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Super Dooper Entry-Exit Safety Device

Lots of engineering know how and planning.
jor
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??  Jor , what am I looking at.
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

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That might have saved a few of my T shirts. Will have to copy or improve on that idea.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Oh, ok.  Ya I've snagged myself on that thing a few. 
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

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what am I looking at.

This is a common reaction when one encounters really sophisticated solutions. Over the years I have many times caught my clothing or flesh on that damn entry door striker plate. A piece of rubber over it provides some protection. Amazon is probably trying to contact me right now to get in on the ground floor of the marketing scheme!
jor
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So you either have a screen door or    Ya leave the door open a lot ( bugs ).
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

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Yeah not I too have some come to the dreaded sticking it out thingamajigger on the door! Not really sure that your solution is the be-all end-all but I am definitely willing to give that a try. almost ripped a really good jacket last week on that stupid thing. The really had to be a better way of doing it
'99 U320 40 WTFE
Build #5462,
1500 Watts Solar 600 amp Victron lithium
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Hemi
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Trying to find some ball type device in the shop I can drill a hole into and push on that T shirt ripper. A bungee ball end is just a little too small.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Jor's idea will work for me! I have caps in stock
1996 U295-36, Cummins 300hp, 8.3. Build number 4864. Vin number 1F97D536XTNO54271. Purchased October 31, 2019.

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Better make mine in orange so I'll remember to take it off!
Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
no longer 1999 36' U320 build #5522
2013 Rzr 570 & 2018 Ranger XP1000
2006 Lexus GX470
2011 Tahoe LT 4x4
Previous 1998 45' 2 slide Newell, 1993 39' Newell

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Just a little history regarding the "t-shirt ripper"

Commonly called the "Nader bolt/ pin" this piece of hardware has saved countless lives lost in automobile crashes. In the old days before seat belts and seat belt laws it was fairly common for automobile doors to fly open in a serious crash resulting in the none seatbelted occupants being ejected from the vehicle and suffering grievous injuries.
Today's vehicles are designed so that the doors stay closed during a crash keeping the occupants in the vehicle and therefore much safer.
This is also why every vehicle crash response crew carries a Hurst tool to pry the doors open in order to remove the occupants from damaged vehicles. 
So I guess your ripped t-shirts are a small price to pay for the improved safety provided by that little piece of hardware.

Steve
Steve & Sandy
2003 U320 4220 WCDS, build#6160
Motorcade #17794
USMC '67-'71

 

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That may be Steve but I bet you mister Nader never ripped his jacket on it or else he would have made something that didn't stick out so far. I bet something equally as effective could have been designed indented into the frame instead of projecting out of it.
Still that's an interesting tidbit of history that I didn't know.
'99 U320 40 WTFE
Build #5462,
1500 Watts Solar 600 amp Victron lithium
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Hemi
Instagram bobfnbw
Retired