telescoping and tri-fold ladders

[Ken Brittain]

I have a Little Giant M22 ladder. I rarely use it. Its very well made and flexible but its Heavy and cumbersom to use. If you have it extended and need to increase or decrease the length by one rung you have to bring it all the way down undo the latches and then rasie it back up. You can do this with it in the extended position but you run the risk of chopping your hand off. This is a good idea that works very well with the small sized ladder they demonstrate but when you scale it up its not so easy to use. Since I paid so much for the darn thing I used it regularly for a year but not I only use it for those situations that need the flexiblity of the variable leg height in the A frame configuration, like stair wells. And forget the work platform. thats a trip up to install it and a trip to take it down. The only time I used it it almost hit me in the head when it fell off the ladder. Give me a good extension ladder with a rope pull or a set of good binoculars is even better.