Building a Bunk Ladder

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I bought a 2000 Tahoe 21TB and love the trailer except my wife isn't fond of the fixed bed and the small ladder to get up to it. My question has anyone made a ladder out of wood to replace the aluminum one. She states that if it was twice as wide it would be easier to get in and out in the middle of the night. I can build it so if anyone has ideas or photos it would be appreciated.

the_bear_ii · Answer

How about using a section from an extension ladder and cut it down to fit the height you need.I see good extension ladders on Craigslist for under $50.

bumpyroad · Answer

how tall is it? there are various lengths of wooden step ladders that you could use half of.bumpy

othertonka · Answer

What ever you make it out of, make sure that the rungs are wide enough and soft enough so that you/she can climb it in bare feet. A narrow rung really hurts the bare feet, unless she wears shoes to  bed.

mec500 · Answer

I built a ladder and rails for the kids out of 1"x2"oak . I used a dado blade and table saw to cut groves for the rungs and a router to round over all the corners then stained to match the rest of the wood work. Didnt cost more than 50$ not including tools  but looks beautiful and holds my 230 pounds no problem. I dont have pics at the moment because the trailer is in storage

y-guy · Answer

I ran a search from 1 year ago and beyond for you. Results here.

There was some discussions a few years ago about this, our 05 Raptor came with a god awful aluminum ladder, and many folks had purchase or built their own. Hopefully some of those ideas and discussions are in that search.

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