Ladder stand offs

I Fish 2 wrote:
Thanks for the link westend. I watched a video there that describes exactly what Gjak explained. I was thinking along these lines, except I was thinking I'd epoxy ss "T" nuts inside the flange that screws to the camper, and, if I could find them, longer ss screws or bolts. The barb connectors don't really add anything structural, and only serve as connectors. Given the total upfront cost of these ladders, it's just another on the list that could have had so much more longevity if they'd have just used ss to begin with.

Then, on the other hand, a collapsible is a darn good idea. I might just fix the existing ladder and use it to tie a collapsible to.

Anyway, I don't know why, but every time I'd search for anything related to this, I got a blank. Anyway, Thanks to everyone.

The epoxied SS T nuts would would not hold very good even though they would not rust. As soon as you apply tension to the bold the epoxy bond will fail. If you cant find the long SS bolts or connectors another fix that I first thought of is peening over the end of threaded rod(all thread) to form a head for MH side and using an acorn nut for the outside of the ladder.