Child Door Locks

I think this is the route I’ll take.

Thanks,

JaxDad wrote:
A screw eye, two screw hooks and a length of 1/4” aluminum rod.

Up near the top of the door put a screw eye into the door near the edge on the side opposite the hinges. Center of the door put a screw hook, a couple of inches further away from the screw eye put the second hook. Take the aluminum rod and form a small eye in one end. Cut the rod so that the length is enough that when the eye at the end is slipped over the closest hook and through the screw eye it reaches an inch or so past the door frame, a simple deadbolt that requires no keys. To leave it open merely slip the eye off the closest hook and onto the second hook for storage.

It’s very cheap and easy to make and requires only 3 screw holes, no butchering the door and frame.

It makes it extremely difficult for a little one to get out without a lot of noise, but in an emergency an adult can push (or pull) right through it.

Wouldn't a simple sliding bolt latch mounted out of reach work?

I like the alarm idea myself. In the event of an emergency (such as a fire), I would want the five year old to be able to escape--and, in fact, it would not be a bad idea to show him how the door latches and locks operate. Recall that one generally has a lot less time to get out of an RV in the event of a fire than one has in a "typical" sticks-and-bricks house fire, if there is such a thing as a typical fire.

If you do go with a deadbolt keyed from both sides, I would suggest having a key for it available someplace outside or on your person as you sleep. That way, if you had to get out using a different emergency exit, you could open the door from the outside to let/get the children out.

A screw eye, two screw hooks and a length of 1/4” aluminum rod.

Up near the top of the door put a screw eye into the door near the edge on the side opposite the hinges. Center of the door put a screw hook, a couple of inches further away from the screw eye put the second hook. Take the aluminum rod and form a small eye in one end. Cut the rod so that the length is enough that when the eye at the end is slipped over the closest hook and through the screw eye it reaches an inch or so past the door frame, a simple deadbolt that requires no keys. To leave it open merely slip the eye off the closest hook and onto the second hook for storage.

It’s very cheap and easy to make and requires only 3 screw holes, no butchering the door and frame.

It makes it extremely difficult for a little one to get out without a lot of noise, but in an emergency an adult can push (or pull) right through it.

open the window next to the door and flip the grab handle against it. put a rope on it and in the morning reach out pull it out or if a back door use it to go in and out

Deadbolt keyed ONE side only for safety. Placed high on the door.

I’d invest in a simple alarm that sounds off when the door opens that alerts you so you can react accordingly.

You could install a residential dead bolt on the door. If you use one that's keyed on both sides, make sure a key is kept nearby but out of his reach for emergency use.