Confer Plastics 6000X Heavy Duty Above Ground in-Pool Swimming Ladder for Decks Adjustable from 42IN to 56IN HIGH

This ladder is perfect! I bought it to replace the flimsy one that came with our new pool. It’s sturdy and easy to assemble. Even better? It’s made in the USA 🇺🇸 the price was very reasonable too.

Good quality ladder -- fairly easy to assemble. The instructions aren't stellar, but there aren't a ton of parts, so it's no big deal. Note for anyone who's interested: we have a 12x24 Intex XTR framed pool. The anti-swim-under guard in the back of the ladder was pressing up against the curved part of the heavy fabric, and I was worried about putting too much stress on the side of the pool when people climbed the ladder. Rather than remove the part outright, I moved it up a step (both at the top and the bottom) and spaced the stairs accordingly. The manufacturer might not recommend this, but it gave us plenty of room to the side of the pool and still does decent job of keeping people from swimming under the ladder. The top of the guard is slightly above the water level, but it doesn't matter, as it's directly under the top step of the ladder.

I had a project to make above ground pool steps not suck like the OEM ladder that came with the pool. I built a small portable pool height platform, ordered this for the inside the pool steps, and had intentions to build the outside steps with wood. When it arrived i assembled it and liked it so much i got a second one for the outside the pool part of the project. The bottom step is nice and smoothe, to protect the pool liner. So to protect the outer ladder i tamped gravel and put a rubber floormat under it. The sliding height adjustment worked great for both instances. On both ladders, i skipped the “don’t swim behind the ladder” baffle it came with, so i have 2 sets of those 4 pieces as spare parts. Not using that lets me store a cooler under the outside steps, and shine light thru them for visibility. I screwed the inner ladder to a hinged 2x6 on the platform so i could lift the ladder out of the pool for winter, pool cleaning, etc. I had to drill a few extra drain holes strategically, which i am certain voided any warranty. But this would allow a person to lift the ladder easily if they somehow got trapped behind or under it. I was very impressed with the quality of these steps- the look and feel, and the versatility i needed. Kudos to the people who engineers who designed these; they understood the assignment and did a fantastic job !

This is an acceptable above ground pool ladder assuming you follow the installation instructions and don’t weigh 300 lbs. Wife and I aren’t getting any younger and after building some external stairs for our 48” above ground pool I purchased this pool ladder to attach to the top stair step. I’d recommend this with following cautions: 1) it claims 300 lb capacity but there is no way it will last with 300lb users. We are all less than 200 lbs so can’t be sure but I suspect 250 lbs is far more realistic expectation for a dynamic load such as a person using the ladder. The problem wouldn’t be in climbing straight up the ladder with weight centered vertically over the step. 2) instructions cover the basic mechanics and I’d say the YouTube instruction video is required viewing but the big gap in all of it is there are some potential gotchas to long term enjoyment not at all covered in the instructions. 3) I took a great deal of care to insure that during installation everything is level, aligned and not binding and the anchor point is in very solid wood. I don’t know how important that is and the installation instructions/video make no mention. In fact installation video shows a distinctly sketchy attachment to the deck. 4) padding under bottom step also seems like a good idea and I just glued some dense foam from an old foam floor pad to bottom step. It adds some unwanted buoyancy but it’s invisible and works great. Garden kneeling pad, piece of neoprene, maybe some of that 1/2” blue insulation foam from Lowe’s/HD would all work great. 5) reviewers seem to be unhappy that it floats but it doesn’t and it does float. Lay it flat in the water it floats. Stand it up and it doesn’t (in my 48” deep pool). Make sure you follow the directions and let it fill with water before screwing it down. At the moment mine is filled with water but I think it would last longer filled with sand or pea gravel. Pea gravel is easier but more risk to the liner than sand. For sure use a pad between footer and liner before screwing it down. 6) the slide on mounting system has an inherent weak spot in that the moment arm is huge on the mounting assembly you screw into the deck and if you don’t defeat the ladder buoyancy the supports probably won’t last which is why even though water fill is recommended for my size pool I’m going to fill with sand or gravel. There is some pivot capability in the mounting attachment. I may be making too big a deal on this. I’d buy again though in retrospect considering we’re in our 70s and wobble more than we like I’d take a harder look at a brand that features a taller more rounded hand rail on top. Nothing wrong with this one but taller would likely be better for us.

Very sturdy and a perfect fit with our above ground pool deck!

Great quality As described Assembly was easy just follow instructions Fits flush on my pool deck and right size for my 32x16 intex pool

Good quality pool ladder. Easy to assemble. We filled it with sand and water and it stays in place and is very sturdy. Customer service is excellent.

This ladder is made of fine materials and is easily assembled. A FINE PRODUCT!,,

I really like this pool ladder ,its very sturdy, all our pool ladders have been very flimsy but this ladder is excellent, takes a little bit of time to put together ,we didnt realize we needed sand in the legs but we just went to the beach and got it . We bolted it to out small deck ,but in winter we will unbolt it and put away for the winter. We both weigh about 200 lbs each but it seems to hold the load well.

We used water to fill the ladder, not sand, to weight it down...and now that it's in place, it's very stable. However, when using water instead of sand, it was a challenge to install for one person, as it kept floating while putting it in place. Very happy with the product, very well made, and sturdy.

Assembles easily...looks good and we assume sturdy...still not swimming weather here so have not used it.

Best ladder so far no question. Very sturdy and easy to assemble.