Old men and RV ladders

[Richard Hayden]

Gardner,
I once say a ladder top extension on a '89FC I was looking at in So. CA. It
looked like it was an original BB option and slid up the existing ladder and
locked into place. Then would slide back down to store. It gave you something
to hang on to till you were on top. The way it was designed, it was part of the
ladder. I've never seen one like it before or since but I think it was a good
idea.

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Gardner Yeaw
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Old men and RV ladders



Somewhow this went fronm ladder estentions to fingers and rings.
Anyway, after climbing up on the roof today I rethought my plan. I
really don't neet the taller part of the rail at the back. It would
serve me better if it rose higher by the goat rail. That way as I
steped onto the platform I would have the higher part beside rather
than behind. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com,
"Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> Ok, I'm not THAT old, but I am over 60 and climbing up the ladder
and
> getting onto the roof is a pain. I have to bend over at the top to
hold
> on as I get by feet on the platform. Then I stand up with nothing
to
> hold onto. Of course, to get down I have to do the reverse. My
knees
> sometimes give way for a moment and my balance reaction time ain't
what
> it used to be, so it feels pretty precarious standing on that
little
> platform till I get to the roof.
>
> So what I want is a retractable handrail extention at the top of
the
> ladder so I can get to the top standing up. Has anyone made
something
> like this or seen anything on the market. I have a fair idea of how
I
> would make it, but I am always open to anyones suggestions.
>
> It would also have too be wired so an alarm sounds if I leave it
up
> and try to drive off..(my memory ain't what it used to be either)
>
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>





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