Camco 41715 High Profile Ceramic Gravity Flush RV Toilet, Bone

The Camco 41715 is a high-profile gravity flush toilet built to replace the tired plastic unit that came with your RV or camper. It's the bone-colored version, with a full ceramic bowl, a slow-close wood seat and lid, and a foot-pedal flush. If you've spent a season fighting a flimsy factory toilet, this is the upgrade that makes the bathroom feel a lot more like the one back home.

The big deal here is the ceramic bowl. Plastic RV toilets stain, hold odor, and scratch every time you clean them. Ceramic wipes clean, shrugs off stains, and just looks better after a few years of use. Pair that with the 18-inch chair-height seat and you get a toilet that sits at a comfortable, residential height. No more crouching on a short RV bowl. For taller folks and anyone with bad knees, that extra height makes a real difference on a long trip.

Flushing is handled by a foot pedal, so your hands stay free. Step lightly for a quick rinse, or hold it down for a full-bowl flush when you need the extra water to clear things out. This is a gravity flush toilet, which means it drops straight down into your black tank with no macerator, no electric pump, and no motor to burn out at the worst possible time. Fewer moving parts. Fewer headaches. It runs off your RV's water supply, so as long as you've got water pressure at the toilet, you're good to go.

The seat and lid are slow-close wood. That sounds like a small thing until you're driving down a washboard road and the lid isn't slamming every time you hit a bump. It closes soft and quiet. The wood seat also feels warmer to sit on than plastic, which matters on a cold morning in the mountains.

Camco ships this one ready to install. You get the floor seal and 2-bolt mounting hardware in the box, so it bolts down to a standard RV floor flange. If you're swapping out an existing gravity toilet, the footprint and mounting pattern line up with most common setups. Measure your flange bolt spacing and your available floor space before you order, since the high-profile body wants a bit more room than a compact toilet. Overall it stands 19-1/2 inches tall, 14-3/4 inches wide, and 18-1/2 inches deep.

Installation is straightforward for anyone comfortable with basic plumbing. Shut off the water, disconnect and remove the old toilet, clean the flange, set the new floor seal, and drop the Camco 41715 onto the two mounting bolts. Snug the nuts down evenly so you don't stress the ceramic base, hook the water line back up, and test for leaks before you call it done. Most folks knock it out in under an hour. If you've never done it, it's still a very doable weekend job with a wrench, a bucket, and a few towels.

Maintenance is easy. Use RV-safe toilet paper and a tank treatment to keep the black tank breaking down and smelling right. Wipe the ceramic bowl with a non-abrasive cleaner and it'll look new for years. Every so often, give the pedal linkage a quick check and a drop of lubricant so the flush action stays smooth. That's about all this toilet asks of you.

A couple of honest notes. There's no hand sprayer with this model, so if you want a bidet sprayer you'll be adding one separately. And because it's a full-size, high-profile unit, it's not the pick for a tiny bathroom in a teardrop or a small van. It's meant for travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motorhomes where you've got the floor space and want a real, comfortable toilet. The bone color blends with most RV bath cabinetry and hides everyday scuffs better than bright white. On the right rig, the Camco 41715 turns the smallest room in the camper into one you don't dread using.