seraphim
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The photos are on my server and I put a link in the post using the img code in brackets.
Karen
The rig has a tub in big enough to sit in. I just added a diverted and hose with a shower head. One sits in the tub - the seat is formed into the tub - rinses, turns the water off at the shower head, soaps up then rinses off again. The tub area is a bit small, so to avoid claustrophobia *grin* I hung the shower curtain differently. Rather than a curtain rod, I put Velcro tabs on the walls in such a way that the curtain hangs like a funnel: wider at the top. This gives more space around a person's shoulders and the curtain doesn't cling to them. The curtain is also held at the bottom with Velcro tabs inside the tub. Pictures may be more explanatory.
Addendum: looking at my original wording, I realized I was unintentionall deceptive. The tub was already installed. I merely added the shower accessories. Apologies if my phrasing was msleading.
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Growing old is no excuse for growing up.
1995 Intervec Falcon 190
The GyrFalcon
(pronounced jer-falcon}
Jerry and Gail Hartwig (with Ben in the middle)
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seraphim
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Here's the tub and shower. I've seen variations where the toilet is in the shower area and doubles for the seat:
Doubles as storage when not in use:
And with a home-made lid, can put more gear on top. Yes they need to be shuflled during shower time, but everything is stored in a couple of bags, so t only takes a minute:
The curtain from the other side (this curtain was cut in a last minute frenzy so excuse the poor workmanship):
The curtain with the front unattached:
The curtain fully closed:
And just as a side item, remember that side fence on beds, used to keep the baby from rolling off? It drops down for easy access:
Sorry for the quick pictures...
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PSW
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Heading up to Coolerado next week for three weeks in our B. Back in the 80s we had a Horizon, the little brother to the Falcon. Are those the only Bs ever made with a tub? It was a neat design IMO.
I got to thinking about it and maybe it is just my lack of knowledge, but I don't remember seeing a tub in any other Bs. By the way, ours was a couple of feet shorter than a Falcon and it was on a Dodge.
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seraphim
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I couldn't say whether other Bs have had tubs. We're rather limited in our experience' I must admit, I considered the tub a waste of space at first. Now I'm very glad we have it. It's more convenient (and hygenic imo) that the CG showers.
Only have to heat the water for ten minutes or so, and there's enough for two showers and the water's still slightly warm in the morning.
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omjones
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There's a tub exactly like that in my 'Dinosaur' 1990 Coachmen with side sofa. I also have a 1986 Citation 'C' that has the exact same tub. Even the same colour.
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Karosi
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There was a tub in the Road Treks sometime in the early to mid 90's. I think it was the model that also was the closet and the clothes swung out over the bed when the tub was in use. At least that was the space it was in.
found an old brochure with it, it is dated 1994 and model was 190 Independant, also had one on the 210 model in same brochure.
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seraphim
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The Falcon has a closet area opposite of the tub. We keep one side for hanging and in the other side we put plastic drawers for socks, Tshirts and under garments. Shorts and pants go in the drawers under the larder, and coats, sweaters, bedding and shoes go in the overhead area (see photo above) with other things we don't use on a daily basis. When we make the bed, we pull two bags from the overhead: quilt, sheet, blanket and pillows. For cold nights or tent guests we also keep two sleepings bag up there. There's also an air mattress, which we didn't use at all last trip. Another bag with riding gear can also be tossed up there. Plenty of room.
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PSW
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My fondest memory of our Horizon was taking out the mattress and using that whole area for storage. The sofa seems comfortable in my memory and I suspect it was or i would remember it. Our only objection to the coach was that it had a poor center of gravity and swayed. Now I think it was probably just the Dodge and if I had known about all the stuff you can do to correct that I would have proably kept it many more years. We loved its layout and size.
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seraphim
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Just replaced the bushings on the sway bar which made a big difference in that area. The old ones were gone - completely missing. I have no idea how they came up MIA.
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