Why are doors rounded?

[Jack55]

Why are the doors on most teardrop trailers rounded on top? Just for looks?

[halfdome, Danny]

My take on it is that a squared corner can do a lot more damage to a persons body than a rounded one.
The way we enter and exit a teardrop plays into it too. Radius inside corners are easier to negotiate than squared.
Other than that a radius door follows the traditional look of a radius teardrop.
The radius corner is worth the extra effort.
Danny

[GerryS]

The radiused corners also are easier to seal. Water proofing is harder with a hard angle.

Secondarily, a point gives stress a place to start cracking. If you radius the corner the potential stresses are spread out over inches or feet. You get a stronger side.

[angib]

Why are the doors on most teardrop trailers rounded on top?

The last person who asked that was tied to a stake, had some nice dry kindling stacked around his feet and was heard to say "what are those matches for?".......

Just for looks?

That's what I think - all part of the teardrop styling.

Myself, I'm particularly partial to doors with four sharp corners but a rounded top - if it was good enough for the Grumman and the Cub (the two prettiest trailers, I think), it's good enough for me.

[doug hodder]

Just for looks?

I'd agree. Flat straight lines are much easier to construct with, but in my opinion, if you are going to put all the effort into building one, why not give it some flair and style. It's not that much more effort and you don't end up saying to yourself...."man I wish I would have done some better design on the door" after it's all said and done. Doug

[Jack55]

Thanks guys! All good points. Rounded it is. And it does look better.

[planovet]

I think it just looks better to me, YMMV.