Is adding a shower surround necessary?

[hazlet]

I recently purchased a 2003 jayco jayflight 27bh. The trailer is in great shape, I dont think it was used very often and stored in a pole barn. I noticed the newer trailers have shower surrounds, mine just has wall paper. Will the wall paper hold up and not cause any water damage or should I add a shower surround? I would appreciate comments from those who have had just wall paper on the walls in the shower area. I dont want to spend the extra money on a shower surround if its not necessary. Thanks

[Doug]

If the vinyl wall paper is in good shape, it should be good.
If that's the way they did it in 2003, should work.
The bathtub has a flange that comes up the side.

JMHO

Doug

[campingdog]

We used to have this type of shower and it was fine. We always wiped it down after each shower use with a very absorbent microfiber cloth. Mostly because we are obsessed with keeping things nice and tidy. The walls/tub were always nice and dry.

[Threebutchers]

My 2012 154BH still has vinyl paper (to save weight / cost I assume) - I am keeping an eye on the bottom caulk seams around the tub. If they become compromised - I know trouble wont be far behind.

[Bob Landry]

Once you have a shower surround, you'll wonder why you put up with a tub, shower curtain, and constantly mopping the bathroom floor. When we upgraded from our FB22, we couldn't find anything in our size/price range that wasn't a tub. That was a deal breaker and Jayco lost us.

[tlhdoc]

Originally Posted by Bob Landry

Once you have a shower surround, you'll wonder why you put up with a tub, shower curtain, and constantly mopping the bathroom floor.

I believe Hazlet is referring to plastic on the walls, not a door on the opening of the shower. My 2010 Z came with just the wall paper. I know many people do not use their showers very often. I use my shower just about every weekend and every day on vacation, so I had a shower surround installed. I do have friends that use the shower with just the wall paper and it seems to work ok.