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Roch Nadon, Whitehorse, Yukon
Bathroom Makeover
2008 Chevy Silverado 2500HD
2007 Okanagan 89WS
I couldn’t figure it out how people could use this tiny space to do their business or take a shower. The designer of this bathroom must have been a contortionist!
Above: The original wet bath in his Okanagan 89WS
Anyway, I have never taken a shower in the camper since I bought it in 2014. I prefer rivers, lakes, and hand baths to be honest.
For this mod, I decided to improve this area of my camper. I now have more room to do my business and I get some storage space as well.
First, I got rid of everything; the walls, the door, the toilet, and the fiberglass bathroom sink unit. I removed the black tank as well since I planned to use a portable cassette toilet. The water heater has been shut down for years. I kept the grey tank.
Then I glued caps on all the useless pipes. I decided to do so because taking out all the ABS and PVC pipes would have been complicated and time-consuming.
I had to build a small step over where the black tank was located and over the grey tank. I used some wood and a click-in floor.
Then I used some part of the shower-sink fiberglass to close the two small rectangular holes. It used to be the outside shower location and black-grey pipe storage.
Cedar paneling was used to cover the walls. A cubicle was built for the toilet with a flip cover. It can be used as a shelf when traveling. There is also some storage room beside the toilet cubicle. I installed a small shelf and a curtain rod.
I made sure to secure the toilet when traveling by installing two safety bars that can be removed easily.
I am more than pleased with my mod! I made the change in 2020 during the pandemic. I have done some small road trips since. There is now more room, more storage, more daylight and the cedar scent is great! Everything stays in place when traveling.
The tools I used were a table saw, a circular saw, a jig saw, a drill, and some hand tools like measuring tape, a square, and a level. The building materials were from previous projects; 2×4, 2×6, plywood, click-in floor, and metal nosing.
The toilet cubicle was made from parts of an office desk found at the landfill. I bought the cedar paneling at Home Hardware (Canada) and I paid for it with the money I got when selling the toilet with the black tank online.
It took me twenty-five hours to complete this modification and cost me $0.
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