Take a look at the best caravans to buy nowadays and you always seem to have an integrated waste bin attached to the door.
This is a great idea and we are all for it. But with no such facility in Penny, we ended up with a bin bag hanging from a hook at the end of the kitchen. Not a good look.
One thing we have always thought, though, is that the door bins provided in modern caravans can be a little bit on the small side. I’ve not only been carrying out bigger jobs, such as adding Wi-Fi to my caravan, but have also been making some minor tweaks to Penny recently, including fixing a leaking toilet cassette, and it seemed a good time to think about fitting a caravan door bin too.
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We found a 10-litre Brabantia bin frame that is designed to fit on a door and thought this would be a perfect way to make Penny look as good, perhaps better, than a modern caravan, offering a neat solution.
Here, I’ll explain the simple steps involved in fitting my new caravan door bin.
Fitting a door bin to a caravan – a step-by-step guide
1. A lovely blank canvas, or a wasted space, depending on your point of view. Many modern caravans have a smart moulded bin on the door and we thought we could do something similar.
2. The Brabantia 10-litre door bin comes with screws and three mounting holes. In order to ensure we got the door level and centred, we placed it with sticky pads on the door. This allowed a little fine-tuning.
3. With the position set, we used the supplied self-tapping screws to finally secure the frame to the door. The sticky pads are probably sufficient, but for complete security when the van is bouncing down the road, the screws are valuable insurance.
4. The new bin works really well! The actual bin receptacle locates in the frame and is held in place with small tabs, and the lid stops it popping out. Brabantia sells 10-litre bin bags to fit, so we have added a supply of these to the van.
Another project I’ve previously carried out was replacing the roof vent in my caravan – it can give you a great way to let more daylight into your tourer.
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