exterior slam latch baggage doors

[kend40]

Has anyone added an additional baggage area by cutting through the exterior wall of their TT? I am wondering how hard it is and how well it can be done. getting under the couch on my slide is a pain....so i wondered about adding an exterior door?

[BurbMan]

Slam latches are commonly used on basement storage of class A's...as in, it latches when it closes as opposed to having to manually latch the door after it is closed.

[wmoses]

Doug33 wrote:
Why does the original thread title use the term "slam"?

That is what the new to TT types of doors are called since they have the wedge-shaped tongue that engages when the door is closed / slammed shut, as opposed to the older type of lock that requires a key to be turned to turn the lock thereby rotating the tab that holds the door shut.

[Kemahsabe]

Doug33 wrote:
Hard to believe the manufacturer wouldn't put doors on both sides of a compartment that spans the whole width of the TT. Why does the original thread title use the term "slam"?

It is hard to believe, isn't it? They put the framing in for it, though. :S

[Kemahsabe]

wmoses wrote:
.... and the new one is .... where?

It's on the other side. If you hold the above picture up to a mirror you can see what it looks like. :B :B

[Doug33]

Hard to believe the manufacturer wouldn't put doors on both sides of a compartment that spans the whole width of the TT. Why does the original thread title use the term "slam"?

[wmoses]

.... and the new one is .... where?

[Kemahsabe]

Not too difficult. My TT has a 1'x1½' compartment that runs the width of the front end. It had only one door, making the rear four feet of the compartment unusable. I found a door and planned the installation. As I hoped (and suspected) there was framing already in place for the second door. The mfr decided to cheap out and not install a second door. So I installed one. Here's the original door:

[CavemanCharlie]

I once had a TT where I added a extra cargo door. On that one it was easy and back then there was a place near me that sold overstocked RV parts so I just bought a door from them cut a hole and put it in. Unfortunately that place closed down and I miss it.

[Bumpyroad]

I would think it would totally depend on the specific construction of your unit and utility location. there are numerous RVs with these doors opening up the under davenport area.
bumpy