WTF, since when does anyone that uses a ladder call themself a lineman. Bullshit...! I've been hookin' for over twenty five years, and my knees and hips are still fine. A ladder is useless doing construction, unless for some obscure reason that you need to use it midspan. Someone is actually going to tell me that they are going to tote and use a ladder doing twenty or so poles a day are just plain full of shit. You are either a lineman or you are not and if you use a ladder you ain't a lineman. Ladders are for installers, painters and pussies.