Hi Folks,We have a Prime Time Crusader 351 REQ 5th wheel that has the stainless steel side opening doors with the freezer on the bottom.This is new to us and love the trailer, including the residential fridge option. With our first trip out this fall, we kept encountering issues with the doors opening while traveling. We used foam and wrapped bungee cords tight around the door handles to hold the doors closed.It worked most times, but a couple times a can or jar would fall in such a way that the doors would open slightly and jam while travelling.I'm almost at the point of hammering a 2x4 in the door handles to hold them closed (just kidding - for now!).Has anyone else experienced this with your residential fridge, and if so, what fix did you use?Thx!!

it should have a travel lock as a strap or a knob that screws in.The dealer did not show you this in your pdi?

We use these Southco locks.If you use them, be VERY careful where you drill on your fridge.

IH FanOur solution is to not leave items that can force the door open in the frig. We purchased three plastic trays that fit side by side on the bottom shelf. One wide try holds all of our jars and condiments. Another wide one holds our bottled water. The narrow one is reserved for beer. On the shelf above we have a wide tray that hold two rows of coke cans which are on their side. Everything else goes in the door racks. Have not had the door open one time and everything stays organized. It also helps when unloading the frig when you get home. Works well and very little cost to solve the problem. Good luck

At an RV show last weekend I overheard a lady discussing that with a salesman. She said a friend had their residential style fridge door come open during travel and dump most everything in the floor. He was recommending straps something like these, the best I could tell from his description. Adhesive backed so there is no drilling required.

Don't put anything in the door shelves. It's the weight of heavy items in the door that opens it. I quit putting food and jars in the door and it never opened again even on rough roads.

Keeping residential fridge doors closed during travel

BB_TX
Nomad
Sep 22, 2014
At an RV show last weekend I overheard a lady discussing that with a salesman. She said a friend had their residential style fridge door come open during travel and dump most everything in the floor. He was recommending straps something like these, the best I could tell from his description. Adhesive backed so there is no drilling required.
Bob___Ann
Explorer
Sep 22, 2014
IH Fan
Our solution is to not leave items that can force the door open in the frig. We purchased three plastic trays that fit side by side on the bottom shelf. One wide try holds all of our jars and condiments. Another wide one holds our bottled water. The narrow one is reserved for beer. On the shelf above we have a wide tray that hold two rows of coke cans which are on their side. Everything else goes in the door racks. Have not had the door open one time and everything stays organized. It also helps when unloading the frig when you get home. Works well and very little cost to solve the problem. Good luck
TechWriter
Explorer
Sep 22, 2014
We use these Southco locks.

If you use them, be VERY careful where you drill on your fridge.
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Sep 22, 2014
it should have a travel lock as a strap or a knob that screws in.The dealer did not show you this in your pdi?

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