16.5FT Aluminum Telescoping Extension Ladder 330lbs Max Capacity A-Frame Lightweight Portable Multi-Purpose Folding with Support Bar Anti-Slip EN131 Certificated

This ladder is fantastic! It compresses for ease of storage and maneuvering. The ladder is rather wobbly due to the multiple pieces, but that works in its favor. The multiple parts give each ladder half the ability to twist in a manner to get the ladder on the best parts of ground for overall stability. The ONLY drawback is that you need the flimzy velcro to hold the compressed ladder together. The velcro falls apart rather quickly. I ended up using a larger rubber coated metal cable/rod/tie to keep this ladder together.

(UPDATE) as an A frame ladder if not fully extended this ladder can be dangerous. Because the legs do not in the down poition if you reach behind you and lean the ladders legs will extend with you on it. Also the ladder as a fully extended extension ladder has a tendancy to bow really bad at the bottom of the ladder. Basically if you dont set a wide enough angle and get the ladders legs far enough from the wall or building the flexibility of the ladder will have you climbing straight vertical after you hit half way point of your climb. Working on the eves of my house i noticed when on the upper rungs of the ladder that the flexibility in the legs makes the ladder feel really shaky and unstable. I will not be returning this ladder, i will use it only as an A frame ladder and only when the legs are fully extended. It is a nice ladder at full extension. This ladder is a little heavy, but not too bad. It is easily moved and rather stable when fully extended. The rungs do not lock in the down position so moving the ladder if it is not fully extended you can not pick the ladder up and move it you have to drag the ladder across the floor.

It is very versatile and helpful around the house.

This aluminum ladder is good quality and does the job. It’s very heavy, so two people are needed to carry it. Itt's difficult for one person to move around. It’s a bit shaky at full height, and shrinking it back is tricky; It almost snapped my fingers. Overall, okay but requires caution.

From my first experience, this ladder is awesome. You have to be careful. You have to read the instructions. You have to move slowly as usual with all ladders. The ladder is easy to transport, easy to use, easy to extend, easy to collapse. I have only used it as a fully-extended A-frame so far, but it has performed beautifully. It is replacing a large Little Giant, which was such great technology 15 years ago, but today I can barely lift and carry this piece of equipment. It is so heavy. I am very happy with this new ladder purchase.

As a former manufacturing engineer, I can tell you that this product was inadequately prototyped and use-tested. I have used many, many ladders, and this is barely useable. I have no confidence on it to do anything on the ladder other than to ascend and descend. I really WANTED to like this ladder, but there are several shortcomings. The center joint is terrifying. It might be strong, but it is so flexible that I have no confidence to let go with one hand, and I am not afraid of heights. The clips that lock the steps in place lock only in the extended position. If it locked in position when collapsed, the ladder would be sooooo much easier to manhandle. I recommend using two tall people to set up and collapse the ladder, and they MUST practice before going into the field. After some experimentation, we found that the only safe way we could find of collapse the ladder is to put the ladder into an A position, and collapse from the top rung in a rocking manner. It looks ridiculous, and feels like wrangling a python, but it is safe. If you release the ladder locks incorrectly, the steps collapse like a guillotine on your fingers and thumbs. The risk of serious finger injury is considerable. Now there IS a correct way to collapse the steps, but the first few times out of the box is injury-prone. There is no slow release! There is nothing on the top of the ladder to hold the top in place. Lots of other ladders also lack such a device, but they are nowhere near as flexible as this ladder. Simple hooks would suffice. Unlike competitors, there are step foot grips on both sides of each rung, and that's a big plus, but an adhesive abrasive step would be better and cheaper. The rung clips are demarked with impact stamps, but in most lighting conditions they are nearly invisible. Being who I am, I immediately tried to fix the shortcomings, but finally gave up. This ought never have gotten past the prototype stage of development. I won't return this product, because someone else might injure themselves. I will instead recycle the ladder. i hope this company learns from this product, and refines their process.

After purchasing and receiving this ladder, I found that it was too cumbersome to maneuver for me or my spouse. It weighs approximately 40 pounds but for someone 70 plus years, we just couldn't get it set up. Another problem I ran into was that since this was purchased on Amazon but from a third party seller, I was responsible for the return postage which put me $25 in the hole since I returned the ladder. The seller did work with me to assist in returning the item. In the future, I will pay more attention and make sure products I buy are sold and shipped by Amazon so I don't run into this problem again. Although I had these problems, I do recommend this seller.