On Oct 20, 8:51*am, dgk wrote:
I have an aluminum extension ladder that I use every other year or so
to get on the roof, otherwise it takes up space in the garage. Can I
just leave it under the deck in the backyard? It will get wet but
shouldn't rust although I guess the rope that operates the extension
will rot and need to be replaced. Will the mechanism itself develop
problems?

Mine has been outside for years, at least 15 years. Rope is black
poyethelene Dacron@, other rope may not hold up as well in the sun but
sythetic rope out of the sun beneath a deck should hold up fine.