Where have all the ladders gone?

DSDP Don wrote:
Some of the newer DP's like Tiffin and Newmar are using the facia's along the length of the coach to hide the roof AC's and other equipment. The facia continues across the back and makes it impossible to add a ladder. Many are buying nice telescoping ladders to access the roof. Mine is the last year Dutch Star that still has a ladder. Even though I would give anything to have one of the new models with the facia, (very luxurious looking) I'm glad mine has a ladder. I'm up there at least 7-8 times a year.

Not so on the Tiffin's. We have the farings, front, sides and back and we also have the ladder. No ladder would be a definite deal breaker for me. Furthermore, I wouldn't be comfortable adding one just screwed into the fiberglass caps. When Tiffin built mine there were steel plates molded into the fiberglass cap to hold the ladder anchors. I was at the factory for the whole build, and saw them.