Ditch the full bathroom and enjoy the outdoors Here at Curbed, one of my many jobs is to cover the camper beat. Sometimes I write about cute, affordable teardrops that?despite their diminutive size?can still sleep a family. Other times I cover the latest and greatest class B conversion van, like this Mercedes Sprinter van packed with all the latest bells and whistles. Love campers and trailers" Come join our community group.
But no matter which type of camper I?m covering, the same question comes up again and again: What about the bathroom" If all the comments, emails, and queries say anything, it?s that camper enthusiasts have an obsession with toilets.

I?m here to make a possibly unpopular argument: Forget the camper bathroom. Don?t buy a camper with a bathroom, and don?t put a separate bathroom in your van if you?re working on a DIY project. Forego the bathroom and drive off into the sunset. I understand the pro-potty arguments. Convenience is top of the list, as is the fear of needing to go in the middle of the night. But sometimes I wonder how often people actually use the bathrooms?and especially the full-size showers?they protect so dearly. Is it worth all the hassle"
Hear me out on the major reasons to forego a toilet in your RV or camper.
You can save a lot of space
Fewer camper enthusiasts are buying gigantic, gas-guzzling Class As that have so much space it doesn?t matter how much room the toilet takes up. More and more, space-conscious ...