Best steps for our tic's ever.
I have had the Torklift Glow steps for over a year and thought they were the best ever. My bigfoot with a basement needs a lot of steps! My original steps were scary to say the least, sagging and s...
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Since I bought my Arctic Fox, I have been using the Torklift GlowSteps. There are plenty examples showing how strong they are compared to cheaper scissor steps and that was big selling point for me. All was great with my GlowSteps and I even added the GlowGuide - With my truck turned to the left, I could even use them with trailer still attached.
As you can see, I have mine mounted under the threshold and five steps gets you to the ground. So why did I write all "was" great instead of "is"? Well, we upgraded to larger truck and the camper now sits on a flat bed deck. This extra height required two more steps, but Torklift does not suggest going beyond six steps. While I contemplated what I would do, I used a trusty Harbor Freight stool to bring the ground closer to the steps.
With this setup I could still use the GlowGuide, but that first step was double height, so I would have needed to carry something else or find a better solution. One thought was to remount the GlowSteps on the bumper and use the Basement Camper Step.
I did not like the transition between the threshold, basement step and scissor step since step size and height changed require attention to footing. There had to be a way make taller folding steps. Torklift has been good about giving dimensions and weight capacities of their GlowSteps, so I knew I could probably go with seven 8" deep steps and safely use them as long as never try to carry my wife up and down at the same time (I'll let your imagination run on that thought). I contacted the people at Torklift and the engineers came up with what I call the GlowStep Magnum.
Obviously, it is two steps taller than my previous GlowSteps and I went from 6" deep tread to 8". However, look closer at the scissors - Torklift went from three links on each side to four. This allows for the same or better rigidity of their original GlowSteps but with much greater reach.
Yes, my GlowGuide will still work these steps and since they are the same width as my previous steps, they will still clear my trailer tongue when attached.
Now some of you may think this is a niche product for the snooty chassis cab owners that literally have our heads in the clouds, but this is not the case. Any of you that run taller 4wd vehicles will also have more options now instead of needing to set up additional footing. There are also RV owners who may not have height restrictions but weight capacity may be too close to their rating. Finally there are ones that like a solid step with even less flex than what the current GlowSteps can provide. Hmm, maybe this isn't overkill...
As you can see, I have mine mounted under the threshold and five steps gets you to the ground. So why did I write all "was" great instead of "is"? Well, we upgraded to larger truck and the camper now sits on a flat bed deck. This extra height required two more steps, but Torklift does not suggest going beyond six steps. While I contemplated what I would do, I used a trusty Harbor Freight stool to bring the ground closer to the steps.
With this setup I could still use the GlowGuide, but that first step was double height, so I would have needed to carry something else or find a better solution. One thought was to remount the GlowSteps on the bumper and use the Basement Camper Step.
I did not like the transition between the threshold, basement step and scissor step since step size and height changed require attention to footing. There had to be a way make taller folding steps. Torklift has been good about giving dimensions and weight capacities of their GlowSteps, so I knew I could probably go with seven 8" deep steps and safely use them as long as never try to carry my wife up and down at the same time (I'll let your imagination run on that thought). I contacted the people at Torklift and the engineers came up with what I call the GlowStep Magnum.
Obviously, it is two steps taller than my previous GlowSteps and I went from 6" deep tread to 8". However, look closer at the scissors - Torklift went from three links on each side to four. This allows for the same or better rigidity of their original GlowSteps but with much greater reach.
Yes, my GlowGuide will still work these steps and since they are the same width as my previous steps, they will still clear my trailer tongue when attached.
Now some of you may think this is a niche product for the snooty chassis cab owners that literally have our heads in the clouds, but this is not the case. Any of you that run taller 4wd vehicles will also have more options now instead of needing to set up additional footing. There are also RV owners who may not have height restrictions but weight capacity may be too close to their rating. Finally there are ones that like a solid step with even less flex than what the current GlowSteps can provide. Hmm, maybe this isn't overkill...
