Honey, do we need the ladder?
When we had our class C the answer was always no. Mark is super tall and nothing was out of his reach besides the fact we had virtually nowhere except inside to store it. I suppose we could have tied it to the roof access ladder in the back but honestly, there was never a need for it.
Now with our Phaeton, the answer changed to yes. Me, I have the short genes and can successfully make a case for ladder usage inside. I often joke that our rig was made for people over 6 feet tall. I am lucky, though as I have my own personal ladder in my sweet husband. “Marrrrrkkkkk, can you fetch something high for me?” is heard both at home and on the road.
It was only a couple of trips in with our fancy new-to-us Phaeton that Mark realized he needed a ladder. I laughed inside…welcome to my world tall guy. Even though our RV has tons of storage space, we didn’t want a standard ladder to take up such a large amount of it. What to do, what to do…
Saunter on over to mommy’s motor home of course.
Since his mom and stepdad are full timers, they have all the latest and coolest gadgets every RVer needs. Dave is no slouch in the tall guy department either and even he needed a ladder. Seriously, I live in a forest of trees. A quick ask about a ladder was all Dave needed to open his storage compartment and pull out this long skinny thing. “Wait til you see this” he said with a wry smile. A couple moves later he was holding an A-frame ladder. And it’s sturdy enough to hold either of them, which is a major bonus as a 6-foot-5 man rarely weighs less than 200 pounds.
Now all we had to do was find it. We tried the camping stores but they didn’t have the one we wanted. Mark wanted to buy the same one Dave had because he knew it would work. An RV show or rally wasn’t an option, either. He found it at a price he liked on Amazon and two days later we had a long, skinny box on our porch. He was like a kid in a candy store playing with it. It’s like he couldn’t wait to clean the RV windshield. Who does that?!
The brand is Telesteps and they have a wide variety of ladders. They don’t sell directly from their website, though. Click on this link to find what model you’d like then go to Amazon to buy it. http://telesteps.net/stik-ladders/
Here is the model we purchased from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Telesteps-600FLD-Compliant-Double-folding/dp/B00CF2O1D8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509721780&sr=8-1&keywords=telesteps+stik+ladder
I have to say, it is pretty easy to set up and use. And it is very sturdy. It has strong feet to hold it in place on any surface from gravel to pavement. Mark’s main use for it is cleaning the windshield. Most times it’s the first thing he does after we’ve arrived and set up camp. That is, of course, if it’s not too hot and/or the windshield is facing the sun. In that case, it’s a cup of coffee and playing with his favorite ladder the next morning.
Folding it back down for storage is a piece of cake.
Our next project involving the ladder will be to open up and clean out the slide topper and awning cover mechanisms. Our mountain camping has led to lots pine needles in there, I’m guessing there will be more than we care to admit. Notice how I said our project? After all, someone has to hold the ladder.
Must be a tall guys thing. My husband, 6’4”, cleans the front windows at every rest stop and gas station (Costco). He says, “Don’t the splattered bugs bother you?” I guess there aren’t that many in the lower regions of the wind shield.
Funny! I live in the land of tall people; husband and younger son are 6’5″ and older son is “only” 6’3″. Me, I clock in at 5’6″ on a good day.
What is the name and model of this ladder ?
The brand is Telesteps. I’m updating the post now to include links. You can’t buy from their website so we bought it at Amazon.