Bunkbed ladder

[Greenbhoy]

Any suggestions how I can stop out 2 year old climbing the ladder on bunkbeds? The ladder is angled like a "real" ladder as opposed to the wooden ladder on cabid beds which is against the bed vertically.

I have seen a ladder guard to be used on building sites which is a board that covers a number of rungs and locks but we would still like our 7 year old to be able to removed the guard. Does anyone know where I could get a small one of the guards (that doesn't cost �66.75) or will I have to get my tools out and "knock one up"?

[nrmatth]

We got our two year old bunk beds and had this same problem. I don't know where you can get some guards but i will suggest that you spend a couple of days teaching your two year old to go up and down the ladder safely. I know this is scary at first as it was for us, but by teaching her how to go up and down we prevented accidents that would have been caused when she climbed without practice. when our friends come over with their kids we just take the ladder off and set it on the top bunk., except for one two year old who we decided to show how to climb too, since he's over a lot.

[woofgang]

We had bunk beds when I was about 8 onwards (dinosaurs still roamed the earth) I had top and my sister had bottom. I had a vivid dream one night that I was in a crashing plane and jumped out of the top bunk!!! woke up in mid air!! Indelible memory!!

Amazingly I was unharmed

[sunflower68]

woof are your sure you were unharmed?  Did you fall on your head a little bit?!  Only joking .

Just an idea which you may think daft; could you knock together a rope ladder-type-think that big bro or sis could flip up onto his bed when he's finished?  There may be sturdy rope and slats in a hardware store.  Sorry in advance if this is the daftest idea on planet me.

[woofgang]

sunflower68, you are not the first person to ask that q!!!