Habitation door

[silverweed]

My Hymer is 20 years old now, it is having a replacement habitation door. The door does not have a window in it. With the replacement would you choose to have a window or not. I can’t decide. I wonder if the more that it has the more there is to go wrong. It might leak, is it less secure as I suppose it could be prised out and then there is access to the lock. What would you choose

 

[4x4man]

Without,
for all the reasons you have stated, but the main one , security

 

[silverweed]

Yes that’s what I’ve been thinking. I know the little extra light from the door may good but the down side appears greater. Has anyone with a door had any problems

 

[mr brown]

your cab windows are the easiest entry , so i wouldn't worry about the security . i'd go for the extra light

 

[Phantom]

Your window layout would likely determine how beneficial an extra window would be.

 

[Nick-Mandy]

The glass in the door is a good idea, as if someone comes a knocking at night, you can check them out first before opening the door.
Yes - for safety

 

[Mr and Mrs Tupcox]

Window ..having hab both on different vans ..

 

[nabsim]

My door is solid and has one of those spy hole things you get in hotel doors so you can see who is there without opening blind on side windows.
If I had to replace I would just go for cheapest that did the job and fit okay. I would be more tempted with stable type door like a caravan. Good job we are all different huh

 

[Nosmo king]

No window, I’ve also got a 20 year old Hymer (B680) and I think we get enough light, also you may have a job getting a door, good luck

 

[mr brown]

it would be a simple and worthwhile exercise to make a cardboard door with a hinged flap , to see what difference a window would make. i reckon more than you'd think !

 

[Johnny Burr]

I would go with Mr Brown's comment, front door windows shatter easily so if a determined Johnny Theif wanted into a van the glass would be the easier option rather than prising plastic off, cracking it and make much more noise.

 

[silverweed]

Well you would think breaking a glass window would be easier but it always depends on who is wielding the crowbar

 

[Tezza33]

The glass in the door is a good idea, as if someone comes a knocking at night, you can check them out first before opening the door.
Yes - for safety

Yes but sometimes you don't want to see who it is


We have a Hymer with a rear hab door so it is next to the cooking area and we would love a window in the door, it is a dark area in ours because we changed the rooflight in that area to a turbofan, a door window would give that extra light

 

[Molly 3]

I would have one as I am very nosy

 

[jagmanx]

If the extra light is needed . Yes.. But maye with a blind to stop @Molly 3 Spying on you !