Gold Boy
Keremeos, BC.
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nope, but i have fallen off the tailgate a couple of times....
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Greg B
Minnesota
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We frequently camp with a couple that has them and they've both fallen several times over the years on them.
I dont have them and never will.
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fishguy_40
long beach, ca
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like someone else, watching where im walking has kept me from falling off the steps.
also, there is a handle on the back of my camper one can hang on to while going up the steps.
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d3500ram
9,500 feet in summit county, colorado
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I have almost taken a couple of diggers... but only when the steps were wet.
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bigjimcruising
Orange County, CA
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I fall down all the time. Ooooh, you mean while using those step things!
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kandoll
Washington State
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We had scissor steps on Mom & Dad's camper, no grab bar or handle of any sort. I think everyone but Dad fell of them, most more than once. To be fair, Mom falls a lot anyway (she's short and Dad's tall so she's always in a hurry to catch up). There were six of us kids (three of them were clumsy boys, LOL)...we probably had a pretty big first aid kit!
We love the steps for our Snowriver (and having a grab bar), but alas I have to admit my 7 yr. old son has managed to fall anyway! Of course the way he and his brother were fighting I'm surprised only one fell that morning!
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gandalf12
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My Citation is a basement model so we have 4 scissor steps from the step-down bumper to reach the ground. The Citation comes with a fold against the door grab bar. We have to be careful, but yes I have taken a tumble or 2...nothing serious yet.
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geusterman
Mount Vernon WA USA
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They can be treacherous. I added a square aluminum 4" tube and wide step below the basement of the BF then reduced the stairs to 4 steps. Still too much so may build a deck. The best fix was taking 1/2" long hex-head self-tappers and screwing in a bunch on the face of the step. Don't forget the slick rounded edge (if you have that type) because if they are not square to the earth your foot spends a lot of time there...like the author of this thread mentioned. George
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280fx
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fishguy_40 wrote:like someone else, watching where im walking has kept me from falling off the steps.
also, there is a handle on the back of my camper one can hang on to while going up the steps.
Exactly! This is our 3rd camper with sissor steps and no problems here.
I've seen a middle-aged woman fall off 3-steps on a Class A. The steps on most RV's are not like the ones at home and I think people sometimes forget.
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Bigfootf350
Loveland, CO
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YES!!! We had a Hallmark 10ft camper before we bought our bigfoot. Both my wif and I fell down these stairs. Both of use were pretty banged up. I lost a good 3 inches of skin on my shin and it was deep. We have been more carefull with our bigfoot and it does have a fold away door handle that helps. Always looking for a safer solution.
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