Ladder to brush off slider before retracting
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Topic: Ladder to brush off slider before retracting
Posted By: GCRicker
Subject: Ladder to brush off slider before retracting
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 8:40am
| I understand that I should brush off the slider before I retract it when leaving a campsite. However, ladders don’t fit in the RPod nor my tow vehicle. Do you have any suggestions? |
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 8:50am
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Many have used something like this: https://www.amazon.com/GPLogistics-SLD-D5-dbl-sided-ladder/dp/B002PN8Y26/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=gpl+compact+folding+ladder&qid=1588600123&sr=8-3 - GPL SLD-D5 ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 2:44pm
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The best answer (in my opinion) is what I use: a 10 foot telescoping ladder, it will easily store in the back of an SUV or pickup. It might even fit in your r-pod storage area, depending on how full it is already! I dont have a slide but there are those times when I need to access the roof of the r-pod or clean off the solar panels on the r-pod or the pickup topper shell.
Similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/Luisladders-Telescoping-Aluminum-Telescopic-Extension/dp/B07MLVG9J8?ref_=s9_apbd_orecs_hd_bw_b2Jz6&pf_rd_r=D5X2JBRQNJK5WK2ZSK06&pf_rd_p=60d440ab-b523-5572-a9be-ca5ccfaa64fd&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_t=BROWSE&pf_rd_i=553480 - https://www.amazon.com/Luisladders-Telescoping-Aluminum-Telescopic-Extension/dp/B07MLVG9J8?ref_=s9_apbd_orecs_hd_bw_b2Jz6&pf_rd_r=D5X2JBRQNJK5WK2ZSK06&pf_rd_p=60d440ab-b523-5572-a9be-ca5ccfaa64fd&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-10&pf_rd_t=BROWSE&pf_rd_i=553480 ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: 1nana2many
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 2:58pm
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We saw one RV owner who carried a leaf blower with him to just blow everything off the top of his slide-outs. He had a large RV and multiple slides as well as tall ladder. We own a Ryobi battery operated air tire inflator that I always carry in my truck. I find myself wondering if one could add an extension hose and an extended air tip and get enough pressure to blow off the slide? It puts out enough pressure to fill car tires to pressure, why not? I’m going to have to take this up with my husband as an idea. May be too low velocity, but I’m going to find out. ------------- The mountains are calling and we must go...O.D., Keith & Jody 2016 RP179= O.D. (Olive Drab) 2008 Coachman Captiva 1993 Jayco 1206 popup 2016 F150 Supercrew |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 04 May 2020 at 3:29pm
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What kind of tow vehicle do you have? I have a Highlander and found a short step ladder that barely but perfectly fits in the back tucked into the wheel wells. 4 feet is plenty to get up high enough to see what you're doing. I think it was this one: https://www.zoro.com/werner-stepladder-fiberglass-4-ft-h-300-lb-cap-6204/i/G2122644/ - https://www.zoro.com/werner-stepladder-fiberglass-4-ft-h-300-lb-cap-6204/i/G2122644/ ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: GCRicker
Date Posted: 06 May 2020 at 8:55am
| I really wanted to keep the ladder in the passthrough compartment of the RPod. I ended up Ordering the SLDD5. I’ll post again when it arrives and let you know if it works. Thanks all for your comments. |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 06 May 2020 at 5:23pm
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You can buy a slide out awning for a bit more than some of these ladders. ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: GCRicker
Date Posted: 15 May 2020 at 5:22pm
| I received th SLD-D5 , and it works great! I can easily brush off the slide-out. At that height, it would be a challenge to reach the roof, but that’s okay with me. I wouldn’t need to get to the roof at a campground anyway, and I have large ladders at home. |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 16 May 2020 at 8:46am
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I bought the SLDD6 and it fits in my 177 storage compartment. ------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: Grant177
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:43am
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Telescoping ladder? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=telescopic+ladder&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=telescopic+ladder&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 ------------- Grant 2011 R-Pod 177 |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 12:07pm
Those things scare the bejeesus out of me. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 12:11pm
+1. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 1:01pm
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+2 - one of the most common accidents for geezers is falling off ladders. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 3:14pm
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+3 - That is why I like my folding stepladder. I would be afraid the telescoping ladder would not stay extended.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 5:37pm
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+4 from a guy that fell from one! Wasn't pretty and took a year to fully recover. ------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 5:44pm
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Me too, I fell off the second step of an old step ladder, but on my side onto concrete. That was sufficient for a broken hip and a broken elbow, both on my left side, so I couldn't even use a walker or wheel chair properly for 6 weeks. Now I use only a new solid step ladder firmly planted, and even them I'm real real careful. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 6:17pm
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Oh, heck, I took a dive off a scaffold when one of the planks broke; a fall of only about 6', not quite enough to get ready for a landing. Broke my arm and my face. $500K in med bills and I'm still paying a high price 13 years later. I was just about to enter geezerdom when I did it. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 7:17pm
OUCH!
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 4:48am
Hmmm, based on this unscientific poll there is a large cohort of rPod owners who are stubborn old farts who have taken serious falls. Now, what does that tell us?  ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: cosmo751
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 6:51am
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Perhaps the lesson here is: Ladders require great care to use safely. I used many on the job over the years and have never fallen (knock on wood). If you aren't a competent climber read up, practice some and whenever you feel uncomfortable get a spotter to help. If your ladder force is not strong, get help young Skywalker..
------------- "He not busy being born is busy dying." |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 8:23am
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Which reminds me of an incident.... My wife would NOT let me climb up my aluminum extension ladder to entend a pole to clear out a wasp nest in a bathroom vent on the roof of our two-story home. So, we hired a local "handyman" service to come do it. Guess who they sent? A guy about 70 who was very concerned about climbing up there. I don't blame him at all.  ------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: crw8sr
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 6:29pm
------------- Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck. |
"Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 21 May 2020 at 9:56pm
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I am not automatically fearful of ladders. I have at least once gone up a 40' ladder, and I used a 32' ladder many times. That said, those telescoping things just do not give me confidence. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 6:15am
Note the part about being stubborn old farts.  I don't want the extra weight of a topper and the ladder would come along anyway as it serves other purposes for me besides cleaning off the slide, including using it to put up and take down my cellular directional antenna and accessing the roof of the SUV. So, I have a very sturdy regular 4 foot step ladder, no telescoping or collapsing, I'm always certain it is firmly planted, with my wife spotting, never climb past the second step, and most importantly, I always reposition it directly in front of the work. That was my mistake when I fell, an older ladder and I tried to reach out too far rather than reposition it. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 22 May 2020 at 7:39am
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My home-built slide-out cover is pretty light, but I do need the ladder to put it on and remove it. I'd like the automatic one, but a few things keep me from getting one. One is the additional weight mentioned by Offgrid. The second is the cost. I just dropped a hefty sum for the LiFePO4 upgrade which included not only the battery, but the DC to DC charger and the wiring to make it all work plus a solar panel. I'm not ready to spend the money needed to put one of the automatic toppers on yet. A third is the additional drag from something sticking out into the air stream. The third may or may not be significant, but it can't help. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |