Since I got my camper I've been working toward rear step nirvana. First I tried a little step ladder, too wobbly. Then I got a Brofy 2-step made of steel, heavy, bulky and poor ground clearance. Then I tried to make my own fold-up aluminum steps with diamond plate as the tread, and still too wobbly and cumbersome to deal with. I've got it now. An oak stair tread (coated with poly) attached to the hitch with a welded-up aluminum hitch bracket. I use a plastic fold-up step for the first step, it easily stows inside the camper...
Aluminum hitch bracket. Good ground clearance and light weight. You can see the pile of failed attempts in the left background. My shadow is huuuuge!
I love the looks of the wood step, and it is nice and wide and really sturdy. I cut 1/8" tread grooves in it for traction. I also have hitch stabilizers on there to eliminate hitch wobble.
Aluminum hitch bracket. Good ground clearance and light weight. You can see the pile of failed attempts in the left background. My shadow is huuuuge!
I love the looks of the wood step, and it is nice and wide and really sturdy. I cut 1/8" tread grooves in it for traction. I also have hitch stabilizers on there to eliminate hitch wobble.