Shameless plug for my sons invention on Kickstarter!

[Vipergrün]

I am proud beyond words of the (why didn't I think of that) product my son and his wife are bringing to market. They smashed their Kickstarter goal.

He brought it from concept to market, and has learned a ton about business.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/666339959/moki-doorstep?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=moki

"Step up your next adventure......"

[look 171]

Too good a secret to be out on the net to allow others to steel their idea.

I like it a lot because I am not 6'5" tall. I buy it in a heart beat if I had to load my kayak on my car's roof.

[KevinP73]

Awesome idea !! I hope he does well with it.

[Evans, Marv]

That's awesome! Plus he reached 16+ times his goal for start up money. Somebody out there believes in it.

[RSBob]

Good for trucks with pipe racks, ladder trucks owned by AT&T and other telecoms. Lots of applications other than sports. Sell a bunch online through social media, sports authority, etc then after a couple of successful years of sales, take it to Shark Tank.

[porsche4life]

Ha! I saw that on Facebook the other day and sent it to my dad. He’s a shorter guy that used to have ladder racks on tall trucks. I was like dude, there was a time you would have used this all the time!

Very cool idea, I wish them well!

[livi]

Excellent!

[aigel]

Very nice. I hope he can make some money before he gets run over by bootlegged copies from Asia. I also hope he doesn't produce in Asia for this reason.

Is there no rubber on the surface(s) hitting the paint? That'd be a show stopper for me on anything but a total beater car.

Keep us posted on the progress. Really slick product!

G

[Holger]

Nice! Congrats!

Originally Posted by aigel

Is there no rubber on the surface(s) hitting the paint? That'd be a show stopper for me on anything but a total beater car.

^this!

And are those door-"hings" made for such a load?

[RKDinOKC]

The way to beat the knock offs is the knock it off yourself when you first sell it.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Holger

Nice! Congrats!


^this!

And are those door-"hings" made for such a load?

First thing I thought of too. But a simply awesome idea....kudos to them...best of luck!

[Holger]

Ah, now I read it: Protective Moki Doorstep magnet That is placed where the lower parts leans against the paint?

This thick magnet acts as a buffer and protection between your vehicle and the Moki Doorstep.

And:

The striker must be able to withstand 2500 pounds of force.

[Crowbob]

A very similar device has been around a long time. For persons with orthopedic problems such as hip surgery, back pain, etc. the device has a padded handle instead of a step on which you put your hand to brace yourself for entering/exiting a vehicle:

https://www.amazon.com/Stander-HandyBar-Automotive-Standing-Emergency/dp/B000GUKKMW

[KFC911]

I stiil question putting 200# of weight on the step....just doesn't seem like that door catch is designed for that type of downward force....I dunno? For a person of smaller stature, weighing half that....awesome.

[911_Dude]

Good idea. Like it. Wonder how much it will go for? I assume its a piece of cast metal of some type.

[Holger]

Aluminium

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by KC911

I stiil question putting 200# of weight on the step....just doesn't seem like that door catch is designed for that type of downward force....I dunno? For a person of smaller stature, weighing half that....awesome.

it's not downwards force.. there is a fulcrum where the lower end presses against the door jam
So the hook pulls away from that door catch, not down.

I'de be more worried aboutit pulling the door catch out from the door jamb, or denting the spot where the fulcrum is.

[stomachmonkey]

I like it.

Clean, simple.

I also cringe just a bit at the arrangement.

It's taking a safety measure and using it in a manner it was not intended to be used.

While my gut tells me it's fine I also feel there are some potentially serious liability issues that could come into play.

Tell him not to skimp on his liability insurance.

[petrolhead611]

If you buckle a B post its not an easy fix.

[Vipergrün]

Originally Posted by aigel

Very nice. I hope he can make some money before he gets run over by bootlegged copies from Asia. I also hope he doesn't produce in Asia for this reason.

Is there no rubber on the surface(s) hitting the paint? That'd be a show stopper for me on anything but a total beater car.

Keep us posted on the progress. Really slick product!

G

They include a thick removable magnet pad to protect the paint...