Pam
First congrats on your nice new TT.
Second, I feel for you and your frustration, especially on a brand new camper. I had a very similar first tow home experience, but on a different area. In your case of frustration it sounds like you have something mechanical not right in the door lock/ door jam etc.
In my case it was the TT ball coupler. We picked up our TT up out of state, 450 miles north from here, and it was in late November in southern MI. We left the dealer all smiles, excited and nervous all at the same time. We planned to camp in Northern Ohio that night as it was already 5:00PM and still 300 plus miles from home. It was slightly raining, cold and getting dark fast when we pulled in the State Park campground. No one there but us.
I backed it in the site perfect the first time as towing trailers is not new to me.
TV and TT where on a slight angle to each other. Well all was good until I tried to unlatch the ball coupler from the truck. After 30 minutes trying to get the thing to unlock, jerking the truck to take the pressure off, DW asking what about dinner….
the frustration was getting high. Why won’t this thing unlatch?
Well after another 20 minutes some how I got it unhooked. I pryed up so hard, I had to stop before I was going to break something. Still nothing. Here a brand new TT and I cannot even get the thing off the truck.
Next morning we hooked up and left for home. Getting it on was no problem. Then we where so thrilled we camped again the 2nd night at another local state park 30 minutes from home.
Again I cannot get this thing unhooked….
This is stupid, I’m thinking to myself.
Again some how I got it off the truck and next day we came home.
Then in my yard at home I unhooked some how again and I crawled under the ball coupler to figure this thing out. Man oh Pete. This darn coupler latch slides straight back, it does not lift up.
That little lift tab on top is for decoration. Never seen one like this before. Now I unhook with 1 finger and slide it straight back once the weight off and the safety pin is out.
Your issue is different but your going to have to get into the lock mechanism, door latch/jam and figure this thing out. I know I do not have to tell you this....
There is something on these dead bolts as last week we where on vacation with the camper. DW get’s up and leaves the camper to go into her mom’s cottage. She locks the dead bolt behind her as I’m still sleeping. Later I get up and go to the door and now I cannot flip the dead bolt latch open from inside. I’m locked inside.
The dead bolt slide will not move at all. This is not good, what is I have a fire???
Well on my camper I have 2 doors, I just went out the bedroom door. And then went outside with the key and wamo, the lock opens??? I cannot get it to reproduce the jam.
Tell DW and she said she did not turn the key up like normal she just flipped it over and pulled the key out. So a few more days go by no problem, but then, it happens again. I’m locked in a 2nd time….
And this time the key slot was up like normal.
I have not figured out yet was caused this as I can go out side and unlocked it. But the bead bolt shaft on the inside will not turn, period when what ever conditions set's this thing up like this.
So, if you or I figure this out, please post some pics of what we found. My camper is only a 2004. If I figure it out first, I’ll post back as well.
Good luck on your camping trip.
John
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Have to admit the door looks rather novel and cool. 
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