Anyone here with a Bigfoot TC?
I recently put a deposit on a 2006 Bigfoot 25c10.6. Tell me what you like and don't about your Bigfoot. Any mods needed to make it dry camp worthy? I am loving the large tanks.
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The BF 10.4 is in fact 10' 11" long. One thing that is unique about it is the forward bath. That makes the view from the dinette 180 deg. Unfortunately it also makes the dinette kinda small. All of the NL have the same floorplan, virtually identical to the BF 10.6 if you like the rear bath. I don't like the plastic windows on the NL. They are flimsy and will scratch and cloud with time.
One thing that NL did to some extent, and both of these manufacturers should do to a much greater extent, is mold the roof with spigots for the penetrations. It's molded fiberglass after all, take advantage of it! There should be a raised curb under each vent and hatch, only needs to be about an inch. That would nearly eliminate leaks from them. This is common on boats.
The other thing that is disappointing about both brands is they now use polystyrene bead board as a structural core. BF used to use extruded polystyrene. Neither is really great as a structural core, but extruded was far better than expanded.
One thing that NL did to some extent, and both of these manufacturers should do to a much greater extent, is mold the roof with spigots for the penetrations. It's molded fiberglass after all, take advantage of it! There should be a raised curb under each vent and hatch, only needs to be about an inch. That would nearly eliminate leaks from them. This is common on boats.
The other thing that is disappointing about both brands is they now use polystyrene bead board as a structural core. BF used to use extruded polystyrene. Neither is really great as a structural core, but extruded was far better than expanded.
