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Janet Tweedy wrote:

I currently have a fairly tall ' a frame' ladder from which I cut my
hedges nut I need to cut the water shoots from my Bramley Apple tree
which is too high for the 7 foot I can reach at the moment.

Seen the collapsible straight ones on the market and wondered if they
were fairly safe/sturdy to use ? If not what should I go for in a long
ladder, as if I am buying one I may as well get one that reaches
upstairs windows etc.

We got an industrial platform step ladder (10' if I recall) some time
ago, on the grounds we were getting older and I have no balance worth
a damn, and have never regretted it. It's just SO much more stable
than the alternatives.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.