Ladder for bed entry on 4WC Hawk 1990

[4wsilver]

I am looking for any suggestions for a ladder design to assist in getting into the over cab sleeping bed of my 1990 Hawk. My wife and I are in our 70's and we bought the Hawk for one trip but have used it for a lot of trips since. We have had extended trips of between 30 and 90 days and really enjoy getting further out. We live in New Mexico but travel throughout the western part of US mostly but have made it east and to Canada as far as the upper portion of NW territory. We bought the unit around 2010 and have extensively modified it to our needs and tastes. It is on a 2004 Silverado and the only problem is gas mileage. (Our motor home, 1986 Vixen 21TD gets 26.5 mpg towing a Samurai) That being said, we want to take the Silverado and Hawk on a trip in the near future and my wife is between operations for knee replacement and will need a little help getting into bed. (Right knee replaced December and Left scheduled for April) We have experimented and a ladder would work.
Has anyone had any ideas for a ladder to use inside a Hawk? I have a few ideas but would like to hear from others.
Thanks
Wally

 

[kmcintyre]

There was a discusison about this a year or so ago and there were some great ideas. I'd try a search to see if you can find it.

 

[Cayuse]

Here is the discussion from the first of the year. Hope it helps.