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28/7/2019 at 1:41pm
Location: Staithes
Outfit: Vantage Neo
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‘Soft close doors’ a good idea.
And then a cure for an even bigger annoyance. BBQ users who think it is OK to let their foul stench drift across the whole site.
Just saying....
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28/7/2019 at 3:33pm
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or folk thinks it's ok to share the sound from their TV with adjacent pitch. No wonder we're using sites less!
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28/7/2019 at 8:24pm
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We have been told that there are such things as soft/less noisy sliding doors on the market now. It has something to do with the latch and connector. I can't for the life of me remember which brand of vehicle initiated this. All we have to do is re train the operator.
I hate the catches on the cabinets within our van. They are also very noisy and have the added delight of trying to snap a finger within them.
I am sure that women should have more input into the design of motorhomes. Lets face it, it is they who spend the most time in the vans. I know that I would never put the outside light on the van where as soon as the habitation door is opened it covers the light. The bins in the doors that prevent the door closure if the fly screen is across the opening. The vans with full ovens with a dropdown pan drawer...why are they glass?
Sorry I digress, those doors are seriously a nuisance not just to others but the more observant of owner.
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28/7/2019 at 8:58pm
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I have a 26 year old Renault Trafic. The side door is understandably temperamental. There is no way that it could be closed quietly. If I am in other company, I refuse to use that door at all. I have perfectly good rear doors which can be opened and closed quietly. The excessive noise is just bad manners and bad habits. A sad reflection of much of today's society.
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28/7/2019 at 10:15pm
Location: Lancashire
Outfit: Leisuredrive VW T6 campervan
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The door on our VW 'van will not close fully without being slammed. We try not to close it fully unless necessary, however if it's not properly closed in rain, it rains in....We try to limit the opening and closing of any of the doors early or late on.
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29/7/2019 at 4:52pm
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I think it's Hymer that have the soft close doors or is it Globster.. and while we're all having a moan about noise I think dogs should be banned... that's thrown the cat among the pigeons.
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29/7/2019 at 7:52pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Johnnie Boy on 29/7/2019
I think it's Hymer that have the soft close doors or is it Globster.. and while we're all having a moan about noise I think dogs should be banned... that's thrown the cat among the pigeons.
I agree. The cats are damned noisy when they start their choir practise at night. ;-)
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03/8/2019 at 8:26pm
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If you open a window (preferably front, I don't know why) before you close the door they are easier to shut.
Something to do with air pressure inside/outside the van.
I know, I didn't believe it either, but it works for us.
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03/8/2019 at 8:39pm
Location: Lancs.
Outfit: Easycamp Taranto
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My son in law has a VW (daddy)van two rows of seats so can accommodate 4 adults and 2 child seats. The back bit is a van space. He paid extra for soft close sliding side doors( they are not standard) for extra safety with the children. Press a catch and they close noiselessly.
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