Chadx
Advanced Member
Great point on the firm ground. We've not used our stool, yet, in soft muddy ground. After rain, the ground tends to stay fairly firm and well drained in the mountains we frequent. For uneven ground, the Little Giant has been pretty good. Had issues with the plastic short stools on uneven ground, but the aluminum stools with wide and deep steps seem to remain pretty user friends even at a slant.cwdtmmrs said:The problem with ladders and stools that you must be on firm level ground and you have to put them somewhere when not in use. Not so with a receiver mount step or steps. I modified a 2 step Brophy to flip up when traveling.
In our case, we also typically pull a trailer so we would have to store a receive step someplace and put in on once we arrive at camp and disconnect the trailer and moving around and storing a receiver step is heavier and more awkward than a folding aluminum step stool.
Your flip-up mod is great! and eliminates the clearance issues with non-modified receiver steps on forest service roads and offroad.