Telescoping Ladder,12.5 FT Extension Ladder, Heavy Duty 330lbs Max Capacity, Multi-Purpose Collapsible Ladder for RV or Outdoor Work Black

This is an impressive ladder. I used it to get up on the roof and it’s surprisingly sturdy. Because it telescopes when you open it up it seems a bit flimsy, but once you start climbing up and down you quickly realize that it’s solid. It has a bit of give to it, which you don’t get with an aluminum ladder, but once you get over that, it’s really great. And it takes up so much less room to store it. That’s the best part. You can fit it practically anywhere.

I’m converting a Promaster 2500 high roof and needed to climb on top of the van to install a fan and solar panels. I do have a ladder mounted to the back, but it’s not easy to use with stuff in my hands, and I’m too old and too fat to climb up onto the roof from the top of it!This 12.5 foot is perfect. In the photo, you can see it reaches my roof with the top two sections still folded, and extends above the roof by about 2 feet when fully extended. This is tall enough for me to reach the roof and safely dismount (I secure it to the roof rack with a ratchet strap if I’m alone without anyone to spot me).The bottom should sit about 2 feet out from the van for safety (about a foot for every 4 feet of height). This means that the 12.5-foot ladder reaches around 10 feet high when you allow for the angle.The feet sit securely in place and have never slipped or moved, yet I can lift the ladder into another position if I want to when I’m on the roof—it’s not too bottom-heavy or grippy to keep me from repositioning it when I want to.I’m going to keep this ladder in my van when I hit the road because it’s so lightweight and takes up little room. I’m a middle-aged woman and only 5-foot-4, but I can easily carry this under my arm. It will be far more useful for me than the attached ladder when I need to climb on top to service the solar panels or scrape snow.The only downside is that this ladder (and any aluminum) gets CRAZY cold in low temps! I had to start using it during the winter, and the ladder was far colder than anything else I came in contact with—even colder than the metal on the van. I had to put on work gloves to use it under 40 degrees. I’ll experiment with a few materials to see if there’s a way to add “warm” handholds on each section without hindering the ladder’s ability to collapse. Plastic coating would help this, but it would also add weight to the ladder, so I’m happy with the product.

Very heavy but works as described

This is a great invention into ladder styles. Functions great. Very safe and easy to use. Locks which is nice. Very compact to fit anywhere. Value for the price is excellent

Nice ladder

Bought back in December finally got to use it this week. Went up great did the job very well. When I went to close it up two sections refused to go down. Had to use a hammer to get them down. Out of warranty period now. If you get one use it immediately.

A little heavy but that's what you want with a quality and sturdy ladder! I should have bought a shorter one but I'm very satisfied!

Worth every dollar got it to put in my car and can expand very tall