"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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I have a 16-ft. "every-which-way" ladder that I've had for maybe 20 years,
so when I saw what was described as a "22'" multifunction ladder (Keller
KMT-22) advertised at a considerable discount, I thought it might be worth
upgrading. BUT when I looked at the detailed specs. it turns out that it's
really only 18-ft 3-in. long: the claimed "22'" is the height one can reach
when standing on the highest permitted rung; this, I am told, is the
"industry-standard" method of labeling ladders.

I guess that if we didn't have decent regulations, we'd have 3-qt.
"gallons" of milk and gasoline, and 40-ft. reels of electrical wire
labeled as "50-ft."


Seems that almost everything but pipe is labled lagrer than what it is.
A few months ago I was looking at pole saws to trim some tree limbs. Some
of them were listed as to the length of the pole ans some were listed as how
far you could reach with the pole. That made some seem about 4 feet longer
than the others with the same or even longer poles.