5. AWNING ARM PLACEMENT
Have you ever seen an awing arm covering a bedroom window, or perhaps covering a locker door? The result: you can’ t open either without first unclicking the foot of the awning arm from the catch. Is it the end of the word? No. But is it annoying and, arguably, a design flaw? In my opinion, yes.
It is almost always caused by the fact that awnings come in set lengths, with no room for a manufacturer to customise the size. Therefore, the manufacturer needs to work their layout around these set lengths, rather than the other way around. Most have this matter sussed out, but you’ ll still see this design issue pop up once in a while.
Picnic tables really don ' t need keys, surely. This variety, that simply uses clasps, is much more welcome.
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6. TOO MANY KEYS!
Look, this one isn’ t entirely the fault of the caravan manufacturer. Almost all source locker doors, picnic tables and entry doors from a variety of suppliers, and each door comes with its own lock and key. The result: a caravan key ring that looks as bulky as a medieval dungeon master’ s.
Camec has come up with a keyless caravan entry system and there are other solutions, too, aimed at reducing the amount of keys, but more effort is needed here. Also, why do fold-down picnic tables require a key? There is a variety in use by some manufacturers that uses manual clasps that you push down to release the table – these should be the norm. There’ s nothing – or rarely – anything behind that table to steal, anyway.
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