The Cupboard Door

As previously noted, we have had no serious issues with our Aliner, which has been a wonderful surprise, given how camper life goes in general. But we have had two issues with a cabinet door.

Photo of a damaged hinge catch and cabinet frame. The catch
is bent sideways (and now useless!), and the side of the cabinet
has been battered by the harp clip which was meant to connect
with the nylon rollers on the catch. The battering occurred while the
camper was traveling merrily down the road after the door flew open.

The first was a minor, but very annoying, problem with the catch. When it was installed, someone over-drilled, and the catch couldn´t be tightened so that it didn´t spin. When it spun, the catch wouldn´t latch onto the nylon rollers inside the cabinet, which meant that we had to hold it in place every time we closed it.

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Exit the A/C

This post is getting categorized as a repair, but it isn´t really. We camp at non-electric sites, generally in shade, and have never used the air conditioner. This was extra weight we didn´t need, so rather than vibrate it to death on our travels, we decided to remove and donate it.

We had a local, independent, RV repair shop put a metal panel where the a/c once was. The shop did a great job with the panel; it´s strong, secure, and completely weatherproof.

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