1990 Bigfoot 9.5C fiberglass truck camper. I bought this a few weeks ago, it was really cheap but needs workAfter getting it home and looking allot closer found it needed more work then we thought. Could have sold it in Calgary, but we decided to do a restore on it. So now I am in the middle of it. First removed 560 lbs of extra wood inside and a crappy wood floor that the PO had put in. Then we stripped all the panelling out of it, the pictures below show its current state. I have a fair amount of fiberglass work to do before I start with the wood. I am going to remove the top windows and fiberglass the holes in, as well as repair the jack mounts and a couple holes that have been put in over the years.Now for some pics!

Apparently i have some setting wrong and photos will not show.

I have no problem seeing the photos. Your TC looks very simular to mine, just 2-feet shorter with the dining area and ket are on opposite sides.I see a couple of possible locations for batteries. Just a passing thought, you probably camp in colder conditions than I so you might consider replacing the styrofoam with urethane foam.Wayne.

I love it when I see this kind of restoration. Your going to have an awesome camper when finished. I don't understand the window removal, but I'm assuming it's because of the cold? Keep us posted on your progress. 2 thumbs up mate!

Oh i figured it out, some setting in my preferences was off. Only I could not see the pictures.A couple reasons for window removal. 1- Cold, It gets really cold here in Alberta and this is our ski camper. So we will basically only use it from November to May. Our last camper had the window in and was a huge heat loss. I would have closed it in if we had kept it for another year.2- Rocks. Lots of rocks looking for windows to smash in the winter, especially while driving through mountain passes.As I said above it is our ski camper, so part of the gutting is also to be sure that there is enough insulation to keep us warm. Already I can't wait to try it in the cold, it has allot more and better insulation then the old Valley Camper we had.Today I finished rebuilding and glassing in one of the rear jack mounts. Way stronger then factory now! A little sanding later on and it'll be good as new, and not a gloppy mess that it was beforeThe 2x6 should be much better to mount the jacks to. it was a sad little bit of plywood before. The other side already has a 2x6 in there

uriedog,If you have the time, my question concerns the front windows, what are your plans. When it comes time to rebuild my nose cap, I will be removing the one cabover front window. Making supports or stringers to the shape of the nose cap. We wish the best on your project and please keep us updated.Ben

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uriedog
Explorer
Dec 31, 2014
Coldest night on the 5 day test run -27'C. all was well we were toasty warm in the camper.
GoinThisAway
Explorer
Dec 28, 2014
Way to go, uriedog. Nice to see an old Bigfoot being renovated. Interesting to see the construction used too. I like the black vinyl strip used for the horizontal joint seam. My DD gave me a roll of that stuff and I've toyed with replacing my white vinyl tape with it. Can't keep the grime off it so the black would hide it between washings. I'll be watching this thread!
uriedog
Explorer
Dec 27, 2014
Actually i did just have a spare chunk of 6x6x 1/4 wall HSS laying around. I am a welder for a company that builds oil field equipment. We toss way bigger stuff then that into the scrap.

I am currently parked on the side of a mountain in BC. About -15'c outside toasty 28'c in the camper
AnEv942
Nomad
Dec 26, 2014
uriedog wrote:
a little update.
Heater crapped out, tired of messing with leaky old propane heaters So ........

Wow nice! thats impressive, just happen to have a giant piece of tube laying around..
trackhead
Explorer
Dec 26, 2014
Nice work, love the wood stove.
uriedog
Explorer
Dec 26, 2014
a little update.

Heater crapped out, tired of messing with leaky old propane heaters So ........

And good bye old poorly fitting door that was rotten inside. Hello 2" thick insulated ultra sealed door. Also made in my shop!
billyray50
Explorer
Oct 28, 2014
Fantastic job!!!
Victory402
Explorer
Oct 24, 2014
Fabulous! Looking real good. Love the counter top too.
uriedog
Explorer
Oct 24, 2014
Its been a while since I updated this. Lots has been happening. I have been working on it at least an hour or so every day. And a few full weeekends.

New counter top, insulation, plumbing, electrical, resealed windows, installed temporary fridge, re wired converter, ran some new electrical for lights, volt meter, solar, USB charge ports.......

The frame over the table/bench area will hold Rubbermaid containers accept for the last 2 sections. That area is for drying gear.

Some more picks

That's it for now.
uriedog
Explorer
Sep 22, 2014
The front windows were cracked really bad, and leaking. They will only end up all broken again so I pulled them out and glassed in the holes. Plus I remember it being a big heat loss on my last TC.

Nice door you built there CaveRun. I will probably do something similar

Need to keep that heat in. We will only use this TC in the winter (for snowboarding) and often see temps down to -28'c at night.

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