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Dewclaw
Oct 10, 2016Explorer II
As others have said, the battery cutoff switch is a non-issue. Since it must be turned to disconnect the battery it would be a rare circumstance to do it by bumping it with one's foot. I've never tripped on it.
The door hold-open is like those on my previous campers and can allow the door to slam shut hard if a good wind comes up. Both my previous campers had metal rather than plastic hold-open latches and both would somehow come loose and allow the door to slam shut in the wind. The plastic latch on my NL broke the little "ears" off in a wind gust but I fixed it by drilling and substituting a short piece of sturdy air hose left over from my air bag installation. When camping where it is windy I just loop a piece of nylon cord around the inside door handle and then tie it to the jack. That won't fail.
The NL is a good camper but if I were doing it all over again I would be more concerned about the Dometic (Heki) windows and skylight over the bunk than anything else. Especially the skylight.
The door hold-open is like those on my previous campers and can allow the door to slam shut hard if a good wind comes up. Both my previous campers had metal rather than plastic hold-open latches and both would somehow come loose and allow the door to slam shut in the wind. The plastic latch on my NL broke the little "ears" off in a wind gust but I fixed it by drilling and substituting a short piece of sturdy air hose left over from my air bag installation. When camping where it is windy I just loop a piece of nylon cord around the inside door handle and then tie it to the jack. That won't fail.
The NL is a good camper but if I were doing it all over again I would be more concerned about the Dometic (Heki) windows and skylight over the bunk than anything else. Especially the skylight.
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