New to me 1998 Bigfoot M-30-C-10.3

hedgehopper wrote:
Wow! Looks great! Congratulations!

Do you have some pix of the inside?

Yes I'll upload later. My phone is almost dead.

It is a light wood interior. Everything looks new except several blinds are missing the bottom keepers. I was told the bathroom was never used--I can believe that. There is no shower curtain--not sure what that indicates--either they never got one or else they tossed it out. The dinette cushions look a wee bit dirty on the seat bottoms but I could be wrong. No stains anywhere. The stereo works but the speakers sound bad--not like they are blown--more like they were cheap speakers. I'll try the fader to see if the front speakers work better Fabrics are blue and teal. Not my favorite but OK. Mattresses looks unused.

Aside from the plastic strip inserts on the metal trim, I think the outside will buff up to a high gloss. The gel coat doesn't have any chips. The roof is dirty, underneath the cab over the gel coat has a wonderful gloss that I hope to bring out elsewhere. The graphics look a little dull--no scrapes anywhere. The jack brackets have some rust--not sure if I should leave alone, sand and paint in place, remove and repaint and replace, or simply replace with new. This camper doesn't need and significant repairs, only upgrades like solar panels to compliment my 'new' used 8D battery. That battery was a score also and fits so perfectly in the battery compartment.

None if the cabinets or drawers show any wear either. Ill have to pack everything I place in them in plastic bags to keeps them looking so good.

I was worth driving 900 miles to get it, and I am enjoying loitering on the return leg. I feel wonderful. It was an adventure picking it up, I have my dog and new pup with me, I got a good deal, IMHO, liked the sellers--the purchase price is going towards a down payment on a home for a young couple...plus it is XMas soon and I feel I bought myself a measure of freedom and it will allow me to bring my dogs with me anywhere.

Lastly my truck, a mostly stock K3500 Silverado is carrying it well. I was afraid it would be too heavy for my truck. I read so much about people with air springs, stable loads, Rancho shocks, and my stock suspension is fine. The plate say 2913 on dry weight and there is a delivery number of something over 3000 lbs--I'll have to double check that.

Negatives: It is a wet bath--I wanted a dry bath. I'd much rather have a new looking interior and passed on a newer but more beat up Bigfoot 3000 series with a dry bath, Air Conditioning, and Solar Panels that was $2400 more than this one. The lack of a dry bath is slightly mitigated by the fact it is 6"
shorter and corresponding lighter.

Wow! Looks great! Congratulations!

Do you have some pix of the inside?

nightsailor

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Here you go!

Nice looking find you got

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Congrats we are on our second Bigfoot and love it. I would recommend looking at the converter which is probably buried under the step to the bed to see if it is one of the newer solid state models. It seems like the new 3 stage converters do a much better job of battery maintenance than the older ones. The is a site called bestconverter.com, the fellow there is an expert on them. If I've got some details about the converters please don't bite my head off.

Congrats on the new rig, I did the same a year ago, found the same camper a few hundred miles from home and bought it sight unseen. Ended up replacing the fridge, installing solar and AGM batteries, new home type mattresses and hired my daughter to completely clean and shine it up. We made a trip to northern yukon last summer and it just plain worked well. I'm sure you will be just as happy with yours.

PICS or it didn't happen!!

Sounds like a good barn find. Sometimes those are the best values and most fun if you're a tinkerer.