Need a restroom?
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Friends of mine are currently just staring to convert a old school bus (~ 13 meter) to an RV. Looks like a fun (and learning) project.
I asked them why do a school bus instead of just buying an RV.
- They wanted to be able to design and do it just like they wanted
- (they felt) that the interior design of RV's is generally pretty cheap
- school buses are much safer than an RV. In their words, "RV's are Kleenex box on wheels" LOL
PS They are thinking about doing a incinerator toilet in the convert. I looked them up on the internet - pretty cool, but also pretty expensive.
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@Jolly said in Need a restroom?:
"Eat at drive-thru restaurants whenever you can."
Considering the dinky RV that the author used for this road drip, I suppose that's reasonable advice.
Now, let's see how it goes with a 34-foot long, 13-foot tall Class-A.
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In fairness his next sentence was how that’s impossible in an RV and went on with further recommendations for curbside pickup, etc.
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We rented an RV for a week this summer for the first time. We took most of our food with us, and did one shop in a supermarket. We'd originally planned to go to NC, but ended up camping in MA to avoid having to be tested/isolated etc after we got back.
It was OK - very nice to get away, even if it was only the Berkshires. Not exactly the cheapest camping holiday I've been on. Mrs. Phibes had to work pretty hard.
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We did it a half a dozen times in the 1980s. We always rented a Class-A, because with 3 (at the time) small kids, we needed stretch-out room, particularly in inclement weather. As I frequently mentioned to Mrs. George, the advertising says, "Sleeps 8!" I don't care how many it sleeps, I care how many it lives.
She mentions that, now that it's just the two of us, it might be fun to do again. I remind her that we have to pack food, dishes, linens, silverware, toiletries, etc, etc, and she reconsiders. I remember carrying box after box of "stuff" into the RV parked in the driveway.
And then, with a 100 gallon fuel capacity, gassing up gets pricey, particularly when you're getting 7 mpg.
Here's a typical shot of what we did.
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@jon-nyc said in Need a restroom?:
That’s cool George.
This was before the days of self-leveling gizmos and any kind of cable connectivity. It was always fun chocking blocks of wood under this wheel, or that, in an attempt to get the darn thing level.
Then, you'd crank up the antenna, and start pointing it in all directions, hoping you'd get a VHF signal from somewhere.
You also learned the joys of a "navy shower." Get wet, turn off the water, lather up, then turn the water on. A 100 gal tank would barely get all 5 of us bathed. Although many campgrounds had a sewer attachment, some didn't. So, when the "black water" tank got full, you had to unplug everything, drive to the dump station and empty the tank, and then return to your campsite.
