Fold down entry step: Length??

[Chief_Bob]

We are looking at new fifth wheels, some of which come with the new hinged entry steps that fold up in one piece, into the doorway of the rig, behind the door. We park our rig in a large garage and I realized, after we left the dealers, that the step may not clear the garage sidewall when it folds down. Does anyone out there have this on your rig where you can measure how far out it extends from the side of the rig when it is parallel from the ground as it folds down?

Thanks

[Lantley]

THOse one piece stepn are growing in popularity. Mor Ryde makes a version as well.
I see them as a big scoop ready to dump debris into the trailer when you fold them in. If they are wet you will have to dry them before putting them in.
Yes you could sweep them each and every time you fold them, but I'm not looking for more breakdown task.
Lastly 1 piece steps block the door. I often set a cooler or other cargo just inside the door when loading up. The one piece stair will block entry unless they are down. Which means steps are in the way when trying to set a heavy cooler in the RV.
I saw enough of them to determine they were not for me. I still prefer my GSR step. They remain outside at all times, which is where a set of exterior steps should be.

[Durb]

I've seen these at RV shows and thought they would be great for a full timer, not so much for general use. Keep in mind the length of the side rails would be the sum of the hypotenuse of the run and the rise triangle. The ones I saw looked to be about 4 feet.

An addendum here. These things pivot from the floor not the bottom of the floor joists. The floor on my 5er is at 38" and I have a medium weight unit unlike the the heavy duty rigs I saw them installed on. If the angle of the rails when down is 45 degrees the length of the rail will be the floor height times the square root of 2 (1.414). In my case the rail would be 53". Deduct a couple of inches for the foot design.

[Hoppy220]

Standard step is 8" so the 4 steps should be a max of 32" away from camper. That doesn't take into account if there is any over lap (possibly an inch or two per step), so best GUESS is 24" to 32"

[FLY_4_FUN]

They really are a robust addition, but I never even considered that they will for sure land further from the rig than standard steps.

[Chief_Bob]

Yes, I plan to do that tomorrow but was impatient to see if the rig we want will fit in the garage. I really like the steps. Very solid and not hard to raise and lower. My wife is small and she had no trouble with it.

[fj12ryder]

I've seen those online and the idea is kind of interesting, but sure can't find any dimensions for them. You might call the dealer where you were, or email Lippert directly.

[Chief_Bob]

Four. Thanks. Here's a link to a pic. http://www.lci1.com/archive/2016/09/21/lippert-components-introduces-solidstep-rv-entry-steps/

[fj12ryder]

How many steps? 3 or 4?