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Originally Posted by Lurker!
If you purchased a trailer without the ladder, would you bolt one on, or buy a regular ladder and tote it around with you everywhere you went?
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I purchased the trailer WITH the ladder and now wish that I hadn't. The ladder is very cheap and moves quite a bit when you climb it. It produces 2 holes in the roof that require constant inspection and maintenance. It is in a fixed position and requires you to actually stand and walk on the roof to get anywhere besides the back corner. Also, I believe that the ladders require blocking behind the exterior skin to properly support the ladder. As much movement as that ladder makes with proper bracing, I would hate to climb up one that didn't have that blocking!!!
I would suggest buying a collapsible ladder and using that. They are light weight and fold down pretty small. They don't require a hole in your rubber roof material. You can move them to wherever you need (over by the slide if you need to clean it off, over to the front gutter to clear an obstruction, etc.). You don't need any blocking installed for a moveable ladder.