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11-05-2015, 06:55 AM
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Interior doors opening in travel?
Every time we travel anywhere our interior doors that run drivers side to passenger side open up and start swinging around like a Texas tornado. This is specifically the bedroom door and the garage door. I dont want to see any damage from this, which the garage door has already got a few scratches on it from hitting tie down straps.
The doors seem to shut properly and latch fully when parked, Im assuming the movement and twisting when driving is allowing the latches to pop out of the catch plate on the frame.
Any suggestions or fixes to this that anyone has done?
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11-05-2015, 07:17 AM
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Have you considered slipping a "bungee cord" around the door knob and attaching it to something nearby that's not going to move? That way the door can be "stabilized" without having to do any permanent modifications.
Another alternative might include a "screen door eye latch" or "slide bolt latch" installed on the door to "lock it in place" when preparing for travel.
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11-05-2015, 09:17 AM
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A lot of flex in these trailer frames. My door to the garage and bedroom door will close when level or on the front landing gear. Once I am hooked up forget about it. I put an extra pillow behind the bedroom door when traveling so the knob will no go through the wall when the door is swinging. The door to the garage I have a block of wood I use for our extended table that I will put behind the door when in transit so the knob will not keep bending up the blinds or touching the window in the garage.
The bathroom door that runs north/south will stay shut at all times, but the other two doors that run east/west will not stay shut. Must be a lot of side to side flex in the frame. I have adjusted the catches for the latch, but that only gives you two options. They will either stay closed while in transit and not latch when leveled or swing while in transit and latch when leveled. I chose to go with the latter.
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11-05-2015, 10:10 AM
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Use some of those wedged shaped rubber door stops, that's what I always did and I never had any problems.
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11-05-2015, 10:29 AM
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That's a lot of flex to un-latch it if the latch is seated.
I haven't had a problem with the interior doors - we're 37' long.
I have had the issue with interior cabinet doors, including having them sheer themselves off. This is solved by a better locking mechanism and or some bungees - depending on your flavor of resolution.
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11-05-2015, 04:09 PM
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We had the same problem with the bedroom door when we got our raptor. The latch on the door jamb was not aligned right and the door felt closed but as soon as we took off the door would open. Realigned the latch to make sure the door would close right and never had a problem since then. Make sure you check it before you start rigging things to keep the door closed rather then fixing the problem.
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11-05-2015, 06:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve S
Use some of those wedged shaped rubber door stops, that's what I always did and I never had any problems.
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Present trailer and last trailer I've had to use door stops to prevent doors from swinging open. Shower door also came unlatched and came off the track. Now I use a large pool noodle to wedge against shower door to stop movement.
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11-05-2015, 09:20 PM
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Good info. My bedroom and bathroom doors are close to each other. I occasionally find one unlatched after traveling. The doorknobs are about 8 inches apart when closed. Bungee cord works perfect.
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11-06-2015, 04:10 AM
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If you have space to adjust the catch plate without it causing problems while stationary, I'd start by doing that. I've found that cardboard from a cereal box makes a very effective spacer and can easily make small adjustments by adding more layers. If that doesn't work for you, a simple towel on the floor across the bottom of the door may do the trick.
As for protecting the walls from the door knob, get the round rubber bumpers that stick to the wall with two sided tape. About a $3 purchase at Walmart or any home improvement store.
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11-06-2015, 08:34 AM
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WOW, I love how creative people get! Bungee cords, door stops, pool noodles, cardboard.... to funny! I will be trying some of the following though to see what works!
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11-06-2015, 11:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rdowns
WOW, I love how creative people get! Bungee cords, door stops, pool noodles, cardboard.... to funny! I will be trying some of the following though to see what works!
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I hope that the ideas work for you and that you don't have anymore problems and can tow with a piece of mind that everything will be OK when you reach your next destination
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11-06-2015, 01:30 PM
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Install magnetic door stops and leave the doors open.
On my 26SAB the bedroom door will not open enough to allow entry when the BR slide is in. I was concerned if I left the door closed and had a slide problem I couldn't get to it to work on it. I installed a magnetic door stop and now leave the door open all the time. The magnetic door stop holds the door securely.
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Alan
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11-08-2015, 08:20 AM
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Bungee cords are a camper's best friend. The other day we were traveling down I-80 in 50+ mph winds, and twice on left curves our entry steps came crashing down. The wind literally blew them down. Very dangerous, not to mention traveling in that kind of wind. We used a bungee to keep them up the rest of the way home. We had lubricated those steps before we went on the trip, and they were way too easy to bring down. We use a bungee to hold one of our large drawers shut when we'll be traveling on dirt roads. Also, found a door knob protector for interior doors so if they do come open (or we forget to close them), the knob doesn't dent anything.
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