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Have a single omnistor step,and carry a fixed step for sites etc.
Is this overkil?l ,or is saving the step from wear etc? space and payload issues at the moment grr
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Depends on how long your legs are and how high your van is !
We have had 2 vans with fitted steps. On one of them the fitted step was uncomfortably high and, to avoid wrenched legs or feet, we used to carry another step with us. On the second van the fitted step was perfect and we did not need a supplementary.
Our current van has no fitted step and so we carry a Fiamma one. Getting up and down without it is not comfortable, even though we are pretty supple and fit ! We do not always put the step out on aires etc and miss it.
Stone me Veebug, if wish I had run so short of things to worry about that I had to fret about a step!!
No insult intended . . . . but does that answer your question?
Serious answer . . . do what suits you and Mrs VB. It's of absolutely no consequence to anyone else.
If it suits you and makes it easier on site, and especially if it feels safer stepping out of the van - carry the extra step.
Dave
P.S. You have a PM.
You young ones are so selfish these days.
Us frail oldies need all the help we can get.
We bought a double step at Lincoln Show because the wife has been struggling with a gammy knee for a while. The van has a double floor and it is quite a climb to get in. In fact I bought her pitons and an ice axe for Xmas.
An unexpected benefit was that the Pugs can get in easier with the new step.
I still use the fitted electric step now and again to stop it seizing up.
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Stepping out of the van is far more likely to be problematic, or even dangerous . . . but it all depends on the configuration of the step and the fragility of the old buffers (like us ) who are using them.
Ours doesn't really extend out far enough and it's easy to pitch out onto your nose in the dirt! Haven't (quite) done it yet, but I confess I have been wondering about carrying a step like yours.
Problem is I doubt if we would bother to use it for a quick stop in a layby or on an Aire - and that would be just the time one of us fell out of the van.
Unlike Veebug I am far more concerned about safety. Wear and tear on the electric step is incidental when set against personal well being.
I think I just talked myself into getting a step!!
We carry it in the loo and, while it is a nuisance when you want to use the loo en route, it is safe and can be pegged down if it is put out on gravel or slippery grass.
We've seen 2 nasty accidents caused by steps and would make sure that they are designed for vans - ie to be stepped down on from a height not up to like a kitchen step and also that they cannot slip and have quite a big surface to step down onto.
ok jokers
I have a motorised step and it works fine and allows me to step down easily.
With it being a single motorised step and looking at the fixing points into the wooden floor,plus buying the motorhome off my dad whom told me to always use the additional step when onsite,May i ask again do i really need to carry an additional step ?sure omnistor factored in usage ?
p.s none of us r heavyweights!i can easily jump at 38yrs young!
Is this a step in the right direction????
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- carry the extra step.
