I have both. I tend to grab the multi position ladder more often than the straight one. When fully extended, the aluminum multi position feels quite secure. Where I've found the multi position ladder to really shine is when I needed to work on a staircase doing some painting and when I was doing some siding on a wall that joined my garage roof. Can't beat em' I'd go multi position in a hot second.
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Originally Posted by 908/930
I picked up a multi position ladder years ago and the only downside i can think of is weight, they are heavy, mine sure feels heavy. The extension is probably easier to position because you can collapse it to bring the centre of gravity lower.
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The positioning point is very valid. The difficult thing I've found about using the multi position ladder as an extension ladder is when using it at full extended height. Where with the fiberglass ladder you can use a rope to extend, you have an awkward time (or at least I do) of raising the multi pos to it's full extended height.