Get a handle on your RV screen door

RVer and tinkerer Jens Pedersen decided he needed a better way to open his Coachmen motorhome screen door. Like most motorhome screen doors, there is a plastic piece that slides back and forth giving you access to the door handle. When the door is open and you don’t want bugs invading your RV space, you simply slide the plastic cover shut.

Sometimes this is easier said than done because the current “handle” on these covers is a small ridge about a quarter of an inch high. Jens, from Wade, Mississippi needs his screen door to work correctly and efficiently so he added a simple cabinet handle to make it easier to open and close. He cut the handle screws so they would be the proper depth to hold the handle snugly in place. He drilled two holes, inserted the screws and fastened the handle onto the plastic screen door cover.Thanks Jens for a simple but excellent RV improvement idea. Putting doable ideas in your grasp - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing

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This comb-bound publication is published by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s Standards and Education Department. Until now, it was only available to RV technicians. It examines what services to perform for preventive maintenance, including checking LP gas systems; servicing and adjusting appliances; testing G.F.Is; winterizing and de-winterizing coach; checking safety items...and more.