Ladder Lockdown and Ladder Levelizer Tested

Author: John Scanlan, Published on Jul 18, 2018

Ladders are a daily necessity for surveillance and security installers, but working on an unstable surface can be extremely dangerous. In addition to selecting the appropriate ladder, it is important to ensure the ladder is safely footed.

Two manufacturers claim to improve ladder safety:

We bought both ladder devices and tested them. Below is an overview:

We tested both of these devices in real-world conditions to see how they work, examining:

  • Marketing Claims vs Performance
  • Ladder Levelizer Demonstration
  • Ladder Lockdown Demonstration
  • Product Failures / Shortcomings
  • Physical Overview
  • Price

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Comments (16)

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Sean Patton

IPVM | 07/18/18 02:34pm

*** *** ***** ** ****** ********* *** *** *** ****** rejoicing ***** ** ***** '***** *** *****...

* ************ ****** *** *** *** ** * "***-*****" ******* like **** ***** ** ******* ** * ******* **** ** civil *******?

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Sean Patton | 07/18/18 08:41pm

* ***** ** ***** ** ********* ****, ***** **** *** one * *** *** ***** ** ********'******** *** ****** ** ******* ********* ** **** *********. *'** been ** * **** **** *** *** **** ***** ******** with *** ****** ***** ********. ** ****'* ***** ********.

***, **** ** ******* **** *** **** ********* **** *** installed ** * ********* ****** *** *** ************'* ***********. * wouldn't ** *** ********* **** **** ** * **** ** many ***** * ******* ****** *********** ******* *** *** ***** products ***** **. **** *** * ***** *** ** * 3rd ***** *******.

* ********** ******'* *** *** ***** ******** ****** ** ********* of **** *******. ****, * ****** ********** ******* *** **** away **** ******** *******. ********** **** ****** ** *** ********** ladders *******.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Kyle Folger | 07/18/18 08:47pm

*******: *** ******’* *** *** ****?

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Ethan Ace | 07/18/18 09:04pm

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* **** **** *** *** ** ******** * ****** *** stabilizer *** * ******** ****** **********.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

07/18/18 02:56pm

** ***********. **** ****, *** *** **** **** *** *** **** version.

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Fabian Muyawa

LONTECH SYSTEMS | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 07/20/18 07:12am

*** ******** ****** ***** ********* ******.

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 07/20/18 02:06pm

** - ****** *** *** ******** *** ****! **** ****** like * ***** *******. *** **** *** **** ******* **** using ** *** **** *** *** *** ******** / ****** with **?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to John Scanlan | 07/20/18 04:50pm

** ****, *** ** **** **** ***** *** * **** long ****, **** *****. *** *** ********* **** ** ** the *** ** **** ** ***** ***. ** ******** **** it ** ***.

**** *** **** ** ****** *** ****** *** ******* ******* on ***** ** **** *** **** ** ** ** ******** but **** *** ******* *********** ********** ***** ** ******** ****. Then ******** **** ** ****.

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Rich Moore

07/18/18 04:14pm

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Undisclosed #2

07/18/18 04:20pm

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Ty Mullen

COR Security, Inc. | 07/19/18 01:00pm

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Knut-Eric Andreassen

07/23/18 07:16am

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Knut-Eric Andreassen | 07/23/18 01:56pm

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Undisclosed #3

07/23/18 10:43am

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John Scanlan

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 07/23/18 12:09pm

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Carl Kristoffersen

07/23/18 05:25pm

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