Keeping the RV entry door closed during travel is obviously important, especially when traveling with pets, kids, or anyone not familiar with what can happen. It’s probably less an issue in rear-engine motorhomes, where there’s less likely to be someone standing near the door, but in RVs with mid-ship entry, it’s not uncommon to have…
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Door latches, part 1: What type of door latches do you have?
Have you ever noticed that most door latches on RV doors, especially on trailers and compartment doors, resemble a residential door latch more so that what’s on a car? It’s really a significant safety problem—in terms of somebody or something falling out, or somebody unwanted gaining access. On the maiden voyage in my current motorhome,…