Cabinet door latch

[prohandyman]

Here is latest pics of galley cabinets in the "Tear-go" cargo conversion.
What is the best method for keeping the cabinet doors closed while traveling? Our old family camper had a simple post that was squeezed in between two plastic jaws when the doors were closed. Is there a better mouse trap?

[dwgriff1]

I sincerely dislike RV hardware, where you have to fight something every time you open a door or drawer. I wanted my doors and drawers free to open, like your kithcen cabinets.

After a lot of thinking I devised a way to use a shock cord, run between external and internal knobs to hold things in place while traveling. I drilled a hole through the three drawers in the galley, and skew a dowel through that hole to secure the drawers.

It takes a minute to secure everything, but when I don't need it secured, it is easier to work with.

dave

[madjack]

...we used regular window sash locks...seem to work very well and not a hassle to use.............
madjack

[Guy]

Dear all,

Has anyone used the hatch or items attached to the hatch to also secure the galley drawers and doors autimatically upon closing the hatch?

[Aaron Coffee]

Pro,
I'm thinking of a number between one and ten. What is it? I was going to post the same question. I had an idea of using 1/4 rod and eye bolts, to latch the doors from the inside but just realized that once I latch the first door I couldn't latch the second one. Oh well back to the drawing board.

[rbeemer]

For those who have or had small children remember baby-proofing the house. You could probably use the same stuff here(especially for doors).

You could also use magnets(rare earth) to keep things closed.

[prohandyman]

I was thinking of the baby proof latches, except that we have them on our lower cabinets in the kitchen now for our granddaughter, and I really hate it when I need to get in and forget that they are there. Maybe thats what the string is for!

[Steve_Cox]

As for cabinet door latches. On the tear drop all my doors face toward the back of the tear. I don't have a problem with them opening during acceleration, the magnetic catches work fine. If they faced the other way I could see a problem if you brake hard. On boats however I always used elbow catches inside the cabinets but you have to put a finger hole in the door to be able to release them.

[Sonetpro]

I used boat latch's.

[bledsoe3]

On my doors I used hinges that are spring loaded to help keep the doors closed and door catches. They have a triangular piece that mounts to the door and is forced between two tensioned rollers that close around it. I have to pull pretty hard to open the doors.