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02-24-2015, 01:43 PM
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New type of clear plastic screen door slider
We've been to several RV shows recently, Tampa and Chicago, and saw several of the newer model RV's with a new type of screen door slider, made out of a clear plexiglass/acrylic material. What is nice about it, is you don't have to open the plastic slider to open the exterior door. You just push down on a clear knob and it opens the exterior door. You really don't even have to slide the plastic over any more - almost eliminates that requirement, but there still might be some reasons to slide it over, which it still does.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Is there a aftermarket version of it?
It makes a lot of sense, finally a better way.
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02-24-2015, 01:50 PM
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A buddy of mine had one of these on his last trailer. I think it was a Citation. I don't have one on my Montana but I wish I did.
I don't know if you could find one and retro fit it or not. Don't know why you couldn't.
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02-24-2015, 01:58 PM
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I bought one for our Cougar, but it wouldn't fit properly. I then just made a "lexan slider" out of a sheet of 1/8" lexan that I bought at Lowe's. About 10 minutes on my band saw and I had it installed. I did not attempt the "fabricated hole" with the plunger to open the door without sliding the lexan. Realistically, you can't close the door without sliding it to grasp the lock to pull the door closed, so all it does it eliminate 1/2 of the sliding anyway.
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02-24-2015, 02:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pmedic4
We've been to several RV shows recently, Tampa and Chicago, and saw several of the newer model RV's with a new type of screen door slider, made out of a clear plexiglass/acrylic material. What is nice about it, is you don't have to open the plastic slider to open the exterior door. You just push down on a clear knob and it opens the exterior door. You really don't even have to slide the plastic over any more - almost eliminates that requirement, but there still might be some reasons to slide it over, which it still does.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Is there a aftermarket version of it?
It makes a lot of sense, finally a better way.
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My 2015 Coleman (manufactured 5/2014) has one on it. I will have to check and see if there is a name on it. May be a Lipert product.
Aaron
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02-24-2015, 03:31 PM
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My DS's 2011 Springdale TT has this type of slide. Kind of odd that Keystone mixes and matches. I think this slider is really handy. Eliminates forgetting to close the slider once you have exited the screen door and still slides out of the way of the latch when you close the outer door. His trailer also has a 'scare' light on the road side so you can see to hook up your utilities.
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02-24-2015, 04:04 PM
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It came stock on mine and is much better than the old style slider.
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02-24-2015, 04:07 PM
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This sounds great. Does anyone have a picture?
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02-24-2015, 04:26 PM
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I would be happy to take a pic but 3 feet of snow in the yard and these zero temps make it difficult. Cant wait for spring.
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02-24-2015, 04:41 PM
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I can't wait eather
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02-24-2015, 05:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Murphsmom
This sounds great. Does anyone have a picture?
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Here you go... we only have 3" of snow.
I will try and get a better picture in the daylight tomorrow.
Aaron
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02-24-2015, 07:38 PM
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I had 2 of these on my 2011 Heartland North Trail. When I bought the Premier I would have loved if it had them but it did not. We have just the cheap white plastic sliders now.
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02-25-2015, 07:53 AM
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That's the one
Thanks Wahoonc that's it - I should have taken a picture at the shows, but didn't think about it.
I notice many of them on the new RV have a little sticker on them saying, "Patent Pending", so I assumed it is fairly new idea.
I've checked online, but so far haven't found anything, just hoping someone else has, or I might do like JRTJH and try to make one myself. My current RV door slider works fairly well, but had a previous TT that would come out every darn time, ERRRR!
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02-25-2015, 07:56 AM
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It's not that new. I've seen them on lots of non Keystone trailers for the last two+ yrs. may be a new change for Keystone.
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02-25-2015, 08:21 AM
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My 2013 Fuzion came with that.
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02-25-2015, 10:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pmedic4
Thanks Wahoonc that's it - I should have taken a picture at the shows, but didn't think about it.
I notice many of them on the new RV have a little sticker on them saying, "Patent Pending", so I assumed it is fairly new idea.
I've checked online, but so far haven't found anything, just hoping someone else has, or I might do like JRTJH and try to make one myself. My current RV door slider works fairly well, but had a previous TT that would come out every darn time, ERRRR!
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They are available online. Here's a couple of links: The one I found at my local dealership was the wrong size (even though I thought I had measured it correctly) which is why I decided to just make my own.
http://www.amazon.com/Camco-45512-Sc.../dp/B0024E5UVO
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...slide-set/6293
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02-25-2015, 11:02 AM
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Our 2013 Rpod had it (just like the clear one pictured above by Aaron with the push-down). There's no comparison - it was so much better than the white one that we have to slide open. The first year we owned our Premier, we went on a search every time we'd go to an RV store. They have the inserts, but they're all the size of the Rpod, which is a lot smaller than ours. However, Aaron's doesn't look as narrow. Maybe there's hope that someone actually makes one that would fit.
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02-25-2015, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JRTJH
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So the Amazon one is just the bubble part and not the rest of it?
Being in Canada with shipping it would be nice to have the complete kit
My magnetic screen doors work great as the dog can come and go as she pleases but one of these kits would be nice too
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02-25-2015, 02:07 PM
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Looks like our white one but clear (no lever).
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02-25-2015, 03:09 PM
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Thanks fro the picture and the links.
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02-25-2015, 04:44 PM
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Thanks for posting the pic I was challenged to understand how this thing looked.
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