35 pm We have a 2008 rear bath and the closet door closes off the bathroom/shower area from the rest of the rig. We prefer it because we have kids and its nice to have everyone in the lounge area next to the dinette and be able to have the bathroom almost separate in the rear when we need to use the bathroom, brush teeth etc. 2 Likes
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #6 – September 28, 2020, 05:30:53 pm Greg,For the RB, you might want to create two wire loops and hang each from apposing upper cabinets above the foot of the twin couches. I’d pad the loops to prevent scarring the cabinet edges. Hanging a sufficiently long rod from the loops would suffice as a curtain rod. Once everyone is up and about, the rod/curtain assembly can be stored out of sight.Seems feasible to me. Kent 2 Likes
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #7 – September 29, 2020, 11:11:55 am "Thanks for the responses so far. Just a caveat, I have no problem sleeping in the cabover bed but for DW it's not an option."Before my hip replacement surgery earlier this year, I was in a whole lot of pain constantly, which made sleeping on the "ground floor" somewhat attractive. But the loft always won out, even though upping and downing were not exactly pleasant.If offset schedules and a "no-loft" sleeping venue pertain, then the RB floor plan just might not be right for you. Closing off LARK and OWL accommodations is apparently easily accomplished in a Mid-bath, but to us, the resultant two small spaces in place of one large one was just untenable, particularly since we are unconscious during sleep time, and awake and moving around during the day. But disrupted sleep can also be an enormous factor in comfort, so it is just too personalized a subject for a "one-size-fits-all" solution.If these issues outrank size, frankly, the best solution that I can see is to have a separate and permanent bedroom on the ground floor. I'm pretty sure Lazy Daze provides this possibility! ;-> It would certainly be my choice as a non-fulltimer with limited weight needs. Virtual hugs, Judie•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•
Re: Rear Bath Model Reply #8 – September 29, 2020, 11:45:01 am Thanks for your thoughts, Judie. With your experience of different RV’s and LD’s, they are highly valued!You may be right about a RB not being the best choice for us. And the idea of a permanent bed, aka 31-footer, is appealing to some but not us. We value a shorter length and more utility over a permanent bed. Besides, I don’t think a 30-footer would make it in and out of my driveway very easily. I know a 27-footer will, though, because Harold and Cyndy proved it to me when they visited our area (thanks again!). If I could have everything I want in the 24 foot models, I would go for one of them but, alas! Better go find my flipping coin . . .
Topic: Rear Bath Model (Read 290 times)
previous topic - next topic
Topic: Rear Bath Model (Read 290 times)
previous topic - next topic