Whats with step height, I'm old, man
I just went to an RV show and looking for a new fifth wheel. The steps getting into the unit's are higher than I can comfortably manage and when I got into them the steps leading to the bedroom/bath a...
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Steps were the reason I did not go FW also. Had TT first and now MH.
But the steps on "all" RV's are not deep enough to put your foot down straight like in a sticks and bricks.
This IS what was causing my knee problems. I've posted it before but I bought a standard plastic 2 step stool and place that at the door with one cinder block that matches right up to the height of the last step on a standard step stool. What a difference!! I can plant my foot straight down the steps no twisting and turning.
I found it was the slight twisting of the leg to fit on an RV step is what was wrong with my knees. NOT that my knees where getting old and needed surgery.
If I stay longer than a few days I go to Lowes and get a couple of cinder blocks for steps. Interestingly they are just the right height.
I am completely knee pain free since doing this AND off all pain medication. Going full time RV'ing with short steps was the cause of the pain.
Cost me maybe 6 bucks for the cinder blocks small price to pay to be pain free. I leave them at the CG with the owners permission when I leave.
This set up was for a 2 month stay at a CG. I added the white tape to accent the edges at night because it was a dark CG site. 4 cinder blocks and a couple of patio blocks for the step down.
Cost me a whole 10 dollars to be pain free! :C
But the steps on "all" RV's are not deep enough to put your foot down straight like in a sticks and bricks.
This IS what was causing my knee problems. I've posted it before but I bought a standard plastic 2 step stool and place that at the door with one cinder block that matches right up to the height of the last step on a standard step stool. What a difference!! I can plant my foot straight down the steps no twisting and turning.
I found it was the slight twisting of the leg to fit on an RV step is what was wrong with my knees. NOT that my knees where getting old and needed surgery.
If I stay longer than a few days I go to Lowes and get a couple of cinder blocks for steps. Interestingly they are just the right height.
I am completely knee pain free since doing this AND off all pain medication. Going full time RV'ing with short steps was the cause of the pain.
Cost me maybe 6 bucks for the cinder blocks small price to pay to be pain free. I leave them at the CG with the owners permission when I leave.
This set up was for a 2 month stay at a CG. I added the white tape to accent the edges at night because it was a dark CG site. 4 cinder blocks and a couple of patio blocks for the step down.
Cost me a whole 10 dollars to be pain free! :C
