Originally Posted by Michael Scheib
I ended up settling on this 18" Folding Step [amazon.com] from Amazon. Actually ordered a 2 pack for like $45. One stays in the plane and the other in the hangar. Weighs about 3.5#, but the 18" height is good for vertically challenged people like me.

How sturdy is this thing? Do you feel reasonably safe and stable while perched up on it, eg while futzing with the fuel tank caps?

The description (clearly not written by a native English speaker) is interesting:
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"PROPER USE - The maximum load capacity of the folding step is 330 pounds, which is mainly used for indoor sitting. when we need to stand on it and reach up a high place, folding stools can carry a safe weight of 75 pounds. Standing on the stool must keep both feet on the middle of the stool, so that the stool can be balanced by force. The step stool must be used in dry and flat surface..."

That "safe weight of 75 pounds" figure con't be right, but I'm trying to imagine what the real number is. I note that 75 kilos (likely the weight system used where this is made) equals 165 pounds.

Michael, does the step-ladder have a weight rating (in pounds) that you've seen (either printed on the thing or in the docs that came with it)?

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