2000 Bigfoot Camper Delamination?
Good afternoon! I just recently purchased a 2000 Bigfoot Camper 9.6 and we took it out doing a lot of dispersed camping and put it through the ringer! 3,026 miles across Washington State, Idaho, Nev...
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No the warped panels were the what was covering the water tanks. They are slightly deformed I think I could fix those easily,
I am more worried about that wood that has black marks and is very brittle to the touch. Do you think the repair needs to be made now or can it wait?
Is there anything else I should look for while I am in there?
Thanks for your time!
Pictures don’t always tell the whole story.
But black = mold or mildew…whatever. Spray it with some diluted bleach or something. It’s an old camper.
If it’s rotten or cracked, repair or replace it. Bout all I can say in general.
Can’t say what repairs may or may not be needed. But from my limited TC experience fixing busted tank straps and shoring up the base area a bit, most all the support for the camper comes from the perimeter. Anything in the middle is mostly holding up the tanks, at least on the old Arctic Fox I worked on.
Ultimately I used a bunch of 5/4 cedar decking to cut into some additional support and bearing area.
can’t say eggzactly what your camper needs.
But it’s one reason folks warn to generally not “use” the camper off of the truck or fill the tanks without some support under the bottom of it.
I did it for years though, only to have to do a little fixin on it. Not a big deal.
