Hausse Retractable 3 Story Fire Escape Ladder, 25 Feet

Purchased for use in a 3rd story apartment. Seems to be a good value for money. Checked review videos and this one seemed to have high scores for ease of use, safety, and performance design. Size and weight are manageable. Like that is compact and has bag. Would like to see some reflective features on product in case of limited vision due to smoke.

Made well.

A friend of mine was recently in an apartment fire and sustained major injuries jumping from his window, including breaking his legs and back. Now he recommends fire ladders to everyone, and linked me this one when I moved into my new apartment. This ladder is 25 feet long and according to my measurements should almost reach the ground from my third-story window. It fits my windowsill snugly after extending the arms, but it was a close fit. I wouldn't recommend this particular ladder for windowsill depths over 12 inches.

I bought two of these 25ft ladders for a summer home. I removed one unit from its bag and hung it out the window. Yeah, in a pinch it would be a God Send. But, I found two rather mild shortcomings:1) The handlebars that grip across the bottom of the window are quite wide (I suppose to accommodate thick walls). When draped onto a typical 2x6 exterior wall, there's a lot of play which causes the bars to rock upward on the interior part of the wall as weight is applied to the ladder. Yikes, talk about a scary feeling as those handlebars suddenly shift! But, on close examination it's the window's interior molding that seemed to catch the handlebar and I wasn't 100% confident that my 200lbs wouldn't cause the molding to fail. Then what? I'll assume no one else had this concern, so I'll hope for the best. OK, next:2) The bright red bag is terrific... but when I placed it in the closet it occurred to me that it's easy to forget its there. Further, the bag's lettering shows "Emergency" in big bold letters, but mentions "ladder" in small letters and only on the SIDE of the bag. Instead, I'd rather see "FIRE LADDER" in huge letters on the top of the bag to constantly remind me its there each time to open the closet door. Without that lettering, the red bag looks too much like a big first aid kit and would be easily overlooked in a desperate situation.3) In my application, it because immediately evident that only one window in each room was suitable for an escape (since large windows were directly below all but the one). So, not only is pre-planning important, but so too is familiarizing each family member with the ladder and which window to use.All in all, I believe this is the most solid solution for a ladder intended for closet storage. The ideal, however, will always be the type of ladder that's stored in a metal box, bolted to the floor directly below the window to be egress'ed. If your application can accept that kind of eyesore/trip hazard, then by all means get that type of ladder (they do exist).

Haven’t tested it out but the ends of the ladder rings are extremely sharp and caused some huge cuts when my daughter fell on it packed up

I had looked at many ladder options and this one stood out for it's design and ease of use. The ladder is very well-made and durable. The sturdy rungs provide a secure and stable platform for climbing down from higher floors during an emergency. We tested and it supported my hubby, myself and son. We felt very safe and stable while using it. We quickly got down during our emergency exit testing.I love that it has a red storage case included so everything is neat and ready when needed. It's easy to pull out and my 10 year old did it with ease. The ladder is very easy to use too. It can be quickly and easily attached to most window sills, and it can be deployed in seconds. The ladder also features anti-slip rungs, which provide extra safety and stability when climbing down. Overall, I highly recommend this product.

Just as described and arrived very quickly.

More important than new robes & slippers, this year for Christmas I gave my daughter and son in law and their two cats this very smart fire ladder. I looked it over on Amazon and it was exactly what I wanted. When my daughter was a child we had one in her room under her bed. That was 28 years ago! The ladders then were all metal, heavy and cumbersome but I was surely grateful we had one. So now she has one for her family. Everyone was happy with their gift! Especially me. I worry so this took away at least one. You just can’t go wrong with this gift.