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SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Apr 17, 2017

Opinions on folding entrance steps

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.

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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"?)
  • 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