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j-d
May 06, 2017Explorer II
No reason you can't add something to keep the ladder from sliding down at the feet, or siding sideways at the top. I wish I could see a way to leave a ladder in place most of the time.
For that first coach, we bought a five foot aluminum stepladder and just leaned it in place without opening it. Its top came level with the bed. Easy to climb but no handholds to help on and off of it. In that coach, the Loft had a residential Queen mattress stuffed in. Hard to make up, reduced overhead clearance, but was comfortable. A little (more) difficult to get from Cockpit to House, but it was the older chassis with the shorter doghouse, and there wasn't a step up to get into the House part.
For that first coach, we bought a five foot aluminum stepladder and just leaned it in place without opening it. Its top came level with the bed. Easy to climb but no handholds to help on and off of it. In that coach, the Loft had a residential Queen mattress stuffed in. Hard to make up, reduced overhead clearance, but was comfortable. A little (more) difficult to get from Cockpit to House, but it was the older chassis with the shorter doghouse, and there wasn't a step up to get into the House part.
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