Fiberglass campers

Awfully tiny. Look for one of the larger Bigfoots. I know there no longer in business, but if you want a clam shell type fiberglas trailer that might be your best choice.

Oliver, and it's made in Tenn.

Casita, Escape, Scamp don't make campers, they do make travel trailers though.

If you are looking for ideas on campers, check This section of the forum

BigFoot is still in business. They have a dealer in Tualatin, Oregon (Camper Outlet) with models on display; I've been there. Bigfoot differs from the others in that they are 8'-3" wide as opposed to the other brands at 7'+. They are relatively roomy compared to the others and offer a bath with a separate shower. Their 25' model offers a walk around RV queen bed. Our 25'RQ had 17 drawers and a tremendous amount of storage for its size. It was a nice rig for 2 people but small for more as the design precludes slides. They are made in Canada and are measured as overall length, the 25 ft" trailer has a 22' box.

The clamshell design is extremely stout and they don't flex much when towed. I bumped into a fairly heavy branch with mine, broke the branch and not a mark on the trailer. This branch would have shredded a rubber roof. They buff up nice and are attractive trailers. The BigFoots are heavy and will require at least a half ton truck.

Most of the brands have cult like followings. Combined with low production outputs makes for high resale values. We used ours for 5 years and sold it for what we paid (bought it used). Their floor plans have been the same for years so getting what you want may be a problem. Finding a good used one may take a while as the owners like keeping them. The new ones are really expensive for their size.

We sold our BigFoot as we needed more room for our Granddaughters. I have regretted it ever since.

Our first TT was a 1999 17 ft. Casita that we kept for 5 years. While it was OK I don't think it was any better than our 2007 KZ Spree that we just traded in for a new KZ Spree. The Casita was small and the insulation was marginal and we had some issues with rivets in the bathroom popping loose. We also had a problem with the front finish which Casita finally admitted that they had a top shell mold problem at the time ours was built. I am sure they have made improvements since then but after two tire blowouts on back to back days I decided no more single axle trailers for us plus wanted a real bathroom and a bed that was open on both sides.

tnrv'er wrote:
Whats your opinion on Scamp, Casita, Escape and the like type campers. When i up grade i'm looking for a quality camper.

We currently own a KZ 17RBS love the camper but its not likely a camper that will last for year to come.

At 60 yrs. old i want to by one more camper that will last.

If you have about $50K to spend, go to Hohenwald, TN and look at Olivers. Very very nice.

when I was looking at small FG TTs, didn't like the baths on scamps. went to the casita factory and found one I liked, 16 ft IIRC, rear dinette that could be made up into a bed and left that way, had a small side table and two rotating chairs. to get a tall enough closet you had to get the roof AC as the lower one took up the bottom of the closet.
bumpy

Thanks for the replies fellas. Was thinking that the casita and scamp might be on the small side. We are comfortable in the size KZ we have but dont want to go any smaller.

I'm familiar with olivers but they are out of my price range.

What in y'alls opinion would be a quality TT?

Creekside by Outdoors RV. What wood they have in them is marine plywood. Built better all around.

trail-explorer wrote:
Casita, Escape, Scamp don't make campers, they do make travel trailers though.

If you are looking for ideas on campers, check This section of the forum

Oh for Pete's sake.