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Post by mariecarol2020 on Aug 12, 2021 0:29:05 GMT -5
Our first trip out, we were getting ready to leave the camp site. My wife fell off the top step, and broke her ankle. We want to switch the original steps for something more stable, and possible closer together. Has anyone had experience with this issue.
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Post by 660catman on Aug 12, 2021 6:01:09 GMT -5
I have the Solid Steps on my D250RES fifth wheel. Way better than the fold-out steps. Easier on the bare feet. They come in two widths and 2, 3, or 4 step types. I have the 4 step amd it’s not real heavy. However it can be an inconvenience when needing in the camper at the side of the road. They need to be level in order for your door to open properly and not overextend putting stress on the hinge at the floor. But, you’re in and out of your camper way more often than at the side of the road.
Go to the Lippert site with proper measurements from your camper to determine what size you need.
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Post by johnr on Aug 12, 2021 6:20:06 GMT -5
Oh gosh, sorry to hear about your wife falling! I wish her a speedy recovery! I put the Glowstep Revolution on mine and think they are great. There is a handrail option that gives you something to hold on to the whole way down. These aren't solid steps, but scissor steps that mount where your old steps are. I went with these because I store the RV in a pole barn and was concerned about swinging out those solid steps to get into it. Other campers in our tribe who have solid steps say that they like mine better than theirs. Good luck! www.torklift.com/rv/glowstep-revolution |
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Post by jfspry58 on Aug 14, 2021 19:24:32 GMT -5
Sure sorry to hear about your wife's accident and hope for a speedy and full recovery! Our 333 has the Lippert Solid Steps as well, plus I added the handrail option for my wife. They are just what the name says, solid. As 660catman said, they're unhandy when stopping along the side of the road if it's unlevel, but honestly with my wife's mobility issues, we normally try to find a level place to stop anyway. Best of luck and safe travels!
Jay
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Post by laknox on Aug 16, 2021 15:26:42 GMT -5
Our first trip out, we were getting ready to leave the camp site. My wife fell off the top step, and broke her ankle. We want to switch the original steps for something more stable, and possible closer together. Has anyone had experience with this issue. My personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle |
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Post by johnr on Aug 17, 2021 7:43:25 GMT -5
Hey Lyle, a bit off topic, when changing out the steps to the new ones, a lawnmower lift helped me a lot. I used it to lower the current steps, raise the new steps and generally to hold things close to where they needed to be. It was a lot more stable than a floor jack, and I already had it laying around. Hopefully you have something similar! www.harborfreight.com/300-lb-atvlawn-mower-lift-61523.htmlOur first trip out, we were getting ready to leave the camp site. My wife fell off the top step, and broke her ankle. We want to switch the original steps for something more stable, and possible closer together. Has anyone had experience with this issue. My personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle |
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Post by laknox on Aug 17, 2021 10:16:46 GMT -5
Hey Lyle, a bit off topic, when changing out the steps to the new ones, a lawnmower lift helped me a lot. I used it to lower the current steps, raise the new steps and generally to hold things close to where they needed to be. It was a lot more stable than a floor jack, and I already had it laying around. Hopefully you have something similar! www.harborfreight.com/300-lb-atvlawn-mower-lift-61523.htmlMy personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle A gym rat son-in-law works, too. ;-) Lyle |
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Post by Chuck on Aug 17, 2021 13:40:06 GMT -5
Sure sorry to hear about your wife's accident and hope for a speedy and full recovery! We have had the MorRyde Step above steps since we owner our G384RLT, we added the easy lift an hand rail as well an really love that the are solid an easy to lift ... I know that their are owners here on the form who hate the solid steps by MorRyde an LCI but for us they are the best thing we believe that every happened to RV's  Others will differ an that's ok, we all have different opinions LOL Safe Travels Chuck |
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Post by Edd505 on Aug 17, 2021 20:06:59 GMT -5
Our first trip out, we were getting ready to leave the camp site. My wife fell off the top step, and broke her ankle. We want to switch the original steps for something more stable, and possible closer together. Has anyone had experience with this issue. My personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle I'll be watching fr it, wife took a fall off the original fold outs and hit the corner of the slide. Been looking at these, been stacking legos under to stabilize right now. |
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Post by laknox on Aug 18, 2021 10:22:19 GMT -5
My personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle I'll be watching fr it, wife took a fall off the original fold outs and hit the corner of the slide. Been looking at these, been stacking legos under to stabilize right now. I will =not= do videos, but I plan on taking pics. I'll probably just post them to an off-site host and link to them, rather than posting here. Lyle |
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Post by delawarecamper on Aug 19, 2021 15:49:06 GMT -5
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Post by summertime on Sept 28, 2021 12:36:42 GMT -5
I installed solid steps on my last TT and would never own a RV without them. I understand some folks can have clearance issues depending on where they store them but for me that's not an issue. Its so nice to go in and out of the trailer and not bounce on the steps. Sometimes you may to mess around with them to get them set to the right height for your particular camp site but even with that, they are still worth every penny they cost. Buy them and you will wonder how you ever lived without them.
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Post by gwinger on Dec 8, 2021 19:02:54 GMT -5
Hey Lyle, a bit off topic, when changing out the steps to the new ones, a lawnmower lift helped me a lot. I used it to lower the current steps, raise the new steps and generally to hold things close to where they needed to be. It was a lot more stable than a floor jack, and I already had it laying around. Hopefully you have something similar! www.harborfreight.com/300-lb-atvlawn-mower-lift-61523.htmlMy personal opinion is that the solid steps are a really stupid idea. Here's my take on them: They making bringing dirt and water into your rig a lot more likely. When I voiced this a while back, someone said to have a Weathertech mat made for my entry. Why should I have to do that? If that's the attitude, then the mat should come with the steps. They're also usually long enough that it's impossible to access your rig while it's in storage. (If you're FT, that's a moot point.) I know that I have enough room to fully extend my slides and have just enough room to get by if I suck in my gut a bit. I measured my clearances, and I'd have to move to one side to have enough room to use solid steps, which means that I'd not be able to fully extend my street slide. Now, if you're in a commercial storage lot, where trailers are, maybe, 18-24" apart, you can usually open your door enough to get into your rig without moving it, if you need to. Now, put some stairs that are 30-48" long in the door, how can you swing that down to access your rig? You can't, so you have to hitch up and pull out far enough to be able to access your door. Now, you're either blocking the alley for some period of time, which won't make the lot owners happy, or you have to pull your rig =completely= out, find a place to park, then reset your rig back into your space. IMO, =not= real convenient. FWIW, I have a set of TorkLift Glowstep Revolution steps in a box in my garage that I'll be installing in the next few weeks. They bolt right into the space where your old folding steps go. To me, they are a =much= better alternative than the solid steps, and I wish that mfrs would offer these as an option. I hope to do a write-up, with pics, when I get them on, and I'll be sure to post here. May not be a direct post, especially if I have lots of pics, so may only be a link. We'll just have to see. Lyle, I agree with the problem in a storage lot. Our lot spaces are about 2 feet apart. Solid steps probably wouldn't work out. |
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Post by laknox on Dec 9, 2021 10:15:25 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip, gwinger. I'll be moving it up on the concrete apron of our shop and, hopefully, will have my son-in-law helping me. He's got arms the size of my thighs. :-)
Lyle
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Others will differ an that's ok, we all have different opinions LOL
