by Squigie » Sat Dec 24, 2022 5:00 pm
My thoughts:
Put the driver's side door on the driver's side for now. Order a curb side door and install it when it comes in.
But, at least for now, you'll have a working door with the correct swing.
Unless you're using an unusual build technique, installing a door after the build is "finished" won't require much more than cutting the hole, sealing the end grain (if built from wood), and slapping that bad boy in place with the required sealant and seals.
Fitting the door "backwards" / latch-forward also increases the potential for leaks while being towed. The more complicated sealing needed around the latch, the lower sealing pressure on the latch side, and the latch hardware itself all increase the number of potential failure points or points of water intrusion that are facing the wind stream.
Depending upon the design of the hinge that the builder uses, it might funnel water into the door channel, as well - instead of shedding water as intended.
As mentioned by others: The bigger issue is the door coming open while driving, though.
Every trailer and motorhome that I have owned has had the door come open while driving, at some point in time. All of them. No matter how good the latch was, or how vigilant I was about checking the door before driving. Things happened and every one of them ended up opening while moving.
If any one of them had opened "backwards" it would have done damage to the trailer/vehicle. The trailer door that popped open at 65 mph (big pot hole) would have destroyed the door and the wall of the trailer if it opened "backwards".