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I really need to ditch my ginormous double extender ladders and get a manageable triple extender.

Any advice on what to look for? Any particular brand or style to avoid?
 
The estates and buildings folk at my last place liked the Youngman glass fibre ones. Seem to be strong, relatively light, and non-conductive, which you never know when that might save things...

Bonus points for doing the YMCA routine!
 
1 joint in an extension ladder is enough . 2 joints ...double the lateral stability twice as much. last triple ladder i ever used was 35 years agofitting a bell box on a church hall. was 27ft up. ladders only went to 22ft. so pitched off roof of fiesta van, bungee tied to ladder rack both joints at max, also bungeed together. made sure got everything in a bucket so 1 climb only to fix. think i "mistakenly" left them on a job next day so boss had to but me a decent set of double extn.
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i leftthe firm in 1985 and have still got the double extension ladders . :runner:
 
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1 joint in an extension ladder is enough . 2 joints ...double the lateral stability twice as much. last triple ladder i ever used was 35 years agofitting a bell box on a church hall. was 27ft up. ladders only went to 22ft. so pitched off roof of fiesta van, bungee tied to ladder rack both joints at max, also bungeed together. made sure got everything in a bucket so 1 climb only to fix. think i "mistakenly" left them on a job next day so boss had to but me a decent set of double extn.
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i leftthe firm in 1985 and have still got the double extension ladders . :runner:

That's odd, I was under the impression a decent triple extender is more than safe and stable and considered a good ideal solution
 
the ones i was issued with had more wobble than a 4 year old learning to ride a bike.
 
I've had a 6m macalaster (screwfix/b and q) for about 5 years, t was like £100 and is pretty sturdy, will also go into a big A frame with you able to extend the third section up
 
That's odd, I was under the impression a decent triple extender is more than safe and stable and considered a good ideal solution
Most ladders will have a bit of flex, we have a 10M triple that is good fun fully extended, but it needs another smaller ladder beside it to reach high enough to extend it. I'm only 9.5 stone so I don't have to worry about really rigid ladders. I keep 2 small triple ladders on the van and them frequently, the shorter one is good for carrying through houses or for inside use around stairs/landings. It also fits inside my VW Polo with the boot closed.
 
Most ladders will have a bit of flex, we have a 10M triple that is good fun fully extended, but it needs another smaller ladder beside it to reach high enough to extend it. I'm only 9.5 stone so I don't have to worry about really rigid ladders. I keep 2 small triple ladders on the van and them frequently, the shorter one is good for carrying through houses or for inside use around stairs/landings. It also fits inside my VW Polo with the boot closed.
9.5 stone? how do you cope on a windy day? :p :p
 

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