"Dave" wrote in
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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How many of you use a five gallon plastic bucket for a ladder? I
know it's not such a good idea, and I cringe when I see someone else
do it, from being a safety professional and suffering from the
hypervigilance of PTSD. And yet, I just did it, and with little
reservation. I have seen people "walk" these remarkable distances,
and use them quite adroitly. I also have heard tales of woe and
steel pins and screws. And yet, if I need to do something straight
up, and all I need is a foot or two, I grab a bucket, because I can
never find the damn ladder.

Steve


Sorry, I used either a two-step plastic folding thing that is
weight-tested for my mass, or a three step metal folding step ladder
with similar promise of strength, or the real thing, depending on
which one suits my needs of the moment. Plastic buckets are not a
good idea, and neither are milk crates. When you fall after 40 you no
longer bounce back up, you just lay there and ring. And I am pushing
50, only a few months away.

My $.02. YMMV

Dave




some plastics get brittle after being in the outdoors environment;
you might step on the bucket and your foot go right thru it,either
immediately or after a few minutes.

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