1 door or 2?

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Postby Joe G » Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:39 pm

Call me paranoid, but I like the idea of having more than one way out...just in case.
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4'x8' mini-hopper w/single door?

Postby working on it » Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:54 pm

I am planning a picture window wall and one door w/window(s) on the curb side. Our 24 ft. TT has only one door, as do all I've ever been in, so there's no problem foreseen with just one. Besides, in an emergency, the picture window (RV window w/crank) will be easily pushed out. And the galley/hatch will have an inside opening feature (for escape/cargo loading). And in a worse case scenario, egress via fireaxe ! Seriously, the single door was always my plan (despite the wife's insistence on two), since in a 4' wide trailer the 39"wide twin sized mattress (with extra surrounding cushions for sleeping), will be pushed to the pic.window side for 6" to 8" of free space to step into (the door itself will be as tall as possible, since neither I or she bends very well). Going non-traditional all the way I guess. Forget what I' ve said The single door plan was scrapped, as was the picture window, due to wife's request for 2 doors and the mutating plan eliminating the oversized window entirely.
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Postby Weirdnerd » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:52 pm

It all depends on how do you like it to be, freedom of choice while building your own is something I like.
My teardrop arrangement made me make only one door that is sort of wide ( 31 inches), we are three : SWMBO, Daughter and I, and we sleep sideways as the interior width is 74.5 inches with a 28 inch wide "bunk" and a 58 inch wide "queen bed" , I know, it is very unconventional and sort of a big teardrop, but the 45 inch x 15 inch window on the other side instead of a door makes a for very nice ventilation.

The two leaf door allows me to transport my tool box from site to site ( I am an airplane mechanic contractor)

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