GypTool Pro 24" - 40" Drywall Stilts - Black

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.

These things are great. Gets the job done.

I bought these to use in a local parade and they are very reliable stilts! Easy to assemble, easy to walk in, and not too heavy. My only complaints are that they squeak like crazy and the strap latches sometimes come undone (which was a little frightening during rehearsals). As long as you don't mind reinforcing the straps and applying WD40, these stilts are great!

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.

Excellent pair of stilts. I'm an interior painter, I get about 2-3 days off a month. I work my ass off, and got tired of climbing up and down a 4ft ladder all day cutting in ceilings. These things have absolutely changed my career, and has even made me more efficient than guys that have a decade of experience on me. If you've got a 4f ladder, these adjust essentially between the 2nd and 4th step. My only gripe is adjustment. If these are YOUR stilts, you can dial them into your preference, and adjusting for ceiling height only takes about 2-4 minutes. If anyone else wants to use your stilts, and aren't of relative build to you (according to height, weight, and boot size), they may have a bad fit, and could seriously hurt themselves. Also, a must buy--- The padded leg straps. Dont even think about getting these without picking up these things. Typically, when I get on a job, and I strap these things on, I'm not getting out of them for 2-3 hours. The large, 3 inch, padded leg straps are a necessity. Took me about 4-8 hours of working with these things to get to a point where I could basically do a baton race in them. Once you get the hang of it, its like riding a bike. Up/Down Stairs, on one foot, w/e.

I would highly And very highly recommend these stilts I work in insulation so at time when we do blanket jobs in the basement they are 8-10 foot was so these are perfect or when I prep houses these are great fully extended the material quality is very good the straps are and feel like good straps like they won’t rip or break easily and the stilts itself is durable I’ve had these for almost two months not and no problems I waited that long to do a review so I can make sure I was reviewing some good or bad and these are great..

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.

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