We went through quite a journey to get my husband this work platform! It all started on a rainy, dreary Black Friday when my husband saw an ad in a Home Depot flyer. There was a special on this 47" Gorilla Ladder work platform for only $18.88, and he just immediately had to have it! He called around, and they didn't have any at our closest Home Depot (which is 22 miles away)....bummer! So, we called up to the next closest one in Boerne, which is 43 miles away. The hardware guy on the phone reassured us that they had over 40 sets up there and there was plenty to go around. It's been raining here every weekend for the past two months, so we decided to go for a little drive and go pick one up. We loaded up in my husband's truck , filled up on diesel and headed out in the pouring rain to get this ladder that he HAD to have.
Forty-five minutes later, we're running in circles in the hardware department trying to find these work platforms! The workers flocked to us since we looked lost and one of them proudly told us that they sold the last one about an hour ago!! That's when we called and somebody told us that they had plenty to go around!! We gloomily trudged back to the truck and sat in the parking lot trying to decide what we're going to do now. I started calling stores in San Antonio, which was only an extra 20 minutes away, but EVERY store was sold out too. We tucked our tails and just decided to go back home, barely speaking to each other the whole way home.
Later that night, at around three o' clock in the morning, my husband excitedly wakes me up to say he found some in Austin, which is 83 miles away. So, at the crack of dawn, we decided to pack up yet again, get more diesel, and make the long journey to hopefully get one this time. Well, we went into the store, and they had over 100 stacked up waiting for us. It was way more compact than we figured, we could've just packed it into he backseat of our car instead of bringing the truck. We were very happy walking out of that Home Depot this time!!
Now, it's the next weekend, it's nice and sunny, and our neighbor wants us to paint her house trim for her. I thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to review this hard-to-get work platform!!
Forty-five minutes later, we're running in circles in the hardware department trying to find these work platforms! The workers flocked to us since we looked lost and one of them proudly told us that they sold the last one about an hour ago!! That's when we called and somebody told us that they had plenty to go around!! We gloomily trudged back to the truck and sat in the parking lot trying to decide what we're going to do now. I started calling stores in San Antonio, which was only an extra 20 minutes away, but EVERY store was sold out too. We tucked our tails and just decided to go back home, barely speaking to each other the whole way home.
Later that night, at around three o' clock in the morning, my husband excitedly wakes me up to say he found some in Austin, which is 83 miles away. So, at the crack of dawn, we decided to pack up yet again, get more diesel, and make the long journey to hopefully get one this time. Well, we went into the store, and they had over 100 stacked up waiting for us. It was way more compact than we figured, we could've just packed it into he backseat of our car instead of bringing the truck. We were very happy walking out of that Home Depot this time!!
Now, it's the next weekend, it's nice and sunny, and our neighbor wants us to paint her house trim for her. I thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to review this hard-to-get work platform!!
The work platform come neatly folded up and is very lightweight and easy to transport. Folded up, it measures 47.25" long, 12" wide and 3.35" deep. I weighs only 11 lbs overall, made of lightweight aluminum, so pretty much anybody can carry it around.
To set, up you simply pull the legs down, and they click into place. The platform has a 250 lb weight limit, and can easily handle a full grown man standing on it for any length of time. My husband really enjoyed using it to get just a little higher with his painting, since it is 1'8" tall. It was very durable, and never even shook as he was moving around.
To fold back up, you simply push down a yellow button at the bottom of the leg and slightly wiggle the leg until it loosens and folds up. Overall, the gorilla ladder work platform was very easy to use, durable, lightweight, and it even looks snazzy! It was definitely worth the journey we had to go through to obtain it!!
