Pickup bed step

Wheel to Wheel running boards, board, tire in, but all of hook up and disconnect is simply reaching in from the side, never thought 6' was all that tall!

I have a little white plastic stool about 8" high, probably intended to let small children step up to brush their teeth. It is sturdy enough for my 200# and light enough to throw into the basement after I hook up the breakaway cable and lock the hitch tab. I can reach from the ground, but just a little height helps a lot and keeps my belt buckle from scratching the fender of the truck.

I think we found the stool at Big Lots! (After an even lighter one blew out of the bed of the truck at speed.)

I use a swing out step like this Clicky It works great when I need it and is out of the way when I don't.

The way the B&W hitch works, I can just reach the pin and arm standing in the outboard wheel of the dually. A little more height would be nice, but this works.

AZ T&T wrote:
I use a swing out step like this Clicky It works great when I need it and is out of the way when I don't.

I put one like AZ linked on each side of the truck. I wish they were a little bit closer to the rear wheel, but then I have short legs. LOL
I usually will swing the step out and put one foot on the step and one on the rear tire. Good luck, John

We use boxes with a small hole cut in the top for handling. Most are 12 to 16 wide by 26-24 long and 6 to 12 inches deep. I have probably a dozen of them around the home and shop. They are always stable and also stack-able.

Sometimes we need them for an extra step into the 5ver, sometimes a box or two to get into the bed of the truck or a box to reach into the bed. A small rug square on top and the lower ones are something to kneel on. They also can serve as a seat and enough of them as a small table.

A couple of them linked together with a board or two from leveling the fiver will also put the slinky into the air allowing for better drainage.

I have this one



and this one

I'm lucky that I'm tall enough not to need one for hookup. I do have wheel to wheel running boards though. And more importantly X2 on the Amp Research Bedstep - best addition to the truck! My knees thank me every time I use it to get into the bed, highly recommended.

mike54 wrote:
I have this one



and this one

X2 on the tire-step, that thing is slicker than snail-snot-on-ice! I keep two plastic recycle bins on both sides of my hitch and that folding step sits in the one on the driver's nicely ready when needed also mine is built well enough to support my fat can! Another case of someone finding a perect solution to a problem.

I forgot to add that I sometimes use the milk crate that is intended to store my 50Amp shore power cable. Just flip it upside down. (Easier to do if the cable is NOT in it!)