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Snowman9000's avatar
Snowman9000
Explorer
Dec 01, 2016

Recommend a good Bunk Ladder

The ladder provided by Forest River in our Sunseeker is uncomfortable with bare feet. Narrow rungs, topped with traction grit.

I do appreciate that it fits right, and it stores flat against the front coach wall behind the passsenger seat. I might be able to cut and fit blocks of wood to the face or back side of each rung to make them wider.

Are there other flat ladders with bunk attachment hooks out there that are better? The only ones I see on the internet are as bad or worse than mine. And what's up with the rung tops being perpendicular to the legs, but you use it with the legs at an angle? So you stand on an edge of the rung. I'm not even sure mine is that poorly designed, lol.
  • j-d's avatar
    j-d
    Explorer II
    All the ones I've looked at, were on the order of extension ladders - little round rungs. My go-to for this is a hardware store step ladder. Modify to work. Maybe wooden. Easier to cut and you can staple carpet to the rungs. Last one I needed was a five-footer, unavailable in Big Box stores. Bought it at Ace. Our floor was carpeted. Between that, rubber feet on the ladder, and leaning against fabric, the ladder worked just as it came, leaning on the bunk closed.

    Probably won't fit in your OEM space. I just left ours in the overhead bunk.