| To avoid the unpleasant surprise of your interior RV | | | | get to the front of the motorhome. |
| doors and drawers flying open when traveling, think | | | | If I am interrupted during the process, I look to see |
| like an airline flight attendant. For us who have flown | | | | which room's light is still on. If the light is off, I know |
| on commercial airline flights, we have seen the flight | | | | I finished that room. If the light is on, I know I did |
| attendant walk up the aisle before take-off pushing | | | | not complete securing that room and will start over |
| on every overhead storage door ensuring each is | | | | from the beginning in that room. I always double |
| closed and latched. I use this same method and think | | | | check that I secured our mirrored closet doors and |
| like a flight attendant when securing the doors and | | | | glass shower door as a glass door banging open |
| drawers inside of our motorhome before travel. | | | | during travel could result in broken glass. |
| I begin by turning on a light in each area of our | | | | The contents inside the cabinets and drawers also |
| motorhome, which for us is the bedroom, bathroom | | | | need to be secured such as putting non-slip material |
| and kitchen/living area. I start in the furthest corner | | | | between dishes and packing contents, including |
| of the bedroom and push on each overhead cabinet | | | | refrigerator contents, tightly to avoid movement. |
| door and every drawer to ensure it is latched. | | | | When first starting out RVing, we recommended you |
| Sometimes a cabinet door or drawer looks closed but | | | | have a checklist for securing all areas of your RV for |
| it may not be latched and can fly open during the | | | | travel until you get a process in place that works for |
| movement of travel. I also ensure the closet doors | | | | you. This "flight attendant" process only takes a few |
| and the door to the bathroom are secure as I make | | | | minutes and has worked well for us for years in |
| my way around the room. When all is secure in the | | | | ensuring all doors and drawers are latched and secure |
| bedroom, I turn off the light as I move to the | | | | for travel. |
| bathroom and repeat the process in each room until I | | | | |