Hi all. Need advice. I'm designing a custom trailer, and trying to decide which side to put the door and the awning.I'm new to RVing so I don't know if there is a benefit to one side versus the other, right or left. In your experience, is either side preferable?Thanks for any input!!

There is no "right" or "left" as that would depend on from which perspective you're looking at the rig ... rather, it's street side or curb side, the latter of which is the campsite side and the side on which you'd want to locate an entry door and awning. :)

I guess it depends on your planned use and needs.As you may observe, nearly all rv units have the access door on the 'curb' or passenger side of the vehicle. This makes a lot of sense, especially if you need to access on the side of a busy road.PLUS nearly all campgrounds are setup with most spots organized for the table / campfire pit, etc on the 'curb' side of an RV. I do know of a few where two units (usually good friends) can park side by side with the two access doors & awnings facing each other.I would be interested to know your motivation and desire to design a special, custom TT when there are so many commercial units with thousands of options.

Oops, yes, thank you-- curb and street side what I meant. You can tell I'm a newbie :POkay, so most campgrounds are set up for the awning and door to be on the curb side, then?I'm doing a custom trailer due to health reasons. I have a severe mold allergy, and most trailers are made with wood and other porous materials that can mold with enough dampness or condensation. So I'm getting a trailer made with nothing but aluminum.

Every now and then I run into a camp ground that has one way side streets designated allowing camping on both sides of the one-way drive.This ends up putting the access door on the street side on the left side of the one way drive. It also puts your city water connection and shore power connections on the wrong side for your trailer as well haha...When this happens I usually manage to go around the long way and sneak my trailer back into my camping spot going the wrong direction haha.. You see this alot at these camp grounds.Roy Ken

I've been to a few campgrounds (including a few USFS ones) that have some camp sites on the wrong side (streetside) of the camping spur.This leads me to believe that not only do the builders of RVs not ever go camping, but that the builders of some of the campgrounds don't either. But then maybe these sites were done only with tent campers in mind...and they don't have a street side! :)

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ccxnola
Explorer
Aug 07, 2016
I guess it depends on your planned use and needs.
As you may observe, nearly all rv units have the access door on the 'curb' or passenger side of the vehicle. This makes a lot of sense, especially if you need to access on the side of a busy road.
PLUS nearly all campgrounds are setup with most spots organized for the table / campfire pit, etc on the 'curb' side of an RV. I do know of a few where two units (usually good friends) can park side by side with the two access doors & awnings facing each other.
I would be interested to know your motivation and desire to design a special, custom TT when there are so many commercial units with thousands of options.
SoundGuy
Explorer
Aug 07, 2016
There is no "right" or "left" as that would depend on from which perspective you're looking at the rig ... rather, it's street side or curb side, the latter of which is the campsite side and the side on which you'd want to locate an entry door and awning. :)

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