Drawers in a Travel Trailer

pasusan wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

3oaks wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
camper drawers are built to stay shut. In 30 years of towing campers. I have yet to have a drawer, OR cabinet door open.

Apparently you haven't driven on the roads in PA too much.

I have driven in PA, not a camper though, and I have towed campers down washboard dirt roads, and pot hole filled back roads, I have turned corners, and had the TT leaning to a somewhat scary angle. Still haven't had a drawer, or cabinet open.

However all the campers we have had. Had drawers that you actually had to work at opening. they have little lips on the front, and you have to pick the drawer up, and over to open it. Are not all RV drawers made that way? If not. Y'all got ripped off. If you get these drawers shut, they will not open accidentally. So I 'm wondering. asking of no one in particular. Could it be operator error. Cause If we don't get ours shut all the way, If they don't drop into the catch. they open easily. We check them before we head out.

No. Ours are that way and we don't have any problems. But - lots of RV drawers are not made that way. :)

I guess they are just standard on the "Entry Level" campers. :B Not having them would be a deal breaker.

pasusan wrote:

Terryallan wrote:

3oaks wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
camper drawers are built to stay shut. In 30 years of towing campers. I have yet to have a drawer, OR cabinet door open.

Apparently you haven't driven on the roads in PA too much.

I have driven in PA, not a camper though, and I have towed campers down washboard dirt roads, and pot hole filled back roads, I have turned corners, and had the TT leaning to a somewhat scary angle. Still haven't had a drawer, or cabinet open.

However all the campers we have had. Had drawers that you actually had to work at opening. they have little lips on the front, and you have to pick the drawer up, and over to open it. Are not all RV drawers made that way? If not. Y'all got ripped off. If you get these drawers shut, they will not open accidentally. So I 'm wondering. asking of no one in particular. Could it be operator error. Cause If we don't get ours shut all the way, If they don't drop into the catch. they open easily. We check them before we head out.

No. Ours are that way and we don't have any problems. But - lots of RV drawers are not made that way. :)

I guess they are just standard on the "Entry Level" campers. Not having them would be a deal breaker.

Terryallan wrote:

3oaks wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
camper drawers are built to stay shut. In 30 years of towing campers. I have yet to have a drawer, OR cabinet door open.

Apparently you haven't driven on the roads in PA too much.

I have driven in PA, not a camper though, and I have towed campers down washboard dirt roads, and pot hole filled back roads, I have turned corners, and had the TT leaning to a somewhat scary angle. Still haven't had a drawer, or cabinet open.

However all the campers we have had. Had drawers that you actually had to work at opening. they have little lips on the front, and you have to pick the drawer up, and over to open it. Are not all RV drawers made that way? If not. Y'all got ripped off. If you get these drawers shut, they will not open accidentally. So I 'm wondering. asking of no one in particular. Could it be operator error. Cause If we don't get ours shut all the way, If they don't drop into the catch. they open easily. We check them before we head out.

No. Ours are that way and we don't have any problems. But - lots of RV drawers are not made that way. :)

The KV8400RVs are great. Got tired of the "Small C" ends breaking and putting sticks through the handles. The tedious but not hard work was worth it.

3oaks wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
camper drawers are built to stay shut. In 30 years of towing campers. I have yet to have a drawer, OR cabinet door open.

Apparently you haven't driven on the roads in PA too much.

I have driven in PA, not a camper though, and I have towed campers down washboard dirt roads, and pot hole filled back roads, I have turned corners, and had the TT leaning to a somewhat scary angle. Still haven't had a drawer, or cabinet open.

However all the campers we have had. Had drawers that you actually had to work at opening. they have little lips on the front, and you have to pick the drawer up, and over to open it. Are not all RV drawers made that way? If not. Y'all got ripped off. If you get these drawers shut, they will not open accidentally. So I 'm wondering. asking of no one in particular. Could it be operator error. Cause If we don't get ours shut all the way, If they don't drop into the catch. they open easily. We check them before we head out.

Old Duck wrote:
I saw a new trailer with the grab catches downtheroad posted. This past year I've replaced the 8 cheapy drawer slides in the kitchen with KV8400RV full extension slides and haven't been disappointed.

These things are awesome aren't they?

I saw a new trailer with the grab catches downtheroad posted. This past year I've replaced the 8 cheapy drawer slides in the kitchen with KV8400RV full extension slides and haven't been disappointed.

Strange, I drive 60-90 mph on pretty rough roads down in Mexico and have never had a drawer of any kind open.
On mine, the slide out drawers you have to lift up slightly to "unlock" them.

rhagfo wrote:

RCMAN46 wrote:

donn0128 wrote:

newman fulltimer wrote:
Balancing the trailer tires will help a lot.

So will leveling the trailer

put shocks on the trailer

X3 to all, also slow down on rough roads!

Yes, we all know that helps but doesn't necessarily solve the problem in all RVs.

Poor quality of materials and construction, plus extremely deteriorated road conditions play a bigger part in drawers opening while on the move.

Terryallan wrote:
camper drawers are built to stay shut. In 30 years of towing campers. I have yet to have a drawer, OR cabinet door open.

Apparently you haven't driven on the roads in PA too much.