Old men and RV ladders

[Jack & Donna Smith]

I just thought of this while reading the post.. Why not install a
Hoist, (as from Harbor Freight) near the goat rail & the platform?
Shouldn't be too hard to engineer. It would give you something to
hang onto, and think of all the Junk the Wife would find to cart home!

Has anyone tried to build an indoor stairway and Rooftop Viewing Deck
like SeeYa (i think) did a couple of years ago?
Jack Smith
1973FC31
SoCal
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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Hayden"
wrote:
>
> 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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