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Trabuco · RV-Dreams Family Member

Question concerning the fixed ladder on RV's

Roz · RV-Dreams Family Member

My assumption is that it is removable to keep unwanted climbers off your roof. We seldom have need to make the trek "upstairs" and simply allow the lower section to ride inside a basement compartment. I doubt it has precluded any "climbers", as there is nothing up topside to interest anyone not instered in washing our roof. I think it is likely a good feature, but not sure how many uptruders (not in) we have thwarted. If basement space is at a premium, it surely is a great place to store the bottom half of your ladder and you never have to install it to go climbing.

Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

HHHHHmmmmmm.......Never thought of it , I guess I put it back under in the compartment because thats where I found it when I bought the coach.

But I guess I reduce the temptation of someone or a child from climbing it.........not to mention the money I will save if I happen to back into a tree , Just think.....I didnt damage the ladder!!!!!!.....LOL

injunear · RV-Dreams Family Member

Without getting to far off this thread. Does anyone carry a storage pod on your roof ?

This was a common thing to do in the 70's and 80's and some motorhomes still come

with lugage rack. Just thinking through my fingers.

Wayne

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

A friend's RV was burglarized by someone getting on the roof and breaking through the skylight in the shower. Their built-in ladder, like ours, was one piece. Maybe if it was a two piece ladder with the bottom hidden they would have chosen an easier target since they probably did not bring their own ladder. And yes, it rained afterwards causing damage.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

injunear wrote:
Without getting to far off this thread. Does anyone carry a storage pod on your roof ?
This was a common thing to do in the 70's and 80's and some motorhomes still come
with lugage rack. Just thinking through my fingers.
Wayne

Wayne,

While our Mobile Suite has a "rail" around part of the roof at the back, I doubt I would add a pod as it might be a height clearance problem. That might not be an issue with shorter RV's.

Terry

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

It's funny you bring this up when just this morning I got tired of that lower piece being stored in our cargo space. We just went fulltime almost 2 months ago and storage just became a premium . So I simply hung it from the top step of the ladder and secured it. If I need it or someone wants to steal it I or they will have to have a step ladder to get to the cords that secure it.

We still have to deal with storing the step ladder unfortunatly.

Trabuco · RV-Dreams Family Member

We've decided to use the rear ladder to hang our patio chairs. I went ahead and put the lower section of the ladder in its place and then hung the chairs which covers both sections. Put a cable lock around all to keep the honest folks honest.

And to Bills comment about someone using the ladder to break into the RV, it'll be a little difficult to climb over the chairs.