Habitation door dog gate (1 Viewer)

[Duck Truck]

We looked all over for a dog gate to fit our habitation door having seen a French van fitted with one
We couldn't find one anywhere. So I made a fold up one out of bed slats. Kept the pooches in but the pooches did bark at other dogs unless we covered the gate with a towel
this worked well and was used a couple of years or so on our old van.
having swapped our van earlier this year I find it didn't fit and the design of the new van made it difficult to adapt.
So I set about thinking (Sue gave a deep groan)
When we changed over from a caravan (bloody tuggers) to a m/home (easy life)
The one thing we really really missed was having a stable door type habitation door.
They let in the fresh air, kept the dogs in and stopped them seeing passing pooches and signalling to all in sundry they wanted to play, it also stopped the drafts at floor level
yet made you welcome to passers by.

So thinking hard I wanted to solve the following things:
keeping the dogs in
stopping them seeing passing dogs/people
Allowing fresh air in
Keeping drafts out
Easy to fit
Easy to store
and gentle on the rest of the fabric of the van

Solution:

I had a few spare foam jigsaw floor tiles about 30" x 30" square
using spray glue I stuck them back to back.
Then I cut them as a tight fit to the area behind the door space.
They simply drop and push into place into the door space.
Being foam they don't scratch anything.
They stop the drafts
Storage in our van they live on the over cab bed

Attached a pic of the gate in place

 

[tonyidle]

I use a section of cheap expanding wooden garden trellis. It contracts to about 6" wide (it is around 3' tall) and expands to fit any opening. An elastic top to bottom makes it spring into expanded mode. No use if the dog tends to jump at it or rest paws on it.

 

[Duck Truck]

Hi tony that's similar to what I made for our other van
But two labradors would have destroyed a bit of trellis so I mad it a bit more substantial

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[RogerThat]

Interesting!

Do they make hab doors for motorhomes in the barn-door style? Would a caravan door fit?

How strong is the foam? As per above post, I'm not sure that would take the weight of my dog, she might fall through it

 

[Janine]

Interesting!

Do they make hab doors for motorhomes in the barn-door style? Would a caravan door fit?

How strong is the foam? As per above post, I'm not sure that would take the weight of my dog, she might fall through it

Our van, a 1995 Holdsworth Valentine, has a barn-door. Very useful for keeping mutts in or out

 

[Mr Ed]

"Bring back the barn door" Let's start a petition now!!!

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[Duck Truck]

A genuine Question Mr Ed !!!!
Do you still talk?

 

[Duck Truck]

Roger the two foam tiles glued together are quite rigid
and the dogs wouldnt be able to push them out of place
they over lap the door frame by two inches each side
Kev

 

[Hollyberry]

We looked all over for a dog gate to fit our habitation door having seen a French van fitted with one
We couldn't find one anywhere. So I made a fold up one out of bed slats. Kept the pooches in but the pooches did bark at other dogs unless we covered the gate with a towel
this worked well and was used a couple of years or so on our old van.
having swapped our van earlier this year I find it didn't fit and the design of the new van made it difficult to adapt.
So I set about thinking (Sue gave a deep groan)
When we changed over from a caravan (bloody tuggers) to a m/home (easy life)
The one thing we really really missed was having a stable door type habitation door.
They let in the fresh air, kept the dogs in and stopped them seeing passing pooches and signalling to all in sundry they wanted to play, it also stopped the drafts at floor level
yet made you welcome to passers by.

So thinking hard I wanted to solve the following things:
keeping the dogs in
stopping them seeing passing dogs/people
Allowing fresh air in
Keeping drafts out
Easy to fit
Easy to store
and gentle on the rest of the fabric of the van

Solution:

I had a few spare foam jigsaw floor tiles about 30" x 30" square
using spray glue I stuck them back to back.
Then I cut them as a tight fit to the area behind the door space.
They simply drop and push into place into the door space.
Being foam they don't scratch anything.
They stop the drafts
Storage in our van they live on the over cab bed

Attached a pic of the gate in place

Glad you posted the photo as I thought you meant the coloured ones kids have.
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Great idea as the baby gates you buy in shops are heavy.

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[Four of us]

We use the trellis option, as suggested on someone here, and it works for our two. But we have also talked about a stable door option and would have liked that..

