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I gotta say: That looks really good to me! I like how it has slots/holes for attaching things and/or grabbing on to.
One request in your testing: mount one end of a hammock to it and test with 300-350lbs (roughly the weight of myself and my wife). We seem to always camp somewhere with only one mounting spot for the hammock.
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- Thought that name looked familiar from TW.
C4 Fab - Yea.. Looking forward to getting my hands on one of those..
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05-05-2018, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 007Tacoma
I gotta say: That looks really good to me! I like how it has slots/holes for attaching things and/or grabbing on to.
One request in your testing: mount one end of a hammock to it and test with 300-350lbs (roughly the weight of myself and my wife). We seem to always camp somewhere with only one mounting spot for the hammock.
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Thanks! We can give it a try, but i don't think i would recommend attaching a hammock to the ladder.
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@ 007Tacoma
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C4 Fab - Yea.. Looking forward to getting my hands on one of those.. |
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05-05-2018, 06:51 PM
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one more. We will get some more close up ones soon.
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YES PLEASE. I suddenly need a ladder. it'll flow PERFECTLY with the PRINSU racks. LOUD NOISES! 
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05-06-2018, 02:01 PM
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Looking really good! Maybe after this alpha test is complete a small group of beta testers can put it through the ringer.
The only spot that concerns me is where the 3rd rung from the bottom connects to the rails. I think that with the material type, amount of material removed and the long span from the second rung to the top that this area could fatigue and fail first. After heavy use I’d recommend pulling the 3rd rung off and inspecting the rails and holes for deformation and cracking. However, for all I know you guys will do this for the whole thing. I have your sliders on my rig so I trust C4 
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05-06-2018, 02:38 PM
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Looking really good! Maybe after this alpha test is complete a small group of beta testers can put it through the ringer.
The only spot that concerns me is where the 3rd rung from the bottom connects to the rails. I think that with the material type, amount of material removed and the long span from the second rung to the top that this area could fatigue and fail first. After heavy use I’d recommend pulling the 3rd rung off and inspecting the rails and holes for deformation and cracking. However, for all I know you guys will do this for the whole thing. I have your sliders on my rig so I trust C4
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Would adding more "steps" help alleviate pressure? or just make it too awkward to use then
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05-06-2018, 03:22 PM
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Would adding more "steps" help alleviate pressure? or just make it too awkward to use then
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I definitely think more rungs would make it clunky to use and wouldn’t help distribute the load any more than having your feet on separate rungs with the current design.
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05-07-2018, 09:20 AM
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Yessir, that's me! I thought about going by my Instagram name, but I have been on here a while as 007Tacoma. I don't think I need to add to anyone else's confusion anymore than I already do. I confuse myself enough as it is.
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05-07-2018, 09:22 AM
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Thanks! We can give it a try, but i don't think i would recommend attaching a hammock to the ladder.
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I only ask because I have a friend that regularly attaches his hammock to his Baja Ladder when we go camping, and it is solid. ...granted, it is only him and his dog in the hammock. So, there is that.
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05-07-2018, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MtnMan219
Looking really good! Maybe after this alpha test is complete a small group of beta testers can put it through the ringer.
The only spot that concerns me is where the 3rd rung from the bottom connects to the rails. I think that with the material type, amount of material removed and the long span from the second rung to the top that this area could fatigue and fail first. After heavy use I’d recommend pulling the 3rd rung off and inspecting the rails and holes for deformation and cracking. However, for all I know you guys will do this for the whole thing. I have your sliders on my rig so I trust C4
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Thanks for the input, we will pay attention to that area to make sure we do not have any issues with excessive flex or material failure.
We will be installing a couple more of these ladders soon so we can get some more use out of them before putting them into production.
We would like to offer a Pre-Order soon.
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I only ask because I have a friend that regularly attaches his hammock to his Baja Ladder when we go camping, and it is solid. ...granted, it is only him and his dog in the hammock. So, there is that.
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Well if he normally uses his Baja ladder for a hammock, then ours may support it as well. We will have to give it a few tries to see how it holds up.
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05-07-2018, 12:13 PM
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Any idea how long it might be until these would be available? I just got off the phone with Gobi and they have a 6-8 week lead time on their ladders currently. Love this design and it matches what I've got on my Runner more closely than the tubular ladders do.
Would this be compatible with the
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full length rack? I keep scartching my paint by crawling up on my roof and need a ladder bad!
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05-07-2018, 12:25 PM
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Any idea how long it might be until these would be available? I just got off the phone with Gobi and they have a 6-8 week lead time on their ladders currently. Love this design and it matches what I've got on my Runner more closely than the tubular ladders do.
Would this be compatible with the
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full length rack? I keep scartching my paint by crawling up on my roof and need a ladder bad!
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We are hoping to offer a Pre-order in about a month or so. We need to get some more marketing done on the product so we can build up as much interest in the product as possible so we can offer a successful pre-order.
I know Gobi says their ladder is 6-8 weeks, but i have talked to multiple customers of ours that got told the same from Gobi, but they didn't end up getting their product until about 12 weeks or so. Not saying that would happen with your ladder, but i know its a possibility.
Not sure if this ladder will clear with the SSO roof rack, but our ladder does fit tighter than a Gobi ladder so our ladder will fit with any other product that a Gobi fits with.
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05-07-2018, 12:50 PM
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full length rack? I keep scartching my paint by crawling up on my roof and need a ladder bad!
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I think the SSO Roof Rack would work with any ladder. Especially since the crossbars are moveable and removable.
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05-07-2018, 01:37 PM
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I'd love for the steps to be some TS15-75 extrusion, specially if they were tapped like the Prinsu bars. Then users could add steps if they wanted and you could use the t-slot on the bottom of the step to attach accessories.
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05-07-2018, 01:59 PM
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Let me know if you need any guinea pigs to test it out 
I've got a meet with our regional Runner group in about 2 weeks. Happy to bring some info and gauge people's interest. There will 20 or 30 guys with 5th gens.
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We will be installing a couple more of these ladders soon so we can get some more use out of them before putting them into production.
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I'll beat one up in the crazy MN climate for you guys 
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