"Outside the Box" porch idea - opinions?

So your camper extends over all but the last 6"of the endgate, right? A cargo tray mounted to a receiver hitch extension, raised instead of lowered might be an answer. We don't run the endgate because our camper is longer and has the sewer drains coming out the bottom driver side end of camper. We hated all the scissor and folding steps, needed generator, fuel and water storage so the tray was best. Cut out the front rail and welded a fold up step on the outside edge and one at the back of the tray. Gives us three steps into camper and the steps are actually aligned with our offset camper door. For added stability we added Hapijac buttons to the bumper and Derringers as turnbuckles, one on each end to the tray ends. Works great. Gen set on left with 6 gal. Water and 5 gal gas on the right. Your camper door placement might be centered which would make the fit a bit different. I worried about snagging the extended tray on the ground on inclines as our tray comes straight out of the receiver but so far no problems in 15,000 miles. Good luck with a solution for you.