1. There is a lever on the side of the unit that adjusts the top step into 3 positions. When do you use the other positions? This was not real clear in the Glow step videos on their site.
The lever adjust the run of the steps. It controls how far out the first step is from the camper. Sort of makes the steps short and tight. Imagine trying to use a 4 step stair when the ground only required a 3 step stair
2. They say they extend into tighter places. OK, how do they really do that? It seems it has to be extended long enough to reach the ground, can you change the angle of the descent/rise so the bottom ground step is closer or further from the camper?
The lever controls the in/out of the steps. It pushes the first step out and away from the RV.
3. Do the scissors links deflect much under weight going up and down?The scissors do not deflect at all
4. Have you ever been in a campsite where they will not work? Or you had to create a work around?
If the trailer is raised extra high to create level on the step side. You could end up needing a 5th step. In that case you need to put blocks underneath the adjustable legs to allow the steps to be supported by the ground. Without the blocks the treads will be un-level and slope/tilt towards the ground
5. The Glow step is reported to be a 7 1/2" rise which is less then our current 9 1/4" and I see that as a good thing. Do you think so? Does the 7 1/2" change more or less when the steps are out or in further?
6. Is there something you do not like about them and why?
2 complaints the steps can be a little stiff and require more effort to deploy than your typical OEM step.
There is a gap when the steps are fully extended out (remember that lever!) between the top step and the trailer that I fear someone could step i accidentally step into that gap.
7. Are you glad you did the change to the Glow Step?
No regrets steps are very stable. The additional stability make up for any of the cons mentioned above. There is no bounce or movement when walking the steps. My joints appreciate the solidness of the steps.
In our case, we have 3 steps now and there are times we have to add a 4th bottom separate step due to the downhill slope of the campsite. And other times we have the opposite, a high up ended site and the bottom step can almost not be folded out as the ground is so high. These extremes of up and down are characteristic of more remote campgrounds with no hard surface pads that we go to them a lot. I am hoping the Glow step will accommodate both extremes.
That lever is what creates adjustment for those extremes. Maybe hard to describe but it extends or retracts the rise and run of the steps
