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03-03-2014, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Black Hills South Dakota
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Need a booster step
Has anyone added a single step below the running boards on a SMB? My wife's knees don't like the big step up on to the running boards as a first step into or out of the van. Anyone added some sort of secondary step to fill part of the gap? I'm thinking something with a spring load of sorts so it retracts when we drive so it doesn't get torn off by a rock or small car we drive over. Thanks for any suggestions. I tried, grow longer legs and that didn't go over well.
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03-03-2014, 04:18 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Turlock Ca
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Re: Need a booster step
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03-05-2014, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Bay CA
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Re: Need a booster step
Try a step stool that can be placed inside somewhere. Ones that attach outside have a bad habit of leaping out and hitting things, and there are numerous times a stool is useful at other locations around the van or in camp.
I use one of the little kinds with storage in it. But others like the ones that fold up for easy storage.
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03-05-2014, 11:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: California
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Re: Need a booster step
We used this prior to installing AMP steps. Worked well and packed tight.
http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Rhi...s=folding+step
If you want a slicker setup try Zeta's automated step.
[youtube:1guohefr]
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03-05-2014, 12:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
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Re: Need a booster step
Ive got one of those too, but in white Its been floating around the house for years so i drug it out to the van recently. works well.
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03-05-2014, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Oregon Ciry Oregon
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Re: Need a booster step
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tapatio
We used this prior to installing AMP steps. Worked well and packed tight.
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We use a similar one. Works great and folds flat for easy storage between the door and cabinet.
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Read detailed trip reports, see photos and videos on my travel blog, luinil.com.
Current van: 2002 Ford E350 extended body camper with Colorado Camper Van pop top and Agile Offroad 4WD conversion.
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03-05-2014, 10:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Up In The Mountains
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Re: Need a booster step
+1 on the folding step stool, I've used one with my vans for years!
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03-06-2014, 06:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: TN
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Re: Need a booster step
Oh hell, I skipped over Zeta's link thinking it was the 'ad' video for some real retractable steps. Thanks for the belly laugh Z. That is hilarious. Definitely thinking outside the step.
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03-06-2014, 06:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Boulder, CO.
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Need a booster step
We've got one of the black folding steps also, can get them almost anywhere, camping world has them. You can also find the one featured in the video at any Wall Mart, or if you want to save some coin, try the dumpster behind any frat house around the country.... Zeta...that's ALMOST too ghetto...
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03-06-2014, 08:16 AM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: Need a booster step
I was in an RV place recently and they had those folding step stools in lots of colors besides black (red, green, yellow, etc).
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