Caravan door

Its better the other way. If you don't shut it properly and driving along as It opens the wind catches and it will rip it of its hinges. The other way around it will more so to shut. I have seen what happens when they get ripped and the damage that can happen.

Only regulation I know of is that it must not be on the right hand side (drivers side) of the van.

As said, no regulations Keith, but a definite preference for them to be hinged from the front. Doors have been damaged after accidentally coming unlatched when driving when opening into the force of air.

I would all ways have the door hinge to the fwd. edge for so many reasons, manly so the wind load is not on the catch & technically the faster you go the better the door seal is
I have in my shop now a Dometic 4 point locking door that faces the wrong way (hing to aft) & was fitted that way to allow a window to open & not be blocked when door is the open but the customer now wants it the other way as it has given him some major problems.
Its an expensive change on a fairly new van to take out door repair door jam & wall & fit complete new door & lucky it was a fiberglass foam sandwich construction if it was a alloy sided van I guess it would have been a write of or a complete re-skin
we did not fit or supply the van just doing the repair & I have fitted several of these doors & never had a problem but the hinge has always been fwd

The only mention of doors in VSB-1 is:
"A caravan or trailer equipped with cooking facilities or living or sleeping accommodation must have only outward-opening or sliding doors. At least one such door must be located on the left- hand side or at the rear."