I also added a tailgate step I found on eBay at http://www.ebay.com/itm/172262992747 for $50 w/free shipping. I wasn't even looking for one but just happened across it. The frame is about as sturdy as a tree stand ladder. The ladder is removable and the rungs are adjustable. I like it a lot and it'll help this old man climb in and out of the bed. The only thing I'll need to do is add another strap to make it a bit more secure. I know it'll rattle if I don't put another one on there closer to the mounting area. I just need to dig it out of my stuff in the garage. It got really hot out there today so I called it quits!
Bro. Jim, You ain't old enough to need an old man ladder to get in the back of your truck, are you? I had to get one several years ago and it is very helpful at times. Biggest problem, sliding anything 4' wide into the bed, but it comes off with 4 screws. Sometimes it on and some times off. Found a couple of old pictures showing how this one works, it unfolds and the steps are like a step ladder.
Treefarmer
Bro. Jim, You ain't old enough to need an old man ladder to get in the back of your truck, are you? I had to get one several years ago and it is very helpful at times. Biggest problem, sliding anything 4' wide into the bed, but it comes off with 4 screws. Sometimes it on and some times off. Found a couple of old pictures showing how this one works, it unfolds and the steps are like a step ladder.
Treefarmer
Haha, some days I feel older than other days. Your ladder looks a lot sturdier than the one I bought. I like that. Looks like you can have an armload of stuff and walk right up. I wouldn't trust mine with too much weight but it sure makes it easier to climb in and out.
Well this morning before is was blazing hot I got out and cut the platform for the cot. I used a couple of pieces of scrap 1/2" plywood I had in the garage. It's coming together nicely. Next will be to carpet and install the piano hinge in the middle so it can fold up. Then it will be on to the truck bed platform.
Picked up a can of Oops paint for $4 from Lowe's on the way home yesterday so I could paint the cot platform and truck bed decking. I figured it would not only add a finished look but waterproof the wood as well. I got the cot platform painted today. Not a bad color. Looks almost like a grayish olive drab in person.
