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Dec 09, 2021

Purchasing Warped Roof 1997 Bigfoot 2500 9’6”?

Looking to purchase this 1997 Bigfoot 2500 9’6”, and everything looks good except for the front section of the roof. It appears to be sagging in front and to the side of the bedroom skylight. Rainwater is pooling in front of the skylight as well.

Is this evidence of water damage? I’ve heard on other forums that pooling rainwater is a bad sign. The rubber siding on the windows looks like it’s starting to pull away as well.
I tried to highlight the areas of concern in the attached photos.

The asking price is $10,200. Thank you for any advice.






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  • It’s gonna take more than a puddle of water on the roof of a fiberglass shell camper to make me think there’s water damage. There has to be some evidence inside if it’s there, either visible or smells.

    Look everywhere, sniff everywhere. Remember, water runs downhill.

    :):)
  • From the pictures, the camper looks pretty nice for being almost 25 years old.

    Considering how Bigfoot TC’s are made, I think it’s unlikely that’s evidence of water damage. If it was, I would expect to see some signs of water intrusion on the inside around the roof vent.

    Any stains on the ceiling? Any sign of damage or cracking of the fiberglass shell on the outside?

    The window seals you circled look like they’ve shrunk and pulled out. If they’re not torn, they may be able to be repaired, or just replaced. A glass guy could probably fix those.

    :):)

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  • pianotuna wrote:
    Water Damage = RUN don't walk away.


    Do you think this is water damage? Some people on other forums have said that this is a normal part of an aging fiberglass camper, so long as there is no evidence of water damage on the interior.