Hi Valpal,
Rather than lock a possible means of emergency exit I would be tempted to fit an inexpensive alarm.
There are many variants, I have added a link to one type below.
Regards,
Greg
all the caravan windows in our van you have to press a button and then turn the lock at the same time! add to that they would have some blinds to contend with too hardly something a 2yr old kid could do, and esp if you never actually open that window in the first place then they don't get ideas in their heads
Thanks Greg, but I think 120db would damage her ears, so I'm hoping to get a proper locking mechanism...
This 2yo could open the blinds, flu screen and windows ar 21 months, Marg6.. in Australia, on hols. we had a locking mechanism on the stays.
Does anyone know of something like that?
Quote: Originally posted by Valpal on 30/1/2017
Thanks Greg, but I think 120db would damage her ears, so I'm hoping to get a proper locking mechanism...
This 2yo could open the blinds, flu screen and windows ar 21 months, Marg6.. in Australia, on hols. we had a locking mechanism on the stays.
Does anyone know of something like that?
Hi Valpal,
I was just trying to give you an example, as there are lots out there ,and there are ways to mute them.
Very difficult when you have a child with Houdini tendencies.My youngest son was the same as a nipper.
Have had a look for lockable stays and can't see any.
Good luck with this.
Regards,
Greg
Quick update...could you use this with a fixed lock attached inside the van.
Ok, thanks Marg6. I will look into something different, like putting the bars of a cot over the window, and use hooks on the upper and lower bunks so I can turn hooks to lift and remove when needed.
Possibly glue the stay for now and replace them later?
MissC is very adventurous, and I don't want her doing a runner when shut away for the night!
Thanks anyway. Xx
I wouldn't glue anything if I was you! like said before what if you had a fire and needed to get out quickly?
as for her doing a runner!!!! I seriously doubt that she would do that, considering how high up it is for a 2 yr old! your window will seem like a cliff to her, I think you are over thinking things to be honest and letting your imagination run away, in 45 yrs of caravanning not once have I ever heard of any toddler doing what your thinking
something simple could be made up from DIY shop parts. i made a rail for my youngest to stop him falling out of bed. he is 5 now.....and still falls out of bed but in our current caravan making a cot rail is not so easy.
we used to worry about ours making a nocturnal bid for freedom. our Baily ranger didnt have windows near the beds at the back, but the door was next to their bed and easy to operate. luckily they didnt.
if you ask my parents though, before i could walk, i crawled off out of a tent and my sister went exploring on her own at a young age. so it does happen.
------------- First van bailey ranger 550/6
Now the proud owner of a coachman amara
yes in tents, never heard of it in a caravan a caravan door can soon be secured with adding a security chain type on the door overnight if you where worried
Hi Marg6,
This little one has moments of not accessing the danger, and will jump from the top of a slide if she could.... so far I've stopped her. As it will be mainly just her and myself, I would naturally like to make sure she is safe. I'm in my 60s, and adopted her last year, so she keeps me on my toes! 99% of the time she listens and understands, but I'm trying to make sure that 1% is not the time she breaks her neck 🙃
Quote: Originally posted by Valpal on 30/1/2017
Hi Marg6,
This little one has moments of not accessing the danger, and will jump from the top of a slide if she could.... so far I've stopped her. As it will be mainly just her and myself, I would naturally like to make sure she is safe. I'm in my 60s, and adopted her last year, so she keeps me on my toes! 99% of the time she listens and understands, but I'm trying to make sure that 1% is not the time she breaks her neck 🙃
tell me about it I have a 2 yr old here, so I know about the feeling of trying to stay one step ahead, I still honestly think your over thinking it all, our 2 yr old has been coming caravanning with us for the past year, along with her sister who is now 8 months old, not once has it ever occurred to her to try opening the windows! all the fresh air and excersise by the time its sleep time shes out for a count and I'm lucky to have 4 inches of bed! I kick hubby out of the fixed bed and share with the girls,
Toddlers are highly entertaining but hard work, one of the nicest ages though. i think at 60 you must be wiser and more laid back than most.
one of my neighbors has an 8 year old daughter, in school with my 8 year old son, but grown up kids from a previous relationship. she is 50 now and she has seen it all, been there got the T-shirt and is very much laid back in her approach to parenting where we are all neurotic. to do it again at 60 you command much respect but i can see why you would.
you are so right about their appreciation of risk assessment and danger. They dont consider the whys and wherefores of taking a walk, or opening a window and climbing out. even when they are a little older they act on impulse. my niece rode off on my sons bike down the hill without knowing where the brakes were. it didn't end well although fortunately it was limited to a grazed knee. i have read posts on here about kids getting through windows so it does happen.
can you secure your window catch with a cable tie?
what is the distance between the opposing catches? could you fashion a wooden dowel the length of the distance between the catches. file notches into the ends of the dowels for the levers to fit in. drill a hole through the ends of the dowel at a right angle to the length of the dowel, then secure the dowel to the catches with cable ties. this way she cant turn the catches because the dowel will prevent them turning.
not pretty but will not damage your caravan.
post a photo of the window and i can try to offer a sloution.
------------- First van bailey ranger 550/6
Now the proud owner of a coachman amara
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