Main Caravan Door Internal Child Lock

Keith1408
Keith1408 Forum Participant Posts: 11
edited June 6 in Caravans #1

Has anyone come across a child lock for the main door into the caravan? My 2 year old has a tendency to open the door quite often and we'd like to be able to stop her from doing this in case she wonders off if we're getting ready in the van and we don't want our 1 year old to fall out of the van if the door has been opened.

I don't particularly want to use a barrel bolt as I'd have to drill/screw into the door/caravan. I have done some searches online but can't find any products. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers in advance.

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,134 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 6 #2

    I understand your issue but please don’t forget that a caravan door needs to be easily opened at all times in case an emergency escape is needed. Personally, I’d be very wary of fitting such a device even if it exists.

  • Navigateur
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    edited June 6 #3

    If one did exist you would have to drill/screw it to the caravan anyway.

  • Cornersteady
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    edited June 6 #4

    Fully agree with the above but depending on what is to the sides of your door (ours has the 'kitchen wall' with the fridge on one side and the back 'wall' of the rear diner on the other and if so you could use a temporary home child stair gate that is pressure mounted (is held in place from screws that face outwards) or something similar but beware caravans are not as solid as home walls and you could cause damage quite easily and screwing into outside walls is not advisable at all. Caravan doors are also not as wide as the stairs at home. Do you have a door fly screen? or put a large box in front on the door?

    There is no easy solution (from experience) other than good parenting and keeping an eye out at all times. They will grow out of it eventually!   

  • Navigateur
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    edited June 6 #5

    Thinking outside the box - does the door have an opening window?  If so I have a possible solution.  

  • Keith1408
    Keith1408 Forum Participant Posts: 11
    edited June 6 #6

    Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm hoping they grow out of it soon. 

     

    Navigateur Caravanner, no it does not. 

  • DaveCyn
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    edited June 6 #7

    SAS Security products do a cover that fits over the internal door lock preventing it from being opened whilst it's attached. 

    Easy to fit and remove for an adult but very difficult for a young child

     

    SAS products.com

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 6 #8

    Your link doesn’t seem to work, Dave.

  • nelliethehooker
    nelliethehooker Club Member Posts: 13,636 ✭
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    edited June 6 #9

    https://www.sasproducts.com/

    The link should work now.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited June 6 #10

    Cheers, Nellie. It still took some searching and the item is discontinued.🤷🏻‍♂️

    https://www.sasproducts.com/product/sam-lock/

     

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited June 6 #11

    I only looked up the company, left the search to the OP.wink

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