GypTool Pro 24" - 40" Drywall Stilts - Silver

So I'm a Professional Painter, and along with painting I do the occasional taping and drywalling and mudding, etc. Anyways, I bought these because I had a big job re-taping a huge bathroom in a very expensive house. The tape in the house was 15 years old and started cracking. Anyways, the ceiling in the bathroom at the peak is 12ft high, so when I ordered these I figured 40 inches, that's almost 4 feet off the floor so I should be able to just reach. Well, unfortunately I REALLY needed the extra 8 inches these are lacking to reach lol, so I'm stuck using ladders and a plank again. Just adds more work but I can't take a star off as that was totally my own fault. It's just weird that the 24-48" stilts are so much more. This is probably why, nobody wants these or something lol. I have however used these on two paint jobs already, with regular 8-9 ft ceilings and these stilts are PERFECT for cutting in. I can't tell you how much time I save not having to climb up and down my step stool and move it every 2 minutes. I will be keeping these for this purpose alone, though I know I'll be able to use them for drywall/taping repairs in most houses and won't even need to raise them. I'm 5'11" so with these at the lowest setting I can easily reach up to 10ft or so. My final suggestion would be to make sure and practice with these at home for a bit. The first time putting them on feels very weird and a little nerve-wracking. You will need a ladder or at the very least a 4ft step ladder to just to get up on the stilts, because if you put them on while sitting on the floor it's literally impossible to stand up without a couple guys lifting you up or something. I personally wore them around for a half hour or so at home and walked around the garage and house a bit hanging onto the ceiling. Before I forget I have to add that the scariest part about wearing these is that you just know that if you go off balance a bit, you are going down HARD. It may only be 2 ft off the ground at the lowest setting but if you fall you will not be able to use your legs or knees or anything to help catch yourself. But the second time I wore these was on the job, painting a kitchen. I threw these on to cut in at the ceiling and it was great. I very quickly became used to them and by the end I felt much more comfortable walking around and standing with them on. Sorry for the long review, if you're like me you like extra info... . If not then: TL;DR - These are great for most houses. More expensive high end houses with high ceilings can be a problem since these are missing that 8 critical inches to raise you 4 ft. For that purpose alone I would probably suggest just going with the 24"- 48" set instead, though the price jump is pretty ridiculous. For regular 8' ceilings these are perfect, and depending on your height you may reach up to 10/11 ft no problem. They are very much worth their price though.

Best present for a short person for Christmas... Pissed in the hell up and we all had a great laugh...

These are very tall. Had to get up from hanging off a loading dock. Then I wasn't as brave as I thought. I had mastered a pair of wooden ones my Grandpa had made for me but these are way different. You can't just hop on down off of them as your feet are strapped in. They are well made and very sturdy and light weight aluminum.

Definitely a learning curve. I almost fell when I first put them on. I caught myself on a wall though. After 3-4 uses I got pretty comfortable in them. No complaints about quality or function so far, But have only used them on the lowest setting. That seems to be plenty high for 8-9 foot ceilings. Definitely worth the money if you can power through the initial awkwardness.

Good quality, easy too use not heavy at all

Great stilts 100% 5 * I figured out how to walking them right when I put them on and after twenty minutes of using them I was already walking around the whole house very easy to assemble and very good for its price they're a little bit noisy but other than that would 100% recommend buying I'm using them for a Halloween costume so I don't know what their long-term use yet but they're great for now.

These things are great. Gets the job done.

I'm a size 13 shoe, my feet were too big these.

Very functional and stable.