 

[Duck Truck]

Very few motorhomes have stable doors
I don't know whether that's for security or structural integrity or just
designers whim.
The floor tile gate barrier stops the drafts and the dog can't see through it so all in all it's a win win

 

[Duck Truck]

Holly
I quite like the Alphabet one
lol

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[skylinersi]

hmmmmmmmmmmm, we need to sort something to stop furbert from escaping when we get the van, needs to be substantial as he nearly pulled the rear ladder off the land rover earlier this year...
anyone know how much bullet proof glass is perchance.............................

 

[Duck Truck]

point the gun the other way problem solved

 

[Duck Truck]

joking
just joking

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[skylinersi]

ironically, guess what i do for a living

on a serious note, i will have to address the issue as he is fairly strong and wilfull

 

[jnn]

Teaching him that it's more fun to not escape will help.

I've a greyhound and a greyhound sized lurcher. They have free run of the house but if the front door is open, or eg there are small people eating in the living room, the living room door baby gate is closed. It doesn't even need to be properly closed just pushed to and they know to stay whichever side of it they are, in reality both of them could readily jump over it but it serves as a reminder not to, and they never have as adults (the lurcher as a pup on the other hand was houdini!!)

Still debating how I'll deal with the big open van door gap, the lure of the van bed will help there I'm sure

 

[skylinersi]

Teaching him that it's more fun to not escape will help.

erm............if u wanna try...............

Still debating how I'll deal with the big open van door gap, the lure of the van bed will help there I'm sure

thats exactly the issue lol

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[Deleted member 29692]

There are these http://k9gates.co.uk for anyone for whom the trellis doesn't appeal and whose DIY skills aren't up to making their own

Very few motorhomes have stable doors
I don't know whether that's for security or structural integrity or just
designers whim.

Cost versus demand I imagine.

Different parts to tool and assemble. Extra seals and locks.

I suppose if they though there would be enough call for it they would do it but they aren't likely to bother if it was only going to be for half a dozen units a year.

 

[jnn]

hehe, i did as i was writing it think that sounds really patronising, hopefully it came across acknowledging the size of the challenge. Must admit I'm not sure that I did teach mine, I think they just decided it's too much effort to push the gate open or jump over. Lazy, greyhoudns, always

 

[skylinersi]

hehe, i did as i was writing it think that sounds really patronising, hopefully it came across acknowledging the size of the challenge. Must admit I'm not sure that I did teach mine, I think they just decided it's too much effort to push the gate open or jump over. Lazy, greyhoudns, always

lol, not patronising at all..................... as i said he's just ............. enthusiastic..........

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[Minxy]

This is what I did ...

http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/doggie-barrier-gate-for-mh-doorway.128363/#post-1816000

 

[skylinersi]

This is what I did ...

http://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/doggie-barrier-gate-for-mh-doorway.128363/#post-1816000

ah, we have one at home, so tis a good idea..............saves me fabricating something !

 

[TheBig1]

the reason that stable doors went out of fashion is that one piece doors have multipoint locking. these are burstproof and far more rigid and secure

we have used different methods on different vans. the simplest was a piece of 6mm plywood cut to the exact size. most complicated was made from slats of wood hinged up and down in the middle

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[daveandsan]

hmmmmmmmmmmm, we need to sort something to stop furbert from escaping when we get the van, needs to be substantial as he nearly pulled the rear ladder off the land rover earlier this year...
anyone know how much bullet proof glass is perchance.............................

I gave up with our two dogs, they just seem to be able to jump over anything. We just keep the door shut now, it's easier.

 

[skylinersi]

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[jnn]

The Dufus says so long as there's a comfy bed he's goin nowhere



Think we'll be going down the foam square root too

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[Duck Truck]

nic that is an exact clone of the gate I made for our other van
and I never saw there's before

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

Having gone through the trauma of Gemma, our senior & now deceased B.Collie, being set upon by another dog when she was minding her own business, I would want to go for something that could keep the possible escaped monster dog from harming ours as well as keeping two smart B.Collies IN.....
PS.....a passing gentleman put himself among the teeth to defend and help Gemma and was bitten for his trouble, bless him, he saw what happened and that Gemma was the innocent dog......the thick ruff of fur around her neck saved her from injury.

 

[jnn]

That's my more pressing worry too, one of mine was badly bitten a couple of times as a youngster, desperately don't want that to happen again and especially want them both to feel safe in their van

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