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adamis
Nomad II
Oct 31, 2017

Bigfoot Bathroom Sink, Oddly Sized & Placed?

I love my Bigfoot Camper and have been very happy with it but one thing that continues to confuse me is the placement of the toilet and bathroom sink. I have the 10.6E with a dry bath but the sink to me seems very large and it intrudes on the space of the toilet, which by the way is tucked at a bit of angle in the corner. The biggest problem is that the toilet lid cannot stay open without being held up because of the odd angle. The other problem is that for anyone of size (not myself fortunately) it seems like there just isn't a whole lot of room to take care of business!

I've been thinking about ways to address the problem but about the only way I can see doing it was to replace the corner sink with a rectangular sink about 6" side and perhaps 10" that would sit on the common wall shared with the shower (basically same position as the old sink but it's smaller and rectangular so it fits into the corner more). This might free up enough room to be able to turn the toilette so it is perpendicular to the walls but it may not be possible to move the toilette to center on the remaining space because of the holding tanks.

I've googled images of Bigfoot campers to see if anything different has been done over the years but they all seem to have the same issues.

Any thoughts from other Bigfoot owners?
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  • RamblinAnne's avatar
    RamblinAnne
    Explorer
    Nov 01, 2017
    I removed both my toilet and sink when remodeling the interior of my 2004 Bigfoot 25C10.6E. The toilet sits right on top of the black tank with a straight shot down so moving it will require either a new tank or you'll have to configure some kind of on offset holding tank shoot. I like having a straight shot, as it makes for easier maintenance and cleaning and less risk of anything getting clogged.

    Simply removing the sink pedestal may be the answer you're looking for. It will free up a lot of elbow room for you. The pedestal is purely cosmetic. It may offer a little support but nothing a few extra screws in the sink basin couldn't fix.

    However, removing the sink is a bit of a pain in that model bigfoot. I'm super grateful that someone else wrote a blog post about how to get it out or I would have been stumped. There's a secret little screw that you can only access by removing the outdoor shower. It's still a total pain to get out but at least you'll know how. Here's the link to the post:
    http://www.jaysnest.net/bathroom_faucet.htm

    I hope this helps. Feel free to DM me with any specific questions you may have as I have pretty much seen all the guts of that model bigfoot.
  • 54suds's avatar
    54suds
    Explorer
    Nov 01, 2017
    I read recently of a person making a very small sink using stainless steel bowl or pan
    good luck

    if you really want to save space try these

    right angle drain loop the flex tube to create a p trap all of which can be hidden in the wall
  • adamis's avatar
    adamis
    Nomad II
    Nov 01, 2017
    54suds wrote:
    1.moving the sink will leave a fairly large hole in the walls, matching replacement paneling not available

    1a doing deep search in the archives here on RV.net will find you a history of problems others had removing/ opening the sink base in a BF 10.6


    2 try using link to hold lid up

    3 you could build a raised toilet base and use a 3 inch offset flange which would allow you to move the toilet 3 inches off the walls


    I had to replace the faucet on my sink before which meant I had to take the fiberglass sink apart to gain access. It does indeed have some unfinished areas behind the sink to be addressed if I was to do anything.

    Right now I'm considering using something like this stainless bar sink that is ~10x"18". I think that is still a bit on the larger side of what I want so I may just resort to having something fabricated if I can't find anything smaller. I will have to build a new base to hide the pipes but I think that is easy enough to do. Instead of trying to match the existing paneling I was thinking about going with some false wainscoting paneling to put on all of the walls in the bathroom and then trimming it out.

    For the toilet, it is a pretty low unit so raising it enough to allow for the offset flange isn't a half bad idea. I didn't know they existed so thanks for the suggestion!
  • HMS_Beagle's avatar
    HMS_Beagle
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2017
    It is floor plan dependent. Neither my 9.6 with the wet bath, nor my 10.4 with the dry bath, nor my Bigfoot 5th wheel had that problem. Moving the toilet might be a bit of work, since they are usually placed right on top of the holding tank fitting. You'd have to move the fitting and patch the hole (more likely just have a new tank made). Rotating it should be easy.
  • 54suds's avatar
    54suds
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2017
    1.moving the sink will leave a fairly large hole in the walls, matching replacement paneling not available

    1a doing deep search in the archives here on RV.net will find you a history of problems others had removing/ opening the sink base in a BF 10.6


    2 try using link to hold lid up

    3 you could build a raised toilet base and use a 3 inch offset flange which would allow you to move the toilet 3 inches off the walls
  • kohldad's avatar
    kohldad
    Explorer III
    Oct 31, 2017
    How about a fold up marine sink such as they use in the Cirrus 820? Should be able to mount it on the shower wall where the existing sink is situated. Up when not in use giving more room when needed.

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