Telescoping Ladders?

I have had a TeleSteps for about 10 years now. I am at (or above) the upper limit of its specified capacity and I still love it. They do require a special technique to close, but it is easy to learn and very fast to do.

Matt

The roofer estimator that visited our house recently had one in his car and used it to get up on our roof. It extended and folded up nicely. I think that is a good recommendation because he uses it often.
We have a ladder mounted in the rear of our TT and don't carry a separate one. I use a Little Giant at home.

Recently (I can't remember where) I heard there were issues with this type of ladder collasping under load.

Ron

lanerd wrote:
Recently (I can't remember where) I heard there were issues with this type of ladder collasping under load.

Ron

I think that can happen when they are not properly extended. Ours has a specific warning not to extend it by just extending the top rungs first.

I have one made by cosco......heavy but does everything I need to do with it....

I carried one of these on last winter's trip and it performed well. Takes a little more space than the collapsible, but you can configure it as a straight ladder, step ladder or scaffold. Mine is over 20 years old and still works great.

There have been several threads on these ladders
I bought the "Extend A Step" in early 2012
And I like it very much
Mind extends to 12.5 ft

Be sure that you have a place where the ladder can rest without damaging the roofing material. Some telescoping ladders can really pinch your fingers, use with caution. I have a TeleSteps and rarely use it because of possible damage.

I have one 11 years old.. well almost 12 I am over 300 pounds (it is rated 250) works great.. Wish it was a few feet longer (may some day build an extension) But very happy with it.

Last summer I bought this ladder for our trailer to be able to brush leaves and needles off of our slide outs. I have only had the opportunity to use it twice but so far I really like it.

I really like how compact it is. :B

Dan