westend wrote:
I am not buying this.
It's ok, I don't need you to "buy it." I've tried it, and it felt far less safe. If you don't believe me, that's fine.
I invite anyone out there to make a video demonstrating the proper way to get on and off an Airstream with a ladder that you can carry with you in the storage hatch. I want to see it done on a video, not just theorized in a forum. I'm all for learning a safer way, I value my life.
As I said, I've tried a few different setups including extending it 3 feet past the edge, and my method feels the safest for me. As you approach the last foot or two of an Airstream, if you're not sitting on your butt, you're going to be sliding off, no matter how well secured your ladder is. Even if the ladder were welded to the airstream, climbing on from a curved surface would be extremely dangerous.
