Have any of you seen those ladders that collapse into themselves ? They go to about 3.5 mtrs. Well as a maintenance plumber I had one on the front of my works trailer it was handy for manholes and on industrial sites over machines etc.Sadly the bottom rung snapped off recently as I had a 50 litre hot water unit sitting on my left shoulder and took one step and that was it !! Plus I would not let anyone use it bar me as it did not conform to worksafe standards.Anyway being semi retired and sitting in the shed your thoughts turn to the odd challenge.I know ! sez me I,ll bung it under the van! I know some folk don,t like crawling under vans but since I still regularly crawl under houses in mud etc for burst pipes its no big deal.I have put it directly behind the second water tank so its protected from stones etc. I used a small loop bracket and an angled piece of steel at the front to support the weight and then just lifted up the back and used 2 self clamping tie downs on to the frame. One just has to remember to take a really big step on the first step ! So next time your in a C/Park and you decide to re roof your van just seek me out and its out for you in 3 mins ! Cheers .
Whoops sorry, dunno what happened ! It was fine when it left my computer.
herbie said
05:03 AM Sep 20, 2013
You could also use this ladder to bring in a little bit of income while travelling.
Just get a sign made up and place it on your vehicle that you can wash motor home and caravan roofs.
You would get a few people who would be interested in this type of service,as most folk never bother to wash clean the roof due to them not having a ladder available while on the road or at home.
Nelly said
04:21 PM Sep 20, 2013
Yes good idea herbie - especially people that have solar panels fitted to the roof. Happy camping
GaryKelly said
05:27 PM Sep 20, 2013
I bought one of those collapsible ladders. I think it's about 3.4 meters fully extended. It fits neatly into a side storage bin on my slide-on camper - handy for rooftop stuff as well as all other ladder jobs. All I gotta get now is a parachute.
-- Edited by GaryKelly on Friday 20th of September 2013 05:28:37 PM
trouto said
11:44 PM Sep 20, 2013
moamajohn
i thought it looked good the way you hung it and then found out that the photo was upside down
so i stood on my head and it still looks good
jules47 said
12:23 AM Sep 21, 2013
Good idea moamajohn - we have one of those ladders, very handy, we are in motorhome and keep it in the overcab storage area, takes up no room.
Have any of you seen those ladders that collapse into themselves ? They go to about 3.5 mtrs. Well as a maintenance plumber I had one on the front of my works trailer it was handy for manholes and on industrial sites over machines etc.Sadly the bottom rung snapped off recently as I had a 50 litre hot water unit sitting on my left shoulder and took one step and that was it !! Plus I would not let anyone use it bar me as it did not conform to worksafe standards.Anyway being semi retired and sitting in the shed your thoughts turn to the odd challenge.I know ! sez me I,ll bung it under the van! I know some folk don,t like crawling under vans but since I still regularly crawl under houses in mud etc for burst pipes its no big deal.I have put it directly behind the second water tank so its protected from stones etc. I used a small loop bracket and an angled piece of steel at the front to support the weight and then just lifted up the back and used 2 self clamping tie downs on to the frame. One just has to remember to take a really big step on the first step ! So next time your in a C/Park and you decide to re roof your van just seek me out and its out for you in 3 mins ! Cheers .
You could also use this ladder to bring in a little bit of income while travelling.
Just get a sign made up and place it on your vehicle that you can wash motor home and caravan roofs.
You would get a few people who would be interested in this type of service,as most folk never bother to wash clean the roof due to them not having a ladder available while on the road or at home.
I bought one of those collapsible ladders. I think it's about 3.4 meters fully extended. It fits neatly into a side storage bin on my slide-on camper - handy for rooftop stuff as well as all other ladder jobs. All I gotta get now is a parachute.
-- Edited by GaryKelly on Friday 20th of September 2013 05:28:37 PM
moamajohn
i thought it looked good the way you hung it and then found out that the photo was upside down
so i stood on my head and it still looks good