Keeping fridge door open while in storage

[LASilvey]

We always store our trailer with the fridge open however we will be switching to an indoor facility and they may shift the units around while in storage. My question is, while there's a hundred ways to keep your door open while the rig is still, does anyone else have this situation and a good way to keep the door open yet not banging open/closed in the event the trailer moves? Thank you!

[Wade44]

LASilvey wrote:
We always store our trailer with the fridge open however we will be switching to an indoor facility and they may shift the units around while in storage. My question is, while there's a hundred ways to keep your door open while the rig is still, does anyone else have this situation and a good way to keep the door open yet not banging open/closed in the event the trailer moves? Thank you!

I would be more concerned about the possibility of having some nose picking tweaker that just made a career change from Burger King Frytech to Storage Facility Executive, whose towing and driving experience consists of Matchbox cars when he was 9, shifting my stuff around a crowded storage facility.

Jam a block of 2x4 in the fridge doors and wrap some bungees around it to hold them in place.

[mockturtle]

When I leave my AZ home for the summer, I fill the refrigerator and freezer with crumpled up brown paper and keep the door shut after thoroughly cleaning and drying it. Been doing it for years. Leaving the door open when it's hot (I leave the A/C on 88 degrees F) can dry out the gasket if the door is left open.
In my RV I leave my refrigerator running all the time but if I were to leave it off, I'd do the same.

[pianotuna]

I use a bungee cord and the pantry door.

[1320Fastback]

I'd be more worried about someone moving my trialer without me there than my door possibly closing on its own.

[LASilvey]

2112 wrote:

LASilvey wrote:
My door has pins you can extend to keep the door from closing however, they don't keep it from swinging open if the rig moves.

Norcold has a slot in the door jam for the pin to slide into to hold the door slightly open.

Ok, I'm gonna have to double check my door because I know about the pins but have never noticed a slot to keep the door open solid! I've seen the little cards but those only seem to work for Dometic.

[pennysmom09]

If the refrigerator is good and dry, closing the door while in storage won’t hurt it. We stored ours in a hot field in Florida every summer and after a thorough cleaning and drying for 24 hours I closed the door and never had any issues. Mice and roaches maybe, but the frig was fine. 🙂

[BarneyS]

I used bunji cords when I moved our trailer with the fridge doors open. Works very well and never had any damage at all.
I would hook both the fridge and the freezer doors open.
Barney

[obgraham]

I just use a chunk of styrofoam (of which there is far too much around!) inserted into the door opening and secured with a piece of packing tape. Place it along the top edge to prevent it slipping.

[Grit_dog]

Velcro....for your shoes.

[2112]

The blue clips are for a Dometic fridge

[nickthehunter]

2112 wrote:

LASilvey wrote:
My door has pins you can extend to keep the door from closing however, they don't keep it from swinging open if the rig moves.

Norcold has a slot in the door jam for the pin to slide into to hold the door slightly open.

Exactly, that's how mine work also. They extend into a little hole to keep the door from moving.

[camperfamily]

Those blue clips do not stay when moving the trailer. Good luck with them. I'd be looking for another solution. Like the foam and bungie concept.

[2112]

LASilvey wrote:
My door has pins you can extend to keep the door from closing however, they don't keep it from swinging open if the rig moves.

Norcold has a slot in the door jam for the pin to slide into to hold the door slightly open.

[IAMICHABOD]

Mine came with clips Like These snap on and holds door open and doesn't swing out.

[Boomerweps]

Go to a dollar store and get some pool noodles. They have many uses. Good to let the kids beat each other with, among other uses.
Cut a noodle to desired length, then split it. Push the split over the door or frame edge. Tape it in place if needed, using painters tape to minimize residue when removed.
I’d also use the painters tape to hold the door semi shut in case the RV gets moved.