Bigfoot Truck Camper reviews sought
Hi everyone, I'm new to the site. We presently have a older 11.5 ft. Alpenlite and live in Alaska. We are temped to "upgrade" to a 2500 series Bigfoot 10.4 mainly for the 4 season capabilities. ...
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The Bigfoot overcab bed is "travel queen" sized (don't you love the RV euphemisms?) and is 75 inches long instead of 80. If you are tall (I'm 5' 16" :)) you will hang over a bit.
My first two BigFeet (a 1988 fifth wheel and a 1998 camper) had steel screws throughout the exterior, and they do rust even in sunny California. My current 2008 has stainless screws throughout the exterior, so they have learned something.
One problem IMO with a 30K btu heater in a tiny little camper is it heats up so fast the thermostat can hardly keep up, the temperature overshoots, and the heater is all the time running in purge or cool down mode (fan running but burner off). In my 2008 10.4 I replaced the Atwood 30K heater with a two speed model (pn 38591), 22K output on high and 15 on low. This is a slide in replacement. I am pleased with the result - still plenty of heat when you need it but slower cycle times normally. If I were ordering a new one I would ask for that to be installed.
"Quality" in the RV industry is a very low bar, but as I have said in the past, the quality of the Bigfoot sucks less than almost all the others.
My first two BigFeet (a 1988 fifth wheel and a 1998 camper) had steel screws throughout the exterior, and they do rust even in sunny California. My current 2008 has stainless screws throughout the exterior, so they have learned something.
One problem IMO with a 30K btu heater in a tiny little camper is it heats up so fast the thermostat can hardly keep up, the temperature overshoots, and the heater is all the time running in purge or cool down mode (fan running but burner off). In my 2008 10.4 I replaced the Atwood 30K heater with a two speed model (pn 38591), 22K output on high and 15 on low. This is a slide in replacement. I am pleased with the result - still plenty of heat when you need it but slower cycle times normally. If I were ordering a new one I would ask for that to be installed.
"Quality" in the RV industry is a very low bar, but as I have said in the past, the quality of the Bigfoot sucks less than almost all the others.
