Back ladder
Bought a used 03 BT Cruiser (21 foot). The PO did something to the back ladder and it is seriously messed up. Kind of looks like he hit something horizontal towards the top and the bottom. Who know...
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Eleven years ago when we ordered our motor home, I specifically requested to include the ladder and roof rack, but placed "inside" the motor home in pieces....NOT installed. I really didn't like having them for a number of reasons from mechanical, to water infiltration, to cosmetic. But I still wanted them around just in case I changed my mind. Eleven years so far and they just take up space in our storage room downstairs.
When I need to get up on the roof at home, I just use our free-standing step ladder. On trips...so far so good, not yet had a need to get up there. The only critical reason to have them is if a tree branch gets caught on something on the roof, but being the case, a tree branch would most likely get caught on the roof rack or ladder that I don't have as shown. So I vote for removing the ladder and any roof rack you might have and seal the mounting holes with caulk. If you have a place to store a telescoping ladder in your rig, that seems reasonable.
When I need to get up on the roof at home, I just use our free-standing step ladder. On trips...so far so good, not yet had a need to get up there. The only critical reason to have them is if a tree branch gets caught on something on the roof, but being the case, a tree branch would most likely get caught on the roof rack or ladder that I don't have as shown. So I vote for removing the ladder and any roof rack you might have and seal the mounting holes with caulk. If you have a place to store a telescoping ladder in your rig, that seems reasonable.
