Bigfoot 10.4--where's the beef?
So put the camper on scales today, been wondering what the weights were and a few others are probably also. I imagine bigfoot is too. The tag on the back of the camper says 3220 with propane, ...
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I guess I don't get things from the old brain to the keyboard very well.:B
An example of a "new truck camper" to the truck camping world is very well written by Truck camper magazine and it fits well here.The only difference is the AF 811 vs the Bigfoot 10.4 of Marcella's.The weight difference is 294 pounds and this article put the AF on a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD short-bed pickup..Again,similar..
Loading and driving with the Arctic Fox 811 for the first time was overwhelming. The Arctic Fox 811 is a large and very heavy camper with a dry weight of 3,500 pounds. Indeed, the height of the camper mounted on our truck was much more than I expected. Hauling it took some getting use to and was completely different from any experience that I had hauling regular cargo in the past. The way my truck leaned on corners and the rocking it did from front to back on bumps or dips in the road was completely new to me, but I am sure was similar to what all novice truck camper owners go through in the beginning.
And his final words of the review as a new truck camper was..
Indeed, we found the leaning and rocking of the top-heavy rig to be very unnerving. I would trade out the basement storage for a lower profile truck camper. I would also shave off a few inches from the interior height which would allow for a lower profile unit as well.
So this review mimics what a lot of new truck campers goe through.Most of us already know how a TC handles but alot of people,especially those new to the TC world, do not and probably why Marcella is now selling the Bigfoot..
I might ad for those that say they have no sway/lean or whatever it is called.I guess it matters where and how we use them to really notice it..My travels are on strictly windy mountain roads like Hiway 13 and 14 in Idaho to the Elk city area.We have no freeways in my area and few strait normal roads where I travel..
My truck is just about as modded out as a Dually can be for a TC and I notice a small amount of sway and my wife notices more than I do with just a 2582 empty weight truck camper.But I suppose that has to do with the roads we travel compared to others.
Good luck Marcella on selling your Bigfoot and finding a new RV to camp in.
An example of a "new truck camper" to the truck camping world is very well written by Truck camper magazine and it fits well here.The only difference is the AF 811 vs the Bigfoot 10.4 of Marcella's.The weight difference is 294 pounds and this article put the AF on a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD short-bed pickup..Again,similar..
Loading and driving with the Arctic Fox 811 for the first time was overwhelming. The Arctic Fox 811 is a large and very heavy camper with a dry weight of 3,500 pounds. Indeed, the height of the camper mounted on our truck was much more than I expected. Hauling it took some getting use to and was completely different from any experience that I had hauling regular cargo in the past. The way my truck leaned on corners and the rocking it did from front to back on bumps or dips in the road was completely new to me, but I am sure was similar to what all novice truck camper owners go through in the beginning.
And his final words of the review as a new truck camper was..
Indeed, we found the leaning and rocking of the top-heavy rig to be very unnerving. I would trade out the basement storage for a lower profile truck camper. I would also shave off a few inches from the interior height which would allow for a lower profile unit as well.
So this review mimics what a lot of new truck campers goe through.Most of us already know how a TC handles but alot of people,especially those new to the TC world, do not and probably why Marcella is now selling the Bigfoot..
I might ad for those that say they have no sway/lean or whatever it is called.I guess it matters where and how we use them to really notice it..My travels are on strictly windy mountain roads like Hiway 13 and 14 in Idaho to the Elk city area.We have no freeways in my area and few strait normal roads where I travel..
My truck is just about as modded out as a Dually can be for a TC and I notice a small amount of sway and my wife notices more than I do with just a 2582 empty weight truck camper.But I suppose that has to do with the roads we travel compared to others.
Good luck Marcella on selling your Bigfoot and finding a new RV to camp in.
