Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Look, I'm no newbie, have been working the household projects forever: porch building, additions, on and on. I bought this ladder a few weeks back, first new ladder in 20 years. The Pros?? -study -wide base -easy controls Okay NOW the Cons...this thing can seriously injure you: -because of the design, it can be 'top heavy' in the extension ladder setting...and it's no light ladder; still, you get used to that. Here is the biggie: it has four (4) guillotine-style support stabilization blades on the inside frame; the bottom two, not much problem. -the top two blades?? well, there is about 0.25-inch gap or less between them when the ladder in in 'closed' position...not enough to get fingers out of the way. THIS just results in finger crushing. -HOWEVER: be EXTRAORDINARILY CAREFUL when sliding the inside ladder in or out...you can get your fingers crushed or AMPUTATED if you get them caught between the rungs of the inner ladder and the upper blades.... yes, this happened to me a month ago...I have thick fingers. If it had been my wife, hers would most likely have been sliced off. So....sturdy ladder. Just be aware of this 'hidden' danger.