[cademan04]

i drove by a parked land rover yesterday and noticed it had a ladder on the rear gate. i only saw it briefly but i thought to myself, that would be a cool project as i plan to install a roofrack and highrise seat for scouting. i have found some pics on google images and there seems to be a few different styles. anyone done a project like this, installing one on their xj? i would love to see a writeup.

[Apostle]

only one ive seen was on the side, and it was built into an exocage

[BadgerXJ]

Gobi makes a rear hatch ladder. Looks pretty slick, but they're kind of pricey.

[Mark4883]

Originally Posted by BadgerXJ

Gobi makes a rear hatch ladder. Looks pretty slick, but they're kind of pricey.

That doesnt look too hard to build yourself

[p2y2r7o]

Check out 'pfcstone777's XJ, 8th post down here.

[Carves]

Saw a writeup with pics on forum somewhere where thay had fitted a ladder.

Id be concerned that the tail gate hinges & lock wouldnt be good enough to sustain long term use of a ladder.

Maybe if the bottom of the ladder locked onto the rear bar with a quick release mechanism like a tyre carrier and just hinged off the top of the tailgate.

Probably better still if it was hinged on a roofrack tho ... with a couple of poly guides / blocks for the ladder legs to slide on while the tailgate raised.

[Green4dr]

pfcstone has one on his. go to the first page of the zombie survival thread.

[cademan04]

im thinking of fabbing one. the gobi is awesome however, i am currently working on getting my rigidco rear bumper with tc installed. so the swingarm of the bumper wont allow a full length ladder like the gobi. i want to make something that basically attaches above and below the rear window. just a couple of rungs will be quite relieving on the act of getting onto the roof.