New style entry steps

ford truck guy wrote:

Lantley wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
y'all can say what you want but . they are the best step I have used in an RV since I started camping close to 30 years ago....

It looks like people that have never used them are the most critical of them???

Tomato - Tomato

I am critical of them because I believe they are a bad idea. There are people who own them that don't realize the shortcomings of the steps until they already have them.
Some just assume because they are a new idea,they must be good without ever questioning how they operate.
I was initially interested in more stable steps. However I was immediately turned off by the debris scoop effect that occurs when you flip the stairs up into the trailer. To me that was an obvious flaw when I first saw them.
My next issues is they block the doorway. I keep my RV at home and often just sit things inside the door that need to go in the RV.
Having the doorway blocked by the steps looked like a hinderance vs. just opening the door a setting items inside.
I could see both of these shortcomings without actually owning the Mor Ryde steps
Now what I was not aware of, that actual owners have posted about is the issue of the steps keeping the door from closing when the patio is higher than the driveway. :S.
I have also read of those having doorway threshold issues as a result of the Mor Ryde steps attachment points.
I have Glow Steps by Torxlift they are just as stable as the Mor Ryde without any of the negatives.
For those that a are satisfied with there Mor Ryde steps you may find my comments invalid. For those considering Mor Ryde steps there are other options.
Those new fangled steps you see on the new RV's are not necessarily an improvement. Don't take my word for it. Examine them closely. and decide for yourself.

I apologize if you believe I was talking about you... I was not... It was a general statement... I realize that there are a lot of people who think they are a bad idea because they already know the limitations, thats fine..... then there are people that think they are a bad idea because they don't have them, or don't understand them..

All other reasons pro or con aside its the simple geometry I notice. Have a site than slopes up towards the door location and what happens when you do not have enough adjustment? Then your only option is to block up the trailer higher at the wheels. Problem more pronounced the further the door is from the running gear.

I guess if your always in concrete paved sites that are close to level and level sites as a rule. they might make sense. Where we go not so much. I've had plenty of sites where it took creative blocking or digging some holes to get the trailer level.