I'm here in CO as well. I was going to put mine on today until I read your post. I only had a 2-hour window. Could you take a picture of steps 1-8 for me? My dog ate my instruction sheets. only the last page with 9-15 survived.Here's a quick pic @iSurfvilano I actually like the additional step. I'm 6'2" and don't really have any issues using the upper step first however having the additional one actually works to just give me a little extra boost. The angle at the top looks a little off in the pic, it's pretty flat though.
Thanks @atlantaM3 I thought about Rhino Lining the ladder due to the rust issues, however, I just decided to keep an eye on it. We'll see how it does here in Colorado.
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