1987? Bigfoot Fiberglass Camper project time!
I'm fulfilling a longtime dream and just bought an old Bigfoot Fiberglass camper (not sure the year, all the info has faded in the sun) and in light of what's going on, I figured I'd give it the love it deserves!
Here's my plan for it:
Ceiling sags alot and has signs of water damage in the panelling. Rip it out and see what exactly is going on up there and fix any fibreglass leaks.
The hydraulic jacks are pretty old but work, it took a lot of pumping for one of them to get working so if I can find some, replace them.
Fridge is no good. Fired it up and instant ammonia overload so gotta replace that.
Furnace and oven/stove both work, but not the biggest fan of propane heat so if I can find it, replace it with a wood stove.
The vent above the stove leaks a little. It has been raining and little drips of water come down from it so I'll have to re seal that.
Windows could use a re vamp. I can feel the cold air coming in from them. I will probably have to re seal them all.
In the next couple days I will rip out all the old lovable but ghetto panelling and eventually replace that.
Lights and everything work when a cord is run to it and also works on battery alone but they could use a re vamp.
I'm not the best electrician but camper to truck connection doesn't work so I'll have to figure that out.
Obviously truck tie downs are a priority, I just used the straps to get it home for the reno.
That's roughly the plan as of now! If anyone has tips or suggestions they'd be greatly appreciated. I'm very new to this, owning a camper dealio so this will be a fun (I hope) learning experience. I'm a university student off school cause of the current state of the world so trying to do things cheap(ish). I'll post some photos in a bit!
Here's my plan for it:
Ceiling sags alot and has signs of water damage in the panelling. Rip it out and see what exactly is going on up there and fix any fibreglass leaks.
The hydraulic jacks are pretty old but work, it took a lot of pumping for one of them to get working so if I can find some, replace them.
Fridge is no good. Fired it up and instant ammonia overload so gotta replace that.
Furnace and oven/stove both work, but not the biggest fan of propane heat so if I can find it, replace it with a wood stove.
The vent above the stove leaks a little. It has been raining and little drips of water come down from it so I'll have to re seal that.
Windows could use a re vamp. I can feel the cold air coming in from them. I will probably have to re seal them all.
In the next couple days I will rip out all the old lovable but ghetto panelling and eventually replace that.
Lights and everything work when a cord is run to it and also works on battery alone but they could use a re vamp.
I'm not the best electrician but camper to truck connection doesn't work so I'll have to figure that out.
Obviously truck tie downs are a priority, I just used the straps to get it home for the reno.
That's roughly the plan as of now! If anyone has tips or suggestions they'd be greatly appreciated. I'm very new to this, owning a camper dealio so this will be a fun (I hope) learning experience. I'm a university student off school cause of the current state of the world so trying to do things cheap(ish). I'll post some photos in a bit!
