 |
|
04-20-2023, 06:58 AM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: Horseshoe Bay, TX
Posts: 38
|
getting locked out of rig
the lower door locked after I walked outside to do some chores, of course the keys were inside.
was able to climb into the drivers window so all was good this time AND I'll be having extra keys somewhere handy.
after getting back inside I was found the reason this happened is the lower lock can be applied while the door is opened and does not disengage the lock when the door is closed. unlike some car doors, which if I were to lock the door while it is open and close the door, it disengages the lock-seems like a smart feature so we don't lock the keys inside.
Is this typical of many fleetwood door locks? Ours is an 05 Discovery with a Trimark handset.
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
04-20-2023, 07:30 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Watertown NY USA
Posts: 6,531
|
Your door lock is probably like most homes. EG: If I open the front door on my house with the door locked the door will open from the inside. If I forget to turn the little door lock knob to the unlocked position, I'm locked out.
I have a well hidden but easily accessible door lock key hidden just in case this happens. I don't carry a massive ring of keys. Those stay inside unless I need them. Too bulky to carry around. As long as I can get into my coach I can retrieve any keys I want.
I have plenty of extra door keys so I can pass them out to other family members while we are camping. If we're all off doing something anyone in the group can come back and get inside with no problem.
__________________
2002 Fleetwood Storm 30H on Workhorse P32 chassis 8.1 gas.
|
|
|
|
|
04-20-2023, 07:36 AM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Kamloops, BC, 60 miles from the Center of the Universe according to the Rinpoche, of the SF monks.
Posts: 7,397
|
Yep. Spare key outside.
__________________
Happy Glamping, Norman & Elna. 2008 Winnebago Adventurer 38J, W24, dozens of small thirsty ponies. Retired after 40 years wrenching on trucks! 2010 Ford Ranger toad with bicycles or KLR 650 in the back. Easy to spot an RVer, they always walk around with a screwdriver or wrench in one hand! 
|
|
|
|
|
04-20-2023, 07:50 AM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Watertown NY USA
Posts: 6,531
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unplanned Tourist
Yep. Spare key outside.
|
"Outside" being the KEY word here. I should have mentioned that. 
__________________
2002 Fleetwood Storm 30H on Workhorse P32 chassis 8.1 gas.
|
|
|
|
|
04-21-2023, 04:13 AM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 8,638
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 72chevy4x4
the lower door locked after I walked outside to do some chores, of course the keys were inside.
was able to climb into the drivers window so all was good this time AND I'll be having extra keys somewhere handy.
after getting back inside I was found the reason this happened is the lower lock can be applied while the door is opened and does not disengage the lock when the door is closed. unlike some car doors, which if I were to lock the door while it is open and close the door, it disengages the lock-seems like a smart feature so we don't lock the keys inside.
Is this typical of many fleetwood door locks? Ours is an 05 Discovery with a Trimark handset.
|
It’s happened to my Revolution it doesn’t take much to push lock down while opening door from inside.
__________________
2007 Fleetwood Revolution LE 40V
|
|
|
|
|
04-21-2023, 01:47 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 66
|
My motor home has the 2 key entry door lock and a 3rd key for basement doors. I keep an extra basement key in a magnetic keysafe that I place in a wheel well every time I park. Then I place the 2 entry door keys in magnetic keysafe in a basement compartment.
This way it would near impossible to lose access to the inside as well as the basement if the keys were lost or if you got accidentally locked out.
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 03:25 AM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Watertown NY USA
Posts: 6,531
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Our20th
My motor home has the 2 key entry door lock and a 3rd key for basement doors. I keep an extra basement key in a magnetic keysafe that I place in a wheel well every time I park. Then I place the 2 entry door keys in magnetic keysafe in a basement compartment.
This way it would near impossible to lose access to the inside as well as the basement if the keys were lost or if you got accidentally locked out.
|
Assuming you don't lock the basement compartment the key is hidden in.
__________________
2002 Fleetwood Storm 30H on Workhorse P32 chassis 8.1 gas.
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 06:43 AM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Rendon, Texas
Posts: 1,465
|
We keep a set of door keys hidden in the propane bay of the RV. We have had to use them a couple of times, including once when I left the RV at the shop and forgot to leave them the door keys for the RV.
__________________
May your smiles be many and the miles be plenty.
Karen & Allen Van Zandt
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 09:24 AM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Kamloops, BC, 60 miles from the Center of the Universe according to the Rinpoche, of the SF monks.
Posts: 7,397
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by txcpl
We keep a set of door keys hidden in the propane bay of the RV. We have had to use them a couple of times, including once when I left the RV at the shop and forgot to leave them the door keys for the RV.
|
Excellent place to hide spare key! 
__________________
Happy Glamping, Norman & Elna. 2008 Winnebago Adventurer 38J, W24, dozens of small thirsty ponies. Retired after 40 years wrenching on trucks! 2010 Ford Ranger toad with bicycles or KLR 650 in the back. Easy to spot an RVer, they always walk around with a screwdriver or wrench in one hand!
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 04:36 PM
|
#10
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 29
|
Check the door jamb screws on the lock
This happened to me. The Door lock screws on the jamb were loose and the key would not work. Had to crawl thru the window and open it from the inside. Took me a while to figure it out. I was about to order a new latch and replace it. Put some locktite on the screws if they are loose.
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 07:08 PM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Thornville, Ohio
Posts: 3,697
|
After the first camper I got locked out of years ago. I have bought a hide-a-key for campers.
__________________
Art & Joyce
Thornville, OH
Kia Soul pushing a 36' DP Endeavor
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2023, 07:26 PM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2022
Posts: 682
|
Airstreams have the opposite issue. They have been known to lock the owners inside the trailer. The door handle can fail and unless you have done “the fix” that allows you to use a screwdriver to pop the lock, you get to test the emergency egress window! Doesn’t matter where the keys are.
Never happened to our Airstream, but I read many threads over on the airstream forum about this.
__________________
2024 Renegade Verona LE
2020 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH - sold
2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
|
|
|
|
|
04-23-2023, 06:09 AM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Watertown NY USA
Posts: 6,531
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unplanned Tourist
Excellent place to hide spare key! |
Ummmm! Not really. Hiding a key in the propane compartment probably accounts for a large percentage of places folks hide a spare key for an RV whether it be a class A, 5 Th. Wheel or Tow behind trailer.
Number two might be behind the cover on the front of an onboard generator.
I seldom leave my coach without my wallet. I have a spare door key I keep in my wallet when we are camping or traveling. I also have one of the "Hide-A-Key" boxes attached to my frame somewhere out of sight but reachable.
__________________
2002 Fleetwood Storm 30H on Workhorse P32 chassis 8.1 gas.
|
|
|
|
|
05-03-2023, 06:42 AM
|
#14
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,134
|
We have a small combination safe in the hitch receiver on the Jeep we tow. A spare key is there if needed.
__________________
2016 Fleetwood Bounder 33C. Towing 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
