Has anyone mounted a ladder to the back of their Camplite?

[nmken]

All:

I was wondering how advisable (or not) this would be - I'm considering doing this partially to get roof access, but also as a way to haul bicycles and other items.  I'm a little concerned about the aluminum skin's ability to hold any real weight via lag bolts.  Any one with experience on this?

Thanks

[charliem]

[quote timestamp="1459910637" source="/post/20259/thread" author="@nmken"]All:

I was wondering how advisable (or not) this would be - I'm considering doing this partially to get roof access, but also as a way to haul bicycles and other items.  I'm a little concerned about the aluminum skin's ability to hold any real weight via lag bolts.  Any one with experience on this?

Thanks[/quote][font size="3"]The aluminum skin is way too thin to support a ladder. The only way to do what you want is to attach to the internal studs. They are only 1" x 1" so you have to aim carefully. [/font]

[daplumbr]

You may have seen this post in Gear? A very cool ladder that can be stored on a Camplite. 

http://livinlite-owners.com/thread/1960/sooner-ladder?page=1&scrollTo=20242

[whoofit]

Camping World called on my behalf. It is not recommended. I called, not recommended. But...

If you look at this video of the 16'er you will see lots of 2"+ targets in the rear. Still gotta aim careful though. I almost did it with a custom built ladder using wide thick square aluminum tube and angle. I am convinced it would work especially if the feet were supported on the rear bumper.

Now, supporting the feet on the bumper might be a huge problem in a fender bender. It may take out the rear wall. And I would never ever hang things like bikes off of a ladder installed on a Camplite. It would be light use only.

https://www.facebook.com/LivinLite/videos/10155104007775436/

I went with the ladder Merlin linked to instead.

[video src="https://www.facebook.com/LivinLite/videos/10155104007775436/"][/video]