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DOORS, HATCHES, HANDLES

Airing it Out
Even when my RV is closed up for storage, I want to let air flow through without restriction – this ...
Aye, Matey
The manufacturer of my travel trailer used a "universal" power-cord hatch, which was not ideal. It r...
Frosty Panes
I had to do a little problem solving in the decorating department in our 1984 Pinnacle 27-foot motor...
Latch It Up
As full-timers, we travel a lot of nasty roads. When the cabinet doors in our galley popped open and...
No More Mice
Mice in RVs are no small problem. I think the easiest rodent entry is the electrical cord through th...
All Locked Up
The five original equipment storage compartment locks on my trailer were very poor quality plastic d...
Blind Frustration
One of the little annoying problems in RVing today is having to regularly replace the small plastic ...
Catchy Hatches
The outside storage hatches on my trailer are equipped with only a key latch, which when left unlock...
Double Door Trouble
(1)We live in a large fifth-wheel, and we love to travel on the rural scenic byways. Sometimes the c...
Drawer Slick Trick
We’ve found a nice solution to those pesky, sticky wood drawers that don’t want to open. We took som...
Grab This
I had bought a trailer, but never felt quite safe stepping out the door onto the metal step. I was a...
Heads Up!
I had a wide microwave compartment door in my new fifth-wheel trailer, which when open was impossibl...
Little Hands/Big Problems
We camp at many different campgrounds and, due to various circumstances, we often put the awning sup...
Little Lock
My fifth-wheel trailer is equipped with a Norcold refrigerator that relies on a magnetic gasket to k...
Miffed Mouse
An RV with its power-supply cord dangling to the ground from the open slot in the utility-access doo...
More Mousy Madness
Here’s another method we’ve found useful for keeping little rodents out of your coach. After being ...
Rain Cap
Although the shore-power cord storage-compartment door of most RVs has a small sliding panel to prot...
Snappy Approach
You can make your own insulated vent covers from 2-inch-thick foam rubber purchased from a fabric sh...
The Open-Air Look
We enjoy camping, and like to have the windows and doors of our RV wide open, so we can appreciate t...
Warm and Cozy
Don’t let the winter chill come through you RV windows. A shrink storm-window film may be the ine...