Secure Habitation Door whilst open

[RonT65]

Hi there, we have just fitted a flyscreen at our habitation entrance. In the past the door slammed shut when there is a breeze / wind. I would like to prevent this to happen and the bin attached to the door breaking the flyscreen. The is a "clip" to hold the door but it off experience I know this is not suffice.
Any ideas to keep the door securely open?

The

 

[phil1010]

Anyone tried these


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Amazon product ASIN B09XFPHQFQ

These work perfectly on our Hymer S830. Just take your time fitting them and add a bit of sikaflex.

 

[RonT65]

Hi there, we have just fitted a flyscreen at our habitation entrance. In the past the door slammed shut when there is a breeze / wind. I would like to prevent this to happen and the bin attached to the door breaking the flyscreen. The is a "clip" to hold the door but it off experience I know this is not suffice.
Any ideas to keep the door securely open?

The

Thank you all for the tips n ideas!!! Much appreciated!!

 

[AlastairH]

I use a piece of cord with a small loop on one end to loop through the door handle and a large loop to drop over the wing mirror.

 

[Doobray]

Niks Naks on Facebook or ebay

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[AlastairH]

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That’s neat. Could you post a link please?

 

[The Old Man]

BUNGEE if near the cab door.

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[The Old Man]

That’s neat. Could you post a link please?

Try;

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[Doobray]

That’s neat. Could you post a link please?

 

[Brains]

A one meter loop of paracord!
It has the advantage of being windproof, yet easy to slip on/off
And can be left hanging on the wing mirror when pitched up.
(Also used as tea towel dryer)

Notice the double figure of eight knots:
It's critical to get the length exactly correct,
loose enough to slip over the handle, yet tight enough so the door does not bang in the wind,
but once tied, it will last for ever.

(For Hymer MLT series owners, you need just over 2m of paracord)

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[houdini]

String to passenger cab door.

 

[pat100]

Luggage strap - door handle to wing mirror strut. Both those points seem pretty strong.

 

[Pedro Pallent]

We have the same issue.

I've seen an ebay solution, which was pretty much the same as above. A suction cup with a bungee attached.

That’s what I use, suction cup from Amazon and a bungee cord. Less than £4

 

[Andy_Elddis125]

Ours opened the other way (hinge to the rear) so I used a bungee with a large hook on one end which hooked over the alloy wheels.

 

[Betty2019]

Hi there, we have just fitted a flyscreen at our habitation entrance. In the past the door slammed shut when there is a breeze / wind. I would like to prevent this to happen and the bin attached to the door breaking the flyscreen. The is a "clip" to hold the door but it off experience I know this is not suffice.
Any ideas to keep the door securely open?

The

Check out Nike naka on Facebook for their hab strap

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[bigtwin]

I just don’t get the love affair with all those Heath Robinson approaches.

Anything that involves a bungee cord is just a fat lip in the waiting.

There are perfectly good engineered solutions already posted earlier in the thread.

Ian

 

[pat100]

Bungee is pretty evil - the constant tightening and slackening due to wind gusts causes all sorts of problems. My vote goes to non-elastic-ish nylon webbing.

 

[cyberyacht]

I use a bit of bungee with a sail slide which fits in the thermal cover channel behind the driver side window. If it's warm enough to have the door open I won't be using the thermal cover.

 

[pat100]

I use a bit of bungee with a sail slide which fits in the thermal cover channel behind the driver side window. If it's warm enough to have the door open I won't be using the thermal cover.

I probably shouldn’t be motorhome-ing. I didn’t understand anything that came after “bungee …”

 

[Smokaijo]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18597850...d=link&campid=5339023013&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 is what i use

Love it -ordered

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[Willieboy]

and me - thank you

 

[garry55]

200 Nm gas strut

 

[FrankNicklin]

If the wind gets behind that door, that bungee will over stretch and snap easily probably when you least expect it. You need a rigid retainer such as webbing or mechanical fixing so it cannot move or stretch. Seller says the suction cups are rated at 14lbs but tested to 40lbs in test conditions and probably not a snap load from a sudden gust of wind, that is not much with wind force on the size of a door.

 

[FrankNicklin]

Thanks Dave, that was my thought but virtually have no space to get my hand in to put in a pin or a drill to make sure the holes line up . Sounds like bungy strap might be the best solution

Bungees are dangerous especially in a strong wind. If they break they can take your eye out and can easily over stretch in a strong gust. Better to use rope or webbing or a mechanical stay.

 

[bigtwin]

Bungees are dangerous especially in a strong wind. If they break they can take your eye out and can easily over stretch in a strong gust.

Agreed, hazardous little beggers!

Ian

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[cyberyacht]

You need a bigger bungee then. Ideal is a length of cord with a shorter length of bungee just to maintain a bit of tension.

 

[buzz1]

You need a bigger bungee then. Ideal is a length of cord with a shorter length of bungee just to maintain a bit of tension.

I mainly use bungee cup / bungee.
If it’s really windy I do stand my 40 litter water barrel just in front and touching door
this work well when on a site for couple days , I also anchor my dog to it

 

[Clive Beeza]

One of these with a hole drilled through both parts and a metal R clip

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A really good idea simple neat and effective an engineering solution