I have had 2 Lance's and now have a 2008 Bigfoot 10.4E. The first Lance was a used one that I really liked but put more money into it than it was worth but sure had fun doing it,I had to get rid of it because it had major water damage,which was likely there when I bought it but didn't know at the time. We traded it in on a new Lance 835 which was a great camper but the holding tanks are tiny. We then decided to upgrade to a larger unit and fell in love with the 1055 but could not find one anywhere. We happened to see the Bigfoot and took a look at it and that was that. One thing to consider,and as I found out with my first camper is the roof construction and maintenance. The Bigfoot's design requires very little were as the aluminum or rubber does. The Bigfoot is built like a boat with very few places for water to enter and very few places that need to be caulked unlike some of the others. That was the main selling point for me. The outside of the camper is "continuous" no "corners or edges" that have to be checked all the time and can with stand the rigors of rough roads better than it's "framed and sheathed cousins" but I am not a fan of anything that relies souly on a caulked joint. This will most likely be our last truck camper and hopefully we will have it for some time to come.