Installing the Solid Step RV Entrance Stairs by Lippert Components

In this video, I install to the Solid Step RV entrance stairs by Lippert Components. The Solid Step is designed to replace traditional fold-out or accordion-style RV stairs. The Solid Step assembly lifts up and stows inside the entrance doorway.

Disclaimer: Love Your RV! received this product sample free of charge for install and review.

The Solid Step has large aluminum treads, and adjustable legs for a solid footing on the ground when deployed, making it more like house stairs.

Installation was quite straightforward, involving drilling pilot holes and screwing the top plate in place. Then adjusting the steps travel locking positon for my particular sized doorway.

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[bigfokkerdog]

Too funny Ray...I just replaced my saggy old OEM steps on my Sandpiper F295 with the Morryde 4 step system 4 days ago. so very happy and the Mrs. is extremely happy with the new solid steps. Such a great upgrade for either sad old steps or anyone who wants a good solid set of steps.

[FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival]

These steps are great. I am working at a Camping World location now and they are installing these as standard equipment on everything. I plan to retrofit my Cougar XLite with them soon. Thanks Ray!

[garryhammond]

I had these installed last year Ray. - It was the BEST upgrade we have made to date! - Love em'!
The trailer does not "rock" when going in and out like it did with the old steps.
I'm also adding an extended handle for my wife who is quite short, and was part way up the stairs before she could reach the original stock handle.
It uses the same mounting holes.

[jimsjacob]

I’ve been wanting to do this. I see them all the time when we’re out and about and they look much better and far more solid. At 235 lbs., I get a lot of flex on my stairs and I’ve noted that the whole stair assembly seems to be pointing more and more at a downward angle as a result. I’d rather have the bolts through the floor as that would provide better/longer support over time. Seeing this video is making this a must have item. Thanks for posting this!!

[brucewiebe]

I added them 2 years ago. 20 minute install. Best upgrade. The jiggle of the old ones were a knee killer.

[boredonawednesday]

Our new camper came with 1 of these sets of stairs on it and we love them. Very sturdy for sure.

[fordfan]

This was one of the best upgrades I did to my camper. I also bought the toolbox to fill the empty space. I store my landing gear in there.

[privateresident]

I thought about upgrading to those steps. Thanks Ray for showing me how easy it is to install.

[hardtruth]

Great video. We are going to install the 4 step version of these, lift cylinder and the storage box on our fifth wheel in a few days.

[freeroam]

Just viewing this video and really like the idea of the fold into the camper stairs. We just bought a truck camper and have been trying to figure out what to do for stairs. Home made ones came with it that have to be removed and stowed inside before we travel. Also to complicate things further we have a compartment under where the stairs attach right now so we have to remove stairs to access the storage compartment. Thanks for the great install video.

[gbthecamper]

Nice job Ray and much safer option given its solid foundation.

[williamquestmagic]

Great video Ray on installing my Favorite style of RV step..The Lippert Solid Step. The extra wide steps make it so much safer entering and exiting ones RV ...especially for older users. Coming out of the rig is helped by those bigger steps. Have a great one you twp. bill in Florida

[HARE]

Thanks for another great product review/how-to video, Ray.
I’ve been wanting to install a set of these in my RV.
We’ll see how it goes.
Happy Camping

[iota]

I looked into these, they're not cheap and haven't seen vids where the door closed while steps are extended - can this work?
Thought about this when I skirt my 5th wheel for winter but have a large open breeze way where steps are & hate opening & closing them to enter.
Great channel look forward to more improvements.

[MstrLister]

These came on my new Cougar HT 5th well and were really on the wife’s “must have” list. For us they have been great and I may even add them to the bath entry. The few cons are the water/dirt dumping back in the camper (easily fixed by a mat or towel), time to adjust (a small price of 30 seconds for the sturdiness) and my screen protector for the dogs could not close due to lack of space, however today I saw that LCI is now making the screen defender which will work. LCI is really jumping on the aftermarket stuff lately and shipping it out to several YouTube pages to promote. I’ve heard some complaints about the space to deploy them if you keep the RV in storage, but you won’t run into that being full time. Word of advice... just make sure your door is all the way open when putting them up or down so you don’t snag the screen.

[TheEs]

Hi Ray,
I have these on my trailer as well. They work really well and are far more confidence inspiring for my young kids to go up and down.
It wasn’t until I took the trailer back to our storage compound that I discovered I can no longer get inside with the trailer parked in my spot. There just isn’t enough clearance between my spot and the next one. So if I need to get into the trailer I have to pull it out of the spot every time..

Keep up the great work! Oh, and the great pictures of beautiful Vancouver island. I miss it.

[danstatler]

Thanks Ray that’s an update I have been thinking about. What do you think about the wider top step?

[robh]

We had these steps on our previous 5th wheel. They were very nice but like everything else, there were pros and cons. The pros are obvious and wonderful if at a park with a level concrete pad but for us there were just too many cons to want them on our new 5th wheel. We found that if the ground is uneven, it was difficult to adjust the steps perfectly level so the screen and main doors could shut without binding. We were always off a half inch one side or the other which caused the steps to flex when weight was put on them. Those little push pegs you remove to adjust the legs leave a lot to be desired too. We do a lot of camping in state parks so those little black feet were constantly filled with mud. If it was raining when we were leaving, we had to have a towel on the floor or the steps dripped the water all over the floor. We had the 4 step version and although they aren't all that heavy, they're heavy enough that after a while you notice just how heavy they are. They definitely are a two arm/hand operation. When we got our new RV, the first thing my wife said was "I put the steps out with one hand" LOL. With all that being said, they are wonderful steps in the right situation and make it much sturdier when older folks are climbing in/out of your RV.

[ourtimetorv]

Ray, Thanks for making this video. I'm looking at a unit with a 4-stepper and the strut assist. One of the drawbacks I see for those who store in tight places and don't have the room to put the steps up and down to get inside given how close they are to a wall. Question: Is there any way to quickly and easily remove the steps to gain access? I couldn't see any in your installation or the one I looked at. Thanks for any info you can provide.

[robbuell]

These came installed on my new trailer.

Loved them at first, but they have since become a love-hate kind of thing.