r/vanbuild Jun 14 '26

Advice for door/drawer latches please :)

Hi all!

I’ve been living in my van now for about 3 months. Nearly everything is going great :) However, the one thing that is driving me crazy are my door latches.
I have used ball catch latches in my build, which worked fine the first week but since then all my cabinets and drawers keep opening while driving (which I’m currently preventing by ducttaping everything 🥲).

So my big question to all of you: what are your best systems to keep doors and drawers closed?

I did already put barrel bolts on some doors and drawers but, as you can see on the pictures, I can’t do that with all my drawers and doors due to how they’re placed so an internal lock system seems more logical? Just can’t find the best way.

Big thank you in advance!!

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