Our right rear door

We decided to bring inflatable SUPs where the bikes we're, so we bought a Yakima rack that swings to one side. It works (almost) great.

One of the little things that the Sprinter does well is the rear doors. You open them halfway and they stay open in anything less than strong winds.

Well, the Yakima doesn't let the right door open enough to secure. Ugh! We spent a couple days with straps securing the door to the rack. What I find interesting is how bad that design solution is.  Out of site, out of mind, the natural inclination is to pull the door before disconnecting the strap. And disconnecting is a two handed process, a bit more effort than it should be.

Enter a 2x4 in the door jamb. Sharon thought she left a prescription at home, so on Saturday I drove home from White Springs for it. While there I also grabbed my panniers and our laundry bag. And a couple pieces of 2x4 to hold the door open. It's easily visible when you're ready to close, it's easy to grab it one handed and put it in the tray. I think we have a winner!

I should note that the normal spring tension open mechanism is insufficient in strong winds, and the 2x4 falls out with sufficient wind. So in OK we tied the right door to my bike. The left door is a different problem. In big wind it can't stay half open. If we're not on shore power, no problem: opening the door wide there's a magnet to hold the door firmly. But. The shore power outlet is right beside the magnet, so the door can't reach the magnet because the power cable is in the way. First world problems are so difficult.

I realized that if I put the 2x on top of the hinge it stays in place when the door opens more with the wind. Iteration is wonderful.

Pictures are here.