Keeping RV Cabinet Doors From Spilling Things

Above, a cabinet safety catch in my motorhome. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

As the following article from Do It Yourself RV states, there's a lot of shaking going on while one's RV is on the road.

All this shaking, especially on rough roads, can cause cabinet doors to pop open and shifting contents inside the cabinet can fall out and possibly bean someone who is sitting below.

I installed some plastic cabinet safety catches to three of my cabinets and they have worked well. None of the cabinet doors have popped open and spill anything. They were easy to install. I also have some spring-tension cabinet bars in other cabinets.

There are several ways to keep things from moving inside the cabinet and Do It Yourself RV shows what they are. 

They begin with:

There’s a whole lot of shaking going on! In your RV cabinets, that is. Whether your rig is cruising down the highway or bumping down the gravel road to the campground, every little bump on the road leads to earthquake-level seismic activity inside your RV. 

No wonder things sometimes fall out of RV cabinets when we travel. This can create an annoying mess to clean up before getting settled into the campsite. Who’s got time for that?

We’re here to help you! In this article, we’ll show you three different ways you can keep things from falling out of your RV cabinets. Not handy? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. None of these awesome methods of corralling your stuff requires skills or even tools.  

To read more, go here.