Keeping cabinets and drawers locked while traveling
Hello All.....New to the forum so bear with me:
My wife and I purchased new a 2008 35' Durango Lx, we've enjoyed it very much and have traveled through many states pulling it. However, the first needed modification was to add drawers to the pantry. I know of no human that can reach all the way to the back of these deep and narrow pantry shelves to retrieve an item from the back, especially if there are items in the way. I fabricated drawers for each of the shelves to solve that problem. However, on the first trip afterwards, one of the drawers must have forced the door open and fell out onto the floor. Incidentally, I had installed magnetic catches at the bottom of each drawer but found out that wasn't strong enough to hold the drawer in place. I went to the store Babies R Us to find the perfect solution. A very powerful magnetic latch for cabinet doors and drawers that works like a charm. There are two positions, "locked" and "unlocked". Unlocked for everyday use and locked for traveling. After installation they are invisible and when placed in the lock position, the cabinets and drawers cannot be unlocked and opened without using the included "magnetic key". Once you get to your destination, use the "magnetic key" to unlock the cabinets and drawers one at a time and once opened, push the little button to "unlock" and use the cabinets and drawers normally. Even though I've added or modified several "things" to our 5th wheel, by far, this is definitely the most cosmetically appealing and positive functioning modification.
You should be able to view photos here....or let me know if I did this incorrectly, thanks.
Kenny
http://s34.photobucket.com/user/bluka43/library/
The photo is of the package manufactured by Safety 1st
My wife and I purchased new a 2008 35' Durango Lx, we've enjoyed it very much and have traveled through many states pulling it. However, the first needed modification was to add drawers to the pantry. I know of no human that can reach all the way to the back of these deep and narrow pantry shelves to retrieve an item from the back, especially if there are items in the way. I fabricated drawers for each of the shelves to solve that problem. However, on the first trip afterwards, one of the drawers must have forced the door open and fell out onto the floor. Incidentally, I had installed magnetic catches at the bottom of each drawer but found out that wasn't strong enough to hold the drawer in place. I went to the store Babies R Us to find the perfect solution. A very powerful magnetic latch for cabinet doors and drawers that works like a charm. There are two positions, "locked" and "unlocked". Unlocked for everyday use and locked for traveling. After installation they are invisible and when placed in the lock position, the cabinets and drawers cannot be unlocked and opened without using the included "magnetic key". Once you get to your destination, use the "magnetic key" to unlock the cabinets and drawers one at a time and once opened, push the little button to "unlock" and use the cabinets and drawers normally. Even though I've added or modified several "things" to our 5th wheel, by far, this is definitely the most cosmetically appealing and positive functioning modification.
You should be able to view photos here....or let me know if I did this incorrectly, thanks.
Kenny
http://s34.photobucket.com/user/bluka43/library/
The photo is of the package manufactured by Safety 1st
