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08-21-2014, 09:05 PM
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Taking showers in the Roo
How many of you take showers in the Roo/Shamrock hybrid campers? I'm not really interested in none hybrids as they are a little different beast.
We always camp where there is a bathhouse. I figured if we use the camper shower it could help cause bunk condensation that I read so much about.
We have never had an issue w/ condensation so far even while camping with 4 adults, 2 kids and 2 dogs.
Sometimes it would be nice to let the kids shower real fast when the campground bathrooms are really dirty.
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08-21-2014, 09:08 PM
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We only use it when no showers house is available. Otherwise we march in flip flops carrying a shower sack.
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08-21-2014, 09:38 PM
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Location: Tega Cay, SC
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Our family is split on this. My 18 year old son hits the bath house. The 14 & 16 year old girls will use either the camper or the bath house. I use the camper. My wife was using the bath house until she tried the camper and realized the water was hotter and the shower head was better in our 23IKSS. Now she prefers the camper too. A few simple mods in the shower took it from being practically useless to something that is very usable. I'm 6'6" and about 210lbs. It is certainly not spacious - more like getting an MRI, but I like that it is clean, I like that it is mine, and as long as I don't drop the soap, it works great. You will have to take start & stop showers and if several of us are going to be showering I turn on both the gas and the electric on the hot water heater. Doing that, the HWH keeps up just fine.
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08-21-2014, 10:23 PM
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The wife and I use ours all the time. No concerns.
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08-21-2014, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hoover, AL
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All the time for us. No condensation issues. Crack the fan and it will pull any residual moisture out in no time.
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08-22-2014, 04:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfordroo
The wife and I use ours all the time. No concerns.
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Ditto!
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08-22-2014, 05:46 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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We have a Roo 23RS. We were surprised an how user friendly the small shower can be.
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08-22-2014, 05:49 AM
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
Ditto!
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I ditto bikedan's ditto. I consider showering in the Roo an art form, kinda like synchronized swimming.
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08-22-2014, 05:55 AM
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Location: Waynesville
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As long as your (Roo/Sham) has a (Real Fan) not just a (Tiny Noisemaker) and it is turned ON while Everyone is taking showers,the condensate should be removed!  Youroo!! 
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08-22-2014, 07:10 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Florida
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This is great to know. Guess I'll add shower mods to our camper's to do list.
(Plexiglas on sink cabinet, tub/shower guard, shower curtain, and maybe a new shower head).
This will help so much when showers are full from busy holiday weekends.
We'll be at John Pennikamp in FL Keys over Labor Day which means a full campground.
Thanks everyone!
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08-22-2014, 10:14 AM
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Take The Road Less Travld
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cincinnati
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My wife and I only take showers in our 233s. It's clean and i know where its been. The fan works well providing proper ventilation, and the shower curtain gropes you the whole time. Plus my wife says it's good for your butt to do the squat required to puck up the soap when you drop it! Life is good! 
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08-22-2014, 10:52 AM
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Location: Beaver, PA
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The fan in a bathroom, house or camper, isn't there to remove odors but to remove water vapor from a shower. As long as you use it you should have no problems.
If you run the A/C in the camper that will also de-humidify the air.
Hanging wet towels and swimsuits outside to dry helps too.
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08-22-2014, 08:10 PM
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Old Fella
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Florida
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The only thing we don't like about our 23ss is the shower. It's there for emergencies.
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08-22-2014, 10:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Knoxville, Tn
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Showering while not in a full hook up campground is a no go for us. It works for the wife but I'm a tad wide to fit comfortably. I get tired of the curtain sticking to my back as i move around. 
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08-22-2014, 11:26 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
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I always shower in my shamrock 233s. I haven't had any condensation issues. I have a spring tension rod I stretch across to drape the curtain over to dry it out. I leave the fan on for a few hours. I wipe down the walls with a towel too. I figured I paid the money for this thing, in going to use the heck out of it!
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08-23-2014, 08:18 AM
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Old Fella
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Florida
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Like showering in a raincoat.
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08-23-2014, 08:36 AM
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Engineer of Crazy Train
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Tiverton, RI
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Sometimes we give the little one a shower when the facilites are small at the campground. Other than that, our tub is our hamper.
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08-23-2014, 07:20 PM
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Don't you go through a lot of water? We are usually gone for a week at a time and I would worry about running out of water.
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08-23-2014, 08:01 PM
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Location: Charlotte NC
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Ours has the little "pause" button on the shower head. First get the temp right,pause, get in and unpause, get wet, pause, lather up turn it back on and rinse and you done without runnin outta hot water:-)
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08-23-2014, 08:09 PM
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Location: Western MD
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Had our Roo 23SS for 5 years. Never did use the shower - always the shower house at the CG. That area was storage for us, mainly the hamper. I stood in the shower when we were looking at the Roo and my head was in the skylight. 
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