The Best Step Ladders of 2023

For projects that require climbing up and down a step ladder often, the Little Giant Jumbo Step will make the tasks safer and more accessible.

The Jumbo Step offers enhanced safety benefits. We liked its stairlike steps that aren’t as steep as traditional step ladders, and each step has nonslip treads to prevent slipping. The extended tripod design makes this steel-frame step ladder one of the most stable we tested, and its rubber-tipped feet held firmly and didn’t slide. The ladder opens easily and features hinge locks that keep it from closing unexpectedly.

One thing that’s different about the aluminum Jumbo Step is its fold-up safety rail. It comes with the rail folded down along the legs of the ladder, but we found it simple to fold up and snap into place. While this feature makes the ladder more compact for storage, we think the hinge is a weak spot. Most step ladder safety rails are a solid extension of the ladder’s back legs. With a hinged rail, there’s the potential for the hinge to fail. Still, during testing, the hinge functioned securely.

The Little Giant Jumbo Step is rated with a load capacity of up to 375 pounds (Type IAA), and we found its overall step design very stable. We could stand and even bounce without any movement or shifting of the ladder. It has oversize nonslip rubber feet, and the safety rail boasts several cups and holders for stowing small tools and materials.

We would recommend this ladder to anyone who wants the added security of less-steep steps and a strong base, but we wouldn’t depend on the safety rail to support the entire leaning weight of a large individual. We’d lean as little as possible and use the rail for hand support when climbing up and down the steps.

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Get the Little Giant Jumbo step ladder at Amazon, Ace Hardware, or Lowe’s.