I did a fitness facility this Summer and spent a lot of time on a 12' A-Frame, as well as my Werner version of the Mini Giant and my 6' A-frame and the drywaller's scaffolding. The HVAC guy was working on ladders and his 2' wide scaffold and I really don't like that kind because it's too narrow and could tip too easily. Well, he was working on the new ducting and somehow, went off and basically crushed his heel. I didn't see him for a few days and then, he was back with a walking cast, climbing the ladders and getting on the scaffold. He's 69 years old! All things considered, he was lucky- he was working near a window with a protruding concrete ledge and he could have nailed that with his head.

I don't mind the wide scaffolding- first time was a bit dicey, since I wasn't accustomed to the way it wobbles and moves but by the end of the first time, I was OK with it.

Want scary?

Rope breaks on your 40 footer so you have to walk it up a wall.

Scariest I had was many years ago. Had to put a 28 footer on the side of a house not quite fully extended. Next to where I had to foot the ladder was a sharp drop off where they excavated to start building a huge garage for a clients car collection. The drop was a good 50', plus the ladder extended. It was basically loose ground. I actually went up that ladder being young and stupid. Thankfully nothing gave way. No way I would do that today.

Assuming that a scam is being pulled because a BLACK FRIDAY sale isn't available on SATURDAY shows a lack of common sense. Sure it might be available, but to think that something untoward has happened if it isn't is simply confusing.

People wait in line for hours to snag Black Friday deals. If I show up looking for a $100 40" TV on Saturday should I assume that its absence is a scam? No. They sold out. End of story. Having a similar 40" TV from the same manufacturer that they won't sell me isn't "skeeezy", even if I really really want it.

I wence on anything over an 8 ft ladder lol. Its just not for me. Four foot is handy, lightweight and portable. No way I would use a little giant as my everyday ladder. Although a good ladder, its simply a pain in the ass to use.

My only issue with the Little Giant, is with the 22 footer.

My neighbor wanted to borrow it one day. Then he tried picking it up and told me he'd find another way.... Yeah, that thing IS heavy, and IS a PIA to move. But, it IS rock solid compared to the average extension ladder.

I've carried that heavy thing around for many a year, and still feel very comfortable being all the way up on it.



Come on, are you guys getting a little girly?

You guys just reminded me of the cable installer I saw in the Hollywood Hills. His 20 foot ladder was leaning against the cable between two power poles. If the cable had broken, he'd fall to the ground PLUS forty feet further down the hill!

Actually, no he wouldn't. There is a steel cable between poles that you can and sometimes have to place the ladder on. It's called a "midspan" and it's freaking as f%&$, especially when over a busy road. While up there, you WILL sway back and forth. Ever see the hooks on the cable guys ladders? They are designed to hook over the steel cable to support the ladder when too far away from the pole.

Mike, I was looking at the 4' ladders not because I don't have one, but wanted to 'refresh' an often used tool.

I understand. I am trying to refresh Brendon for the same reason :-)

My friends and I would climb to the to of my dad's 6' A-Frame and jump off, go on the swings and see how high we could go and climb trees that were pretty tall. I think that helped, a lot. In '05, I worked for a CI contractor and we were working on an apartment that has two balconies. I was the only one willing to drill the holes for the speakers for one of them and speakers/XM antenna over the other- this was a 7th floor apartment and I was on a 10' A-frame ladder with a big ol' Milwaukee rotary hammer.

The view was spectacular.

Is yours the aluminum or fiberglass version? The fiberglass is heavier, by a good amount. I have the Werner version of the 17'. Well, they call it 17', but the assembled height is 14'3". I would like for them to show the usable height, rather than the end to end length. I carry it around all the time and don't have a problem with the weight- I look at it as "I charge people to get a workout".

At least it's not a sheet of MDF.

If he had been hanging from the cable, the weight wouldn't have been sufficient to cause it to fail unless the support cable was damaged. If the ladder was at the recommended 75° angle, there's not much force pushing it laterally or pulling it vertically unless the guy was extremely heavy.