Slamming doors

Justus2 - No dogs, no children, no smokers – isn't that nimbyism?

Who do you allow to park near you?

It was a very tongue in cheek comment K&M, as others were labelling slidy van man and door slammers etc  I thought I would have a go at labelling others just to see what it was like.. I couldn't really care less who is next to us.... The underlying problem, as others have said is that the doors are not designed to be shut from the inside and it is impossible to do without being quite heavy handed.. If anyone wants to demonstrate a quiet way to do it I am happy to learn..

Write your comments here...I have recently downsized to a slidey door van,  after not liking them next to me before,  SO, we are very careful, trying not to cause too much noise, closing the door, unfortunately this backfired on me recently, I hadnt shut it properly, and it rained in the night , i woke up getting very wet ! And had to slam the door in the middle of the night.

I am sure that if an aftermarket company started selling an electric sliding door closing system for RHD  Fiat Ducato/Peugeot Boxer/ Citroen  X250/290 camper vans at a realistic price, they would sell loads, especially to CC members who are (normally) very considerate to their fellow campers, in my experience.  They DO exist, as i looked at a new VW camper, that had one fitted.....great. 

There are lots of niggles you could moan about. On a CL for a quiet long weekend,  a small caravan parked close side  by side to us to get near the hookup point. We could have leant out the window and tapped his window. He also lit his bar-b-que and smoked us out. As we were only there for a short break we did not complain and subsequently when OH spoke to owner turned out it was their first trip as caravanners so had lots to learn. 'L' plates on van appropriate maybe? It is not just fellow campers that can spoil a break. On another coastal CL site with glorious views, where we had gone for a quiet long weekend break to get away from our noisy neighbours and smelly BBQs, what did we get? Just that from the owners of the CL who had a large noisy, smelly family gathering immediately in front of our MH. Owners screaming grandchildren apparently lived on site and noise was incessant at times. Reluctant to leave as had paid up front. Weather glorious so went for several long walks to get away. Owners obviously do not realise that are jeopardising their business. We did not complain, just quietly left, but we would certainly not recommend the site to other campers so lost business there.

I hope you wrote a review for those CLs Porsche, so that others will know who they are.

Justus2 - No dogs, no children, no smokers – isn't that nimbyism?

Who do you allow to park near you?

It was a very tongue in cheek comment K&M, as others were labelling slidy van man and door slammers etc  I thought I would have a go at labelling others just to see what it was like.. I couldn't really care less who is next to us.... The underlying problem, as others have said is that the doors are not designed to be shut from the inside and it is impossible to do without being quite heavy handed.. If anyone wants to demonstrate a quiet way to do it I am happy to learn..

Write your comments here...I have recently downsized to a slidey door van,  after not liking them next to me before,  SO, we are very careful, trying not to cause too much noise, closing the door, unfortunately this backfired on me recently, I hadnt shut it properly, and it rained in the night , i woke up getting very wet ! And had to slam the door in the middle of the night.

I am sure that if an aftermarket company started selling an electric sliding door closing system for RHD  Fiat Ducato/Peugeot Boxer/ Citroen  X250/290 camper vans at a realistic price, they would sell loads, especially to CC members who are (normally) very considerate to their fellow campers, in my experience.  They DO exist, as i looked at a new VW camper, that had one fitted.....great. 

Ray, soft-close is definitely available for the Ducato/Boxer as i have seen it in the spec on some vans from last year onwards.

however, i dont know if there is an after market addition....

just found this....

http://stedall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a00179.pdf

no prices but a contact number.

Just joined the CC and reading through this post..wow!! some people have way to much time on their hands!! Sliding door noise?? I own a Ducato conversion, keep the rollers well 'lubed and when closing from the outside 'lean' on the door to latch it, no slamming required! From the inside mine a has a large rubber block to grip on to close, but this is no noisier than closing a cab door from the inside..Cheers everyone, try and 'live and let live' where possible maybe..

Welcome to CT, Redders. Glad to see you're enjoying the thread. 

Thank you for the silicone spray tip. 

It has made closing the sliding door much easier and more quiet.

When we were tent campers our hearts sank whenever a VW Caravette arrived on site. They always parked next to us and that sliding door had to be opened and closed every few minutes. Now we have a van conversion with a massive sliding door which cannot be closed quietly. Once settled, leccy plugged in etc, I use the back door until we move off again. 

Never have to run the engine while on site. That's a curse from canal boats.

Not so many VW's about now, I think their owners have the cars on site with 8 doors and 3 boot lids. You know, the folk who load their cars one shoe/coat/water bottle etc at a time.