Bigfoot (old vs new)
Does anyone know how the construction of Bigfoot TC’s has evolved over the years? Used BFs (pre 2009) are substantially lighter than the new models of the same dimensions. Based on the literature on 2...
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Durb wrote:
This is pure speculation on my part. I owned a 2004 Bigfoot trailer. The build sheet showed the trailer weight to be 500+ pounds more than the brochure weight. Everything was considered an option including the entrance step, double pane windows and on an on. They listed the weight of each item, even added 1.2 pounds for a bedspread. Could be they changed their marketing and added everything into the brochure weight and reducing the number of options. Can't see them skimping on the fiberglass shell. Excellent product.
This makes sense. You'd think they'd have a weight worksheet that people could just play around with to get the actual weight. Even so, I have seen ads for older 10.4 ft models that had a factory weight (on the placard) that was pretty low. I also saw the list of options with weights, but it wasn't clear to me why they would include those if the placard weight was as-equipped. Perhaps they weighed it before the options and put that on the placard. That would seem pretty deceptive though. Newer ones do seem to be pretty honest. Low dry weight in the literature is another thing. I think your explanation for that disparity (everything is an option) makes sense.
