I posted a video of this on facebook and there was interest and concern raised.
We better have the experts on this site weight in on this as this does look helpful for those of us shorter in stature with a taller SUV.



- This was on shark tank.
- Claims are that the device is rated at 400 lbs.
- Also noted by manufacturer: "Per the Society of Automotive Engineers ("SAE") Document J839B: Passenger Car Side Door Latch System - Every vehicle door latch must be able to withstand a vertical force of 2500 pounds and a horizontal force of 2000 pounds without failure. Therefore, the Moki Door Step is guaranteed to support the weight of a person many times over."

I am confused if this attaches to the door latch is that not located toward the midpoint of the door?

Moki Step

Makes it real easy to reach over the cab. I'm short and wide and old but have a truck bed to stand in. I could see this with a truck/cap or SUV style vehicle.

butthead

I'm old and short, too. I open the door of my Outback and stand up there. So I took a look at the Moki. It's not as big as I expected - 8.75" x 3". Besides being old and short, my balance isn't as good as it used to be either.

Wonder how long it would take me to forget it, slam the door and bust the thing. Looks kinda neat... would have been nice for that second tier of boats when I was hauling.

I'll test it out and give a review. I have one being sent to me .

There are dozens of companies selling these now. I'm not working about this device breaking, I'm worried about the stress of a 325 lg. guy (myself) hanging on the door catch bolted in to my aluminum body truck.

$45!?!

Seems like someone in marketing evaded the pre-hire drug test.

"Every vehicle door latch must be able to withstand a vertical force of 2500 pounds". Im gonna guess that's before failure. Meaning if its bent severely but not sheared, it's good to go. Your door won't shut, but it passes that crash design requirement.

Im not going to bounce 200+ pounds on my door striker. It would be super convenient, but someone else needs to go first.

ILcanoefisher: ""Every vehicle door latch must be able to withstand a vertical force of 2500 pounds". Im gonna guess that's before failure. Meaning if its bent severely but not sheared, it's good to go. Your door won't shut, but it passes that crash design requirement.


Im not going to bounce 200+ pounds on my door striker. It would be super convenient, but someone else needs to go first."

I've looked closely at those latches before and I seriously doubt that I could bend it if I tried. Maybe if I used a hammer, but I would have to be really trying. Compare it to a chain with the same gauge links. We've used lighter gauge chain on the winch and those are capable of generating over a thousand pounds of force. If none of the links on the lighter chain I'm used to using are even bent when we've abused that come-along in every way I could think of, I don't think a measly 200 pounds is going to do anything to heavier gauge metal of similar design here.

I have one but haven't given it a try yet. Certainly didn't pay $45 for it. I think I got it for $15. Be prepared to wait about 6 weeks for it. Comes on a slow boat from China