Opinions on EZ Open Handrail? (Stromberg Carlson)

I like the idea. DW is short and our new TT is quite high for her to reach the door handle without climbing up the steps and then back down again to get the door open. Not overly expensive either.

bluie5 wrote:
I like the idea. DW is short and our new TT is quite high for her to reach the door handle without climbing up the steps and then back down again to get the door open. Not overly expensive either.

Same here....I love the idea!!!!

Very good for high doors on 5th and some pull trailers, and in general for persons that have arthritis or impaired mobility, can be installed on any door good product.

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I'm going to try it out and see how it works (I hope it does because I'd hate to have extra holes in my door).

Please give us a review after you get it installed.

Amazon sells it. No reviews on the white model; the black model has one review and it's a one star:

Amazon Review

bluie5 wrote:
Please give us a review after you get it installed.

I bought it and returned it the same day it was received. Unless you are very short, or your trailer is very high, or you have small children who want open the door by themselves, you won't need it.

ralphnjoann wrote:
I bought it and returned it the same day it was received. Unless you are very short, or your trailer is very high, or you have small children who want open the door by themselves, you won't need it.

Umm, isn't that the exact target audience of the device; short people, children, tall trailer, etc? :)

WIth 3 kids and a tall TT I am interested in your review.

kohai wrote:

ralphnjoann wrote:
I bought it and returned it the same day it was received. Unless you are very short, or your trailer is very high, or you have small children who want open the door by themselves, you won't need it.

Umm, isn't that the exact target audience of the device; short people, children, tall trailer, etc? :)

Haha, I was thinking the same thing. You buy a product for those people and then return it becuase it works better for those people.... WHAT???

I finally had the trailer at home and no rain so I got it installed. The instructions are a bit weak -- they are only on the box, no printed instructions inside. But, it is pretty straight forward and I only had to figure out one thing that was on the box but I just missed it.

My opinion:

Installation is easy. Drilling through the door proved how little there is to the door. :) I thought it would take some effort but it's just Styrofoam core with a plastic sheet on the inside wall on the outside wall some thin painted metal (maybe not metal?). You don't want extra holes in the door, so getting it right is important. Basically I held up the assembled device and marked the holes so that I knew they would line up to the brackets and I wasn't relying on my measuring skills.

Use is even easier. Even though I am almost 5'11", I found the EZ Open handle easier than reaching up to the actual door latch. My short kids tried it and like it. I installed this just before putting the trailer back in storage so it hasn't seen long use yet. I noticed the logo molded into the plastic on the brackets of the ez-open matched the logo molded into the plastic on the bar next to the door that the factory installed. It looks intentional and factory installed since it matches the other bar.

In regards to the link to the Amazon review that said they broke the plastic piece that pinches the real door latch.... I'm not sure how they managed to break it. I could imagine one part being installed backwards and I can image the person doing what I initially did, by tightening the two screws on the piece that is meant to slide. Once I realized the piece with the slot needed to slide and I adjusted it(the door wasn't opening smoothly), it all fit right and worked. Also, in my box I had an extra plastic piece that the reviewer said he broke.

So, I'm very pleased with the installation and function. I look forward to getting some more long-term use on it.