Rope Ladder with Hooks

We recently had a fire on our island that killed two and left four other family members hospitalized. Some jumped from a second story window, and children were left to go through their memories and spend their lives without a mother and little sister. Our 40 year old son (who has a 9 year old child) was traumatized just from the photos and the news, and his is the reason we began looking for an escape ladder and bought all new fire alarms. Homes on our island are built a full story above ground, so our top living space is actually 4 stories high. We bought the ladder that will reach from there to the ground, and with it, these hooks. Before purchasing, we researched several models online, and several on Amazon, but this one looked the most solid and simple to use. We also purchased the large, over-the-window-sill hooks, and a child harness, both to store with the ladder. Everything arrived extremely quickly, and we are pleased with the apparent quality. As I said in my opening, the best case scenario will be "never to use this", but thanks to its reasonable price and clearly thought out design, we're as prepared as a family can be! We urge you to do the same for your family!

Purchased with a ladder for easy escape from a fire. Very good quality and gives great peace of mind. Even though we hope we will never use the product it is such a comfort to know they are available if needed.

The ladder and it's components are all very well built. Ladder is light weight enough to handle easily and quickly. The ladder comes rolled up and will easily transfer to the bag that is supplied. Over all the ladder will do the job. One large error I found is the loop on the hook where you attach the carabiner has a gap that is so large the carabiner slides out. So if you're in a hurry and the hook is loose. The hook will become detached from the ladder.

I bought this ladder for my 10-year old son's room, and it's perfect! I did my research about escape ladders and all of the ladders out there appear quite difficult for kids to set up. With this rope ladder all the guessing and set up goes, LITERALLY, out the window >_< To hook up the ladder, I bought two 3/8-in x 3.875-in Zinc-Plated Steel Plain Eye Bolt and two 1/2-in x 2-in Zinc Plated Standard (SAE) Fender Washers and screw them into the studs right under the window. That ladder isn't going anywhere other than out the window and that's it :p. The ladder and the bolts hold my weigh just fine (195 lb). The heavy-duty Carabiners are great, the only problem is that there's no way to easily tell which side is the one that opens, so I decided to use just blue tape on the ends that open. Plus, in case the ladder needs to be reset by son for some reason, I also added blue tape to the eye bolts, that way he knows that the ends with tape on the Carabiners face the blue tape on the eye bolts. It's very light-weight so my son has no issues pulling it back inside. I used the bag it comes in to store it under my son's window, it doesn't look too conspicuous if you ask me :) Very happy with this ladder. PS. Yes, he climbed out the window and down the ladder, and then back up. Twice this week now :p

This is probably the best of all the 2 story escape ladders out there. Won't cut into your fingers like the cheap wire chain models. It's reusable, most of the others are not. Worth the extra cost. Fasten the two hooks together in advance. In the event of a fire close bedroom door, loop the end of the ladder with the two hooks fastened together over the bedpost furthest from the window, then loop the nearest rung of the ladder over the bedpost closest to the window. Open the window. Throw the rest of the ladder out the window. Slide the bed up to the window until it is touching the wall at the window. Jump up on the bed, facing the ladder make your way out of the window feet first and down the ladder. Have a nice day. Been there, done it. Hopefully you will never have to use it. Sleep well.

Fortunately I have not had to use my ladder in an emergency but I'm very happy with my purchase so far. It is easy to deploy, doesn't break windows and you can try it out prior to having to use it in an emergency. I was a little concerned that the attachment hooks would not feel secure on my windowsills but this fear was unfounded. They straddle perfectly and do not move around. They feel very solid. My only criticism is that it was rather difficult to attach the hooks to the ladder - definitely needs some strength which I don't have. I am going to purchase a three-story version for my third-level rooms.

The 16' & 8' escape ladders are compact fitting into my custom made 16" wide x x 8" deep x 14" tall inside diameters 1/2" oak board boxes that are mounted to the walls under the window with the anchors secured into the window sill frame with stainless steel screw eyes and 1000 pound rated shackles (which are more compact than the included carabiners). The hindged top with 1 1/2" wide x 2 inch deep cutouts that are 12 1/2" appart on the storage box allows rapid deployment of the escape ladder, saving prescious seconds in a needed escape (see video). The ladders easily carried my 151 pounds and are rated for 1000 pounds. My cabin has two floors with windows 8' and 16' above ground. When I initially installed the ladders and tried to climb out, the ladders laid flush to the outside wall making it difficult to get my feet and hands on the rungs and was quite frightening trying to climb down. So I designe a simple support frame out of treated lumber sizes 4" x 4" x 8' & 16' and 2" x 4" x 8' & 16' that provided toe and hand space and guides that held the ladder in vertical position. This allowed easy foot and hplac

Works well for my use. I mountednit as a play ladder for my 5 year old. Perfect for this. Probably would work very well as a single use emergency ladder. Im 200 pounds and ive climbed it repeatedly without issue. That said, the way the wrungs are construcked is the weak point of this ladder. The ropes themselves are super-duty, bit the wrungs would likely fail if used on an ongoing basis by a large adult man in boots.