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Stop Slamming The Doors
For the experienced RV'er this is probably not new news but for those of us just starting out it is amazing what we learn every day.
We have a 2004 Four Winds Infinity 35' and have been on the road or in an RV park for about 4 months. One of the problems we have had was the sliding doors to our bedroom and their desire to slam shut while I am driving.
The dealer installed a very cheap plastic snap and strap across the doors but that lasted only until the first great bump and turn. The plastic snapped and the doors began their dance back and forth between where they should be and where they wanted to be breaking the guide that kept them together and making a strong impression on the opposing post.
I have tried more than one product to prevent the doors from sliding back and forth while we are in motion including my own running shoe wedged under the doors. I thought velcro would do it but even that pulls loose or strips the wall of its covering.
I finally found something that has worked thus far and I found it in the baby section of the local Lowe's hardware store. The manufacturer of the "Multi-purpose Latch" is Safety 1st. and provides a simple latch that I stuck on the wall that has a button to push when you want a release. The other end I attached to the second door to keep both of them from sliding back and forth. I did not know if the adhesive on the latch would hold both doors when they decide to dance back and forth so I attached the piece to the doors with velcro for extra strength.
As we begin our next journey I will let you know how it holds up or if I am again in search for the answer to a secure door.
If anyone else has a better solution please offer it up before I totally remove the doors if my latch does not work. My wofe would not let me replace the doors with one that folds because she thinks they look tacky.
We have a 2004 Four Winds Infinity 35' and have been on the road or in an RV park for about 4 months. One of the problems we have had was the sliding doors to our bedroom and their desire to slam shut while I am driving.
The dealer installed a very cheap plastic snap and strap across the doors but that lasted only until the first great bump and turn. The plastic snapped and the doors began their dance back and forth between where they should be and where they wanted to be breaking the guide that kept them together and making a strong impression on the opposing post.
I have tried more than one product to prevent the doors from sliding back and forth while we are in motion including my own running shoe wedged under the doors. I thought velcro would do it but even that pulls loose or strips the wall of its covering.
I finally found something that has worked thus far and I found it in the baby section of the local Lowe's hardware store. The manufacturer of the "Multi-purpose Latch" is Safety 1st. and provides a simple latch that I stuck on the wall that has a button to push when you want a release. The other end I attached to the second door to keep both of them from sliding back and forth. I did not know if the adhesive on the latch would hold both doors when they decide to dance back and forth so I attached the piece to the doors with velcro for extra strength.
As we begin our next journey I will let you know how it holds up or if I am again in search for the answer to a secure door.
If anyone else has a better solution please offer it up before I totally remove the doors if my latch does not work. My wofe would not let me replace the doors with one that folds because she thinks they look tacky.
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Permalink Reply by Kat on -
Those child-proof latches are great, and it was clever of you to use them. Our sliding bedroom door (on a 2007 Flletwood Southwind) has a floor latch that works quite well. It's like you see sometimes on store doors, that you step on to close and sort of kick to unlatch -- it's got a spring in the plunger part attached to the door that pushes the plunger into a well in the part that's bolted to the floor. If you have someplace to install those, it might work better than risking the walls.
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