Dead Bolt Door Lock- Schlage Replacement?

Reading all those stories about being locked out of the Four Wheel campers is making me very nervous.
I would like to replace the original lock on my 2017 Fleet with a high quality dead bold door lock.
Can anyone provide me with a Schlage model number that will fit?

Thank you
Mike

The lockout issue I have read about here is not with the Kwikset-style deadbolt. It’s the little mini deadbolt that is part of the door latch that has the potential to come free from the lock mechanism and drift into the locked position. There was a thread maybe two years ago where someone walked through how to remove the mini deadbolt from the latch so it can’t fail that way.

Ther was at least one thread about the deadbolt failing. IIRC it had been installed upside down, so no surprise. My locksmith took off the oem one, which is rather ceesy, and replaced it with an off the shelf Kwikset. The press in part was a potential source of failure, the part the bot passes out of. We replaced that with a plate.

Deleted. I realized the case described above was the same issue as the one I was going to describe from my search.

Smokecreek1 said:

Gee whiz-maybe history does repeat itself, and I get to tell you guys about some dead bolt problems I had a while ago-however, this time I got locked in my Grandby when a screw came loose and jammed the dang thing. Back on May 17, 2016, I posted my adventure here under the title "This is one for the books", and I still don't know how to past my cite to that adventure here, so if someone wants to do it for me again (and please show me how to do it) like just you did with my recent post on "when things almost went boom. "

Short story was simple, a screw came out, fell and jammed up the dead bolt lock and me and my trusted dog were trapped in the camper. I had to crawl out the emergency exit (with help), take the door off and open it up, put it back together--this all happened when I was camped out in the boonies (of course) and I lucked out because there was a nearby camper that came to my aid! Anyway the post led to a good discussion on doing regular preventive maint' checks and in general making sure your rig was field ready and you had emergency gear just in case something went wrong.

Sorry if jumped into to two different posts after they slowed down-I don't mean to hog or butt in, I just came to the party late and thought my old adventures might add to the stories.
Smoke

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To provide a link to a prior string, all you need to do is go to the old string, copy the page address, and paste it into your new draft post. It will paste as a link as in my post and Vic’s post above. I’d like to read that old string if it describes how you took the door off in the field. That would be good to know.

Smokecreek1 said:

Gee whiz-maybe history does repeat itself, and I get to tell you guys about some dead bolt problems I had a while ago-however, this time I got locked in my Grandby when a screw came loose and jammed the dang thing. Back on May 17, 2016, I posted my adventure here under the title "This is one for the books", and I still don't know how to past my cite to that adventure here, so if someone wants to do it for me again (and please show me how to do it) like just you did with my recent post on "when things almost went boom. "

Short story was simple, a screw came out, fell and jammed up the dead bolt lock and me and my trusted dog were trapped in the camper. I had to crawl out the emergency exit (with help), take the door off and open it up, put it back together--this all happened when I was camped out in the boonies (of course) and I lucked out because there was a nearby camper that came to my aid! Anyway the post led to a good discussion on doing regular preventive maint' checks and in general making sure your rig was field ready and you had emergency gear just in case something went wrong.

Sorry if jumped into to two different posts after they slowed down-I don't mean to hog or butt in, I just came to the party late and thought my old adventures might add to the stories.
Smoke

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Here you go -

This is one for the books

Smoke, first I had to find the topic. I did a google search using this: This one is for the books Smokecreek1 site:wanderthewest.com. I added the link to this post using the link icon in the tool bar at the top of the reply dialog box.

Thanks Monte

Smoke

Years back at a campground in Yellowstone one May day. We found the campground quiet and not too many people and snow on the ground. My gal and I went for a walk. There was two men working on a door of a huge older motorhome.

Later we returned and the two men were still working on the door. Being curious I approached and saw that they were going at it trying to get the door open. Yes similar door hardware as FWC uses.

Between the enthusiastic Good Samaritan and the owner they had managed to destroy the door around the deadbolt and the door frame. Yikes!

I asked if I could be of assistance and know why the door will not open. I went through the back window, small chit chat with the wife as I made my way up front to the door. Asked for some tools and managed to get it apart enough despite the destroyed condition. Got the door opened, they were happy.

Now the regular door latch was broken by the use of a bigger hammer approach. I suggested some type of wire to hold the door closed but now it is just a door on a hinge, no security.

I said my goodbye and felt sorry for them. If I was seeing what was going on at the start of our walk, their outcome would have been less costly. But you just can't live your life protecting people from their selves.

Cheers...

Smokecreek1 said:

Gee whiz-maybe history does repeat itself, and I get to tell you guys about some dead bolt problems I had a while ago-however, this time I got locked in my Grandby when a screw came loose and jammed the dang thing. Back on May 17, 2016, I posted my adventure here under the title "This is one for the books", and I still don't know how to past my cite to that adventure here, so if someone wants to do it for me again (and please show me how to do it) like just you did with my recent post on "when things almost went boom. "

Short story was simple, a screw came out, fell and jammed up the dead bolt lock and me and my trusted dog were trapped in the camper. I had to crawl out the emergency exit (with help), take the door off and open it up, put it back together--this all happened when I was camped out in the boonies (of course) and I lucked out because there was a nearby camper that came to my aid! Anyway the post led to a good discussion on doing regular preventive maint' checks and in general making sure your rig was field ready and you had emergency gear just in case something went wrong.

Sorry if jumped into to two different posts after they slowed down-I don't mean to hog or butt in, I just came to the party late and thought my old adventures might add to the stories.
Smoke

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Smoke, what we are doing is bringing up your original post, then copying the URL (aka the post address), then in the new thread, we reply and use the link icon (looks like a chain link) to include the URL.

Send me a PM if you want. I can talk you through the process.

Edit: looks like Monte already said that, but let me know if you want to talk it through.