My TC don't have a rear step bumper, it's a pop up and I've been contemplating a set of fold up steps because it's a PITA to get into and out of with my always present step stool.Anyone have any recommendations on what is best?I see there are a number of brands available but I have no clue as to what is best, easiest to install, easiest to store and how sturdy they are.Guess I need some first hand advice before making the purchase in as much as none are inexpensive.

My RV has the electric retractable steps. My TC has the hinged-in-the-middle steps where the bottom half flips back on top of the top half. They work great and don't require the battery to work like the RV. You just have to remember to flip them up! Bill

for our wolf Creek we had a little giant step ladder. now our Arctic fox has a fox landing. The fox landing is nice, but it and its bumper also eats up a good amount of space behind the RV when you measuring for a Hitch extension.my 990 is 10" longer than my Wolf creek was. in wolf creak I could tow without an extension. but in the 990 with fox landing I can't tow with extension at 24", I need to run my extension at 34". (this year I am switching to weight equalizer hitch which is a couple inches longer than my standard receiver. maybe I can move this extension back to 24"?)

You will find several topics with working search, including my topic how I attached glow steps to my bumper step to make it universal for each situation. Didn't I know at the time, glow steps come in 2 depths and I got the narrower one, who gives some insecure feeling. Go for the widest one you can get.

We had the 3 step little giant on our popup and i really like them, just fold them up and put "em" on the rug insde the back door, we have the 4 scissor step now on our lance and i don't really care for them, DW really likes them though.

I also had a little giant ladder (it's more like a portable staircase) and it was miles better than the scissor steps I had before (not glow steps).I now have the Adventurer specific large bumper with built in steps and it's great but does hang a long way off the back so I needed a longer supertruss extension.

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pastorbillv
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2017
My RV has the electric retractable steps. My TC has the hinged-in-the-middle steps where the bottom half flips back on top of the top half. They work great and don't require the battery to work like the RV. You just have to remember to flip them up!

Bill
towpro
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
for our wolf Creek we had a little giant step ladder. now our Arctic fox has a fox landing.

The fox landing is nice, but it and its bumper also eats up a good amount of space behind the RV when you measuring for a Hitch extension.

my 990 is 10" longer than my Wolf creek was. in wolf creak I could tow without an extension. but in the 990 with fox landing I can't tow with extension at 24", I need to run my extension at 34".
(this year I am switching to weight equalizer hitch which is a couple inches longer than my standard receiver. maybe I can move this extension back to 24"?)
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2017
You will find several topics with working search, including my topic how I attached glow steps to my bumper step to make it universal for each situation.
Didn't I know at the time, glow steps come in 2 depths and I got the narrower one, who gives some insecure feeling.
Go for the widest one you can get.
sharkman
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
We had the 3 step little giant on our popup and i really like them, just fold them up and put "em" on the rug insde the back door, we have the 4 scissor step now on our lance and i don't really care for them, DW really likes them though.
hedge
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
I also had a little giant ladder (it's more like a portable staircase) and it was miles better than the scissor steps I had before (not glow steps).

I now have the Adventurer specific large bumper with built in steps and it's great but does hang a long way off the back so I needed a longer supertruss extension.
HMS_Beagle
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
If you go with the scissors steps I encourage you to find a way to firmly attach them to the camper. If they are just resting on a hook, both the top and bottom are floppy and now the middle is too. It makes a very big difference in how they feel if one end is secured properly (no matter what the brand).

The easier it is to deploy the steps, the more you will use your camper.
lakeside013104
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
Mr Sidecar,

Check this out

A set of these came with my Palomino when I purchased it. Easy to install and sturdy. Adjustable to many different height configurations.

Hope this helps.

Lakeside
Jack_Hart
Explorer II
Apr 18, 2017
Another vote for Little Giant. It's also useful for more than just getting into and out of the camper.
towpro
Explorer
Apr 18, 2017
PS: I used to hang my 4 step little giant step ladder on the ladder with one of those chairs hangers, held on with velcro straps
whizbang
Explorer II
Apr 24, 2017
Timely question. I now have 3 different steps for my pop-up.

One , is a single step made from a 5 inch piece pressure treated 4x4 bolted to a hitch extension. This is the step I most often use.

I have a 3 step Brophy scissor step. I like it. My wife hates it.

I just purchased a Brophy 2 step hitch step. Heck, I don't even know if it fits my truck/camper. Ask me on Saturday...