Any Bigfoot 2500 25 owners on here?

[rvethereyet]

Originally Posted by Dave Pelletier

I've not owned a Bigfoot trailer but I've had three BF Campers; an older 1500 series, a 1996 25C9.6 and a 1999 30C 10.11......I've also had many friends own them (BF is a 45 minute drive from my office) and I've worked in the BF plant in Armstrong.

Based on my experience, I'd consider a BF trailer to be a premium unit and would be very happy to own one.

Dave

Thanks Dave. I only have a 36 hour commute to the store in Bozeman. Willing to travel and make a trip out of it

[CecilD]

More Bigfoot thoughts: For its size the BF had a tremendous amount of storage and as I recall 17 drawers. However ours was an '04 and there was a cabinet where there is a bench seat now. Brochure calls out 3,900 pounds, but our build list showed 5,200 pounds including options; they are heavy and wide so a truck would be advised. Heater and air conditioner are sufficient in all conditions, however the AC is not ducted. BF trailers are tight so moisture management required, not hard. CCC is more than adequate as are tank capacities. Carpeted ceiling like Arctic Fox trailers. Frame is massive for 25 ft. trailer - 2" x 5" x 1/4" thick box section full length. Bottom is sealed so tight that a leak wouldn't drain through; the trailer might float though. Never had any critter intrusions like with my fifth wheel. BF has a walk on roof, but never felt comfortable up there when washing due to slick surface and rounded corners. Don't know if you would want to walk on AS roof. Convertor was inside and sometimes the fan could be heard. RV queen bed, hopefully they have upgraded their mattresses. Pitter-patter noise in hard rain was pleasant along with a distinct feel of weather security knowing the BF could take whatever nature threw at it.

Bottom line, I regret having sold our BF.

[rvethereyet]

Originally Posted by CecilD

More Bigfoot thoughts: For its size the BF had a tremendous amount of storage and as I recall 17 drawers. However ours was an '04 and there was a cabinet where there is a bench seat now. Brochure calls out 3,900 pounds, but our build list showed 5,200 pounds including options; they are heavