So it has taken me quite a while to get around to posting this. Fortunately, it appears as though the bulk of the rehab work on my soggy 2003 Bigfoot 10.5E is complete. The mods to my Chevy 3500 SRW are at a point that I am feeling good about how it drives on uneven and unpredictable Alaskan “highways”. The easiest way to share a bunch of pictures and text seems to be a PDF. The link below is for a PDF writeup of the project on my G-Drive.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I5fY_ojfdc8YNMedudA-5FZxnBqHyYC1/view?usp=sharingSome of the details in this document will likely be beyond what people want to read, but I will post them so that others that find themselves in a similar situation will have a reference. I can’t stress enough how instrumental this message board was in helping to encourage me to not give up on the turnkey camper that turned into a bit of a project.

Wow dude!!! :EThat is a seriously big undertaking and repair!!And yes, I read every single word you wrote and studied every last picture. I have to compliment you on a difficult job well done. I know first hand the kind of work and effort that's required to do any kind of repair like that, especially if you don't strip and gut the entire rig. I totally rebuilt a completely rotten old Citation TT, so I can certainly relate to your work. (Check out mine if you feel inclined, link in sig)Again, nice work, and thanks for posting this. Sharing all of these repair / rebuild projects here is a huge help to others who want to undertake their own projects. Happy Camping!:)

Glad you were able to work through all the problems! A big undertaking, but I think you will enjoy the camper. It is too bad that Bigfoot doesn't go that extra 5% in some of the problem areas. To be fair I think they have improved (for example, my 2008 camper already had SS screws on all exterior uses) but they still have room for improvement. And as I have said in the past, though the construction quality of Bigfoot sucks, it sucks a lot less than most other brands.

Have to admit that I did not read every word - but enough to see that you did a lot of excellent work, and now have a great setup. BTW, your boss wonders when/if you're coming back to your real job.

Excellent write up, very easy to follow along. You are obviously well skilled to start and finish a huge project like this. Do you have a garage etc to keep your BF out of the elements? I have always parked our camper inside since we bought it new in 2009...everything is dry and I have not re sealed anything...still like new. It makes a huge difference. Best of luck chasing the small "leaks"...you will win in the end. Once again a great write up.

BobsYourUncle wrote:Wow dude!!! :EThat is a seriously big undertaking and repair!!And yes, I read every single word you wrote and studied every last picture. I have to compliment you on a difficult job well done. I know first hand the kind of work and effort that's required to do any kind of repair like that, especially if you don't strip and gut the entire rig. I totally rebuilt a completely rotten old Citation TT, so I can certainly relate to your work. (Check out mine if you feel inclined, link in sig)Again, nice work, and thanks for posting this. Sharing all of these repair / rebuild projects here is a huge help to others who want to undertake their own projects. Happy Camping!:)Ahhh a kindred spirit! Love your writeup. I feel like it really captures your thought process and the emotional rollercoaster of repairing a wet camper. So many cycles of "screw this, I am done" followed by "no, I can do this and I will do it right". Great work documenting everything as well. I wish I had taken more pictures along the way. There is definitely a satisfaction in knowing you did it the right way and improved on the original design. I really hope the person that scooped your Citation appreciated all the hours that went into it. You gave them a phenomenal deal. RV karma is real though and it looks like you ended up with a great rig.

2003 Bigfoot 10.5E Project | Good Sam Community

cewillis
Explorer
Sep 11, 2021
Have to admit that I did not read every word - but enough to see that you did a lot of excellent work, and now have a great setup.
BTW, your boss wonders when/if you're coming back to your real job.
HMS_Beagle
Explorer
Sep 11, 2021
Glad you were able to work through all the problems! A big undertaking, but I think you will enjoy the camper. It is too bad that Bigfoot doesn't go that extra 5% in some of the problem areas. To be fair I think they have improved (for example, my 2008 camper already had SS screws on all exterior uses) but they still have room for improvement. And as I have said in the past, though the construction quality of Bigfoot sucks, it sucks a lot less than most other brands.
BobsYourUncle
Nomad
Sep 11, 2021
Wow dude!!! :E

That is a seriously big undertaking and repair!!
And yes, I read every single word you wrote and studied every last picture.

I have to compliment you on a difficult job well done.

I know first hand the kind of work and effort that's required to do any kind of repair like that, especially if you don't strip and gut the entire rig. I totally rebuilt a completely rotten old Citation TT, so I can certainly relate to your work.
(Check out mine if you feel inclined, link in sig)

Again, nice work, and thanks for posting this. Sharing all of these repair / rebuild projects here is a huge help to others who want to undertake their own projects.

Happy Camping!:)

Forum Discussion

2003 Bigfoot 10.5E Project

About Travel Trailer Group

Related Content

Back in a Bigfoot

winter projects

1987? Bigfoot Fiberglass Camper project time!

project

Bigfoot Camper - Mega Upgrades!