Best tire steps according to redditors

They make step ladders you put over a wheel for stability. Like this.

Google search tire step. They can be picked up for about 25 to 35 bucks.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/stores/auto/detail-page/B0002Z9KE0.01.lg.jpg

I came up with a cheap DIY dead pedal solution that looks less flashy while working better for me (often wearing muddy boots!) than the aluminum one, and required no drilling through carpet or removal of trim. I bought a piece of heavy duty exterior black vinyl non-slip stair tread with a strong adhesive backing -- a pack with enough tread to make 4 pedals coats $17 on Amazon. I cut it with an x-acto knife exactly to fit the carpet above my mat, minus about a 1/2" border. I then backed it with heavy duty double sided carpet tape (which sticks really strong but comes off clean) so that one side of the tape was stuck to the original adhesive peel off backing on the tread, the other went on my freshly cleaned carpet. It has stayed solid for over a year and a half now through two winters, many vacuumings, and plenty of nasty weather and boot wearing. An advantage over aluminum style cover is you can cover the entire carpet area that's exposed, which since I often wear western boots with heels was necessary to protect the bottom carpet area above where the OEM mat ends (I had Husky liners that fully covered that area for the first year but they sucked in every way.)

It's solid black so it is basically invisible unless you look closely on the black carpet. It has a good deep tread pattern so your foot doesn't slip on it. And it cleans up easy. Took 20 minutes and a few bucks in materials. Looks like it came on the car. Less boy racer-looking than the aluminum. No drilling or pulling up carpet. Easy as pie to replace. Comes off (I checked at 3 months) clean as a whistle but hasn't shifted a bit in 15,000 miles.

ETA here is the tread I used. It's $17 for two treads. If you're careful that's four dead pedals.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00004Y622

And here is the tape:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s?k=Duck+Brand+392907

I wouldn't put it on the cab, but the front of the bed as close to the front or rear corner as possible (for strength; the corner is also where you'd want a rooftop rack), and back it with a steel plate of some sort to spread out the load. Alternatively, there's wheel steps that kinda just nest atop a wheel that you could throw on there just when climbing up.

There’s this: Heininger Hitchmate 4040 Black TireStep https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Z9KE0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pWaZDbHEVYK84

If you have the tray, purchase a rubber safety tread and cut it into 6 pieces, sticking to the bottom of the container where it can still fold. Or, you can get some industrial velcro and stick the fuzzy side to your trunk tray in the location you want the container to be placed at.

I don't remember where I saw it but there was a step that hooked onto the tire and had detailers in mind.

Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Heininger-4040-HitchMate-TireStep/dp/B0002Z9KE0

>Hell I'm even thinking of laying a piece of plywood across the engine compartment so I can lay on it for better access.


I did it with a blanket in my Bronco.

...but these look nice.