Planning on replacing our entrance steps on our 2024 Paradigm 340RL. It is currently in storage over 100 miles from here so I don’t have easy access. Does anyone know the entrance door width? Need to know to get a quote. Also, i am open to recommendations. Our rig came equipped with the tilt in steps that pivot at the threshold. Since they tilt at full length they are hard to handle & dump a lot of dirt inside the trailer. Also they are hard to retract from inside the trailer. We stage our trailer on the street in front of our house & can’t leave the steps extended into the street when we’re inside the trailer cleaning, etc. Thanks.
Paradigm Entrance Steps Replacement
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28.5" if you measure inside to inside of frame. 30" outside of frame to outside of frame
Flyer32RLS
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Not sure how handyman you are but I am not and I replaced mine. Ordered from etrailer and arrived in perfect condition. They are not cheap but I feel WELL worth it! I replaced the factory steps with the MORYD Strut assisted 4 step model. They are very easy to install and only takes maybe 30 minutes.
Look on YouTube to see how easy it is. Good Luck!
I removed my OEM steps and replaced them with Torklift uprising glow step.
Big improvement from OEM but I still wished they did not flip inside.
Whoever came up with the idea to store exterior steps inside the trailer never personally camped.
Sure you can wipe them down and sweep them off but why bring steps into the living space in the first place?
Have you ever felt the need to bring steps inside at home, at cabin at the tree fort...of course not.
The reason we all now have no choice but to bring step inside is that RV' manufactures' eventually discovered if steps came inside they could eliminate RV stair cavity. Once this discovery was made Morryde steps spread like wild fire.
The cavity was basically a boxed area where traditional steps folded into the underside of the trailer and remained outside. If step folded up to the inside RV frames could become more universal. The same frame could be used with many models because the door location was no longer part of the frame design/specs.
Years later all stairs are stored inside. So we flip stairs up and bring debris into the interior of the RV each and every trip HUH. I digress.
Back on topic. The Glow steps are scissor design they fold and adjust to your terrain much more than the one size fits all Mor Ryde stuff that extends away from the trailer in all conditions with minimal adjustment possible.
Torklift steps are just as stable as the morryde because they support from the ground.Torklift steps have more flexibility and are able to adapt to varying terrain.
Uprising Steps
Big improvement from OEM but I still wished they did not flip inside.
Whoever came up with the idea to store exterior steps inside the trailer never personally camped.
Sure you can wipe them down and sweep them off but why bring steps into the living space in the first place?
Have you ever felt the need to bring steps inside at home, at cabin at the tree fort...of course not.
The reason we all now have no choice but to bring step inside is that RV' manufactures' eventually discovered if steps came inside they could eliminate RV stair cavity. Once this discovery was made Morryde steps spread like wild fire.
The cavity was basically a boxed area where traditional steps folded into the underside of the trailer and remained outside. If step folded up to the inside RV frames could become more universal. The same frame could be used with many models because the door location was no longer part of the frame design/specs.
Years later all stairs are stored inside. So we flip stairs up and bring debris into the interior of the RV each and every trip HUH. I digress.
Back on topic. The Glow steps are scissor design they fold and adjust to your terrain much more than the one size fits all Mor Ryde stuff that extends away from the trailer in all conditions with minimal adjustment possible.
Torklift steps are just as stable as the morryde because they support from the ground.Torklift steps have more flexibility and are able to adapt to varying terrain.
Uprising Steps
I have been considering these for a year now. So you really like them? Is the height of the bottom threshold as critical as they put in their literature? I think Mine is short by 1/8" from what they recommend needing to have.
They are very adjustable and flexible. They do not have to fully extend. The leg adjustment is secured with a small push in knob like an umbrella has not a cotter pin. They can be kept tight to the RV as necessary. Yes when in tight the stairs can be a bit steep even too steep, however in tight is a great option to have when you need it.
The Torklift step are a huge improvement in my eyes vs. the Morryde or Lippert flip out steps simply because they can be deployed and used in many more positions and situations
