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Old 04-24-2014, 09:18 AM   #21
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There are only 4 small holes that could easily be filled if needed. Not sure of the specific marine term but here is another perspective to show it a little better.

Looks like a very small cabinet door handle might work too....will have to troll Home Depot and see what they have....not many marine stores here in the middle of New Mexico...
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Old 04-24-2014, 09:30 AM   #22
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Something like this would work..it's designed for webbing....
Footman's Loop

Edit update: They are indeed called Footman's Loops and are specifically for tying down with webbing straps!
Found them at Strapworks.com and was able to order them in sandstone so they will blend into the woodgrain. Cost about $1.30 each (includes a .50 upcharge for color) and $3 shipping. Might do a similar arrangement for the bathroom door.
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gbaglo, the holes go away when the cheese is gone!
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I found this strap set up in the boating section of the local sporting goods store. Works great!
I believe I found the exact thing on amazon: Amazon.com: Attwood Gas Tank Hold Down Strap: Sports & Outdoors

We haven't had trouble with our fridge door despite many a washboard road, but I tend towards better safe than sorry and am definitely considering it, even with the hefty shipping charge.
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I believe I found the exact thing on amazon: Amazon.com: Attwood Gas Tank Hold Down Strap: Sports & Outdoors

We haven't had trouble with our fridge door despite many a washboard road, but I tend towards better safe than sorry and am definitely considering it, even with the hefty shipping charge.

That would do it! I opted to buy the hold-downs (Footman Loops) and the straps from strapworks.com and got the loops colored to match the woodgrain. Plus enough extras to do the bathroom door. Will post pictures after it is all done.
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I'd take care that the metal buckle doesn't abrade the fridge finish. The bungees that I have have plastic hooks and don't seem to be a problem. I'm sure you can get plastic buckles.
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I'd take care that the metal buckle doesn't abrade the fridge finish. The bungees that I have have plastic hooks and don't seem to be a problem. I'm sure you can get plastic buckles.
The webbing that I ordered has plastic side release buckles. BUT, if the Amazon/Atwood belt is used the buckle can be positioned in the middle of the fridge and there will also be one thickness of the strap between it and the fridge so I think it will be ok. The original picture posted shows it that way.
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The webbing is doubled up when you use that kit, and the buckle is on the outer layer of webbing, so would not be in contact with the door.

It looks like a nice simple solution, and not too pricey at all.

We never strap our door shut, and only once on bad washboard did we have it come open. We did have the catch fail a couple times, until I did a permanent (to date) fix on it. The pivot pin on it kept sliding out, and not latching.
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Hi FMLNM,
What size of screws do you use? Do you have to buy them seperately or they come with the Footman's loop? Thanks.
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What size of screws do you use? Do you have to buy them seperately or they come with the Footman's loop? Thanks.
The ones I ordered from Strapworks.com do not come with screws so I'll just have to see once they are delivered. The specs say the hole is .21" for the 1" loops. Might get a little bottle of model paint to paint the screw heads to match the color I ordered for the loops.
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Has anybody with the larger 6.7 cu-ft fridge with the latch in the upper corner of the door ever had it come open on its own while driving? We have this fridge and have experienced no door opening issues to date (although we did have an incident involving a tragic loss of beer - http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f7...gedy-2789.html). Our fridge does not appear likely to pop open on its own, but if others have experienced this, I may consider some kind of preventative fix.
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I don't think other models / sizes have the double lock feature of the 6.7.
First I've seen anyway.
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The solution we chose

We started this thread last month after our fridge door came off the hinges on a very rough washboard road. We polled the forum for ideas to prevent it in the future. We had already tried a variation of the bungee solution posted by gbaglo and it had failed on this really bad road. We have decided to use the strap solution previously used by Steve & Cynthia (sjnuss). we didn't get the exact setup they had..mostly because I had already ordered a variation before the Amazon link was posted.
We ordered 1" footman loops in a medium brown color and coordinating color straps from strapworks.com. I ordered the straps with side release plastic buckles which was a mistake because I will have to pull out the strap from the buckle on one end to thread it through the footman loops...but we're using it anyway and it is not a huge inconvenience. We also decided, for peace of mind, to use the same sort of tie down for the bathroom door. But in order to get a secure place for the footman loops we went top to bottom. Will try it out next week on way to Moab Rally! Thanks for all the help!
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Great solution and looks good too! Might you have been on the road to Chaco canyon?

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Great solution and looks good too! Might you have been on the road to Chaco canyon?

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My thought exactly. That gets my vote for the roughest maintained dirt road in the country. Shook my car battery out of the tray.
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Childproofing > Multi-Purpose Adjustable Lock Strap by Safety 1st from Buy Buy Baby

This works great. When not moving the strap can be re-clipped in opposite direction to keep it out of the way. $4.
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Great solution and looks good too! Might you have been on the road to Chaco canyon?

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No...ironically we WERE scheduled to go to Chaco Canyon - even had reservations - but changed our plans because there were t-storms predicted up that way. So instead we went down to Silver City and camped at Burro Mountain Homestead RV park. Knew it was 7 miles of dirt road in but had no idea it would be so washboarded. Plus, the bungie solution failed when a 3M hook rattled off its backing plate and released the bungie holding the fridge door. I think we are covered now!!
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Aha.
Yes, the 3M hooks are designed so you can take the hook off the mount, to remove the mount. They only stay put when upright.
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Fran & Dave: You said that for the bathroom door you went top to bottom so you would have a secure place for the footman's loops. By secure are you saying that's where the wall reinforcing is? Also to go vertical on this door I am assuming you would need a strap 13' long. Is that about right?

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