Karl,
I once saw a rope ladder that uses hook(s) to attach to the rain gutter...
the guy used climbing hardware to make it.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: karl <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000 5:41 PM
Subject: Stairs to the Westy roof?

>Has anyone ever designed or made a collapsible ladder or step that would
>allow one to reach approximately a foot (.3048 metres) or so above the
>roofline of  a Westfalia, and hook into the rain gutter? I need a better
way
>to access items in my Thule� car-top carrier, other than standing in the
>doorway and reaching like heck, or standing precariously on the sliding
>door's lock pin. Optimally this would fit in to the luggage carrier in
>front. Of course, if it hasn't been made, guess I'll have to design and
>build a batch for others needing the same.............
>
>Karl von M�llendorf
>Westy Ventures
>1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9 TD 'Otto'
>1988 Audi 80 Quattro 'Car'
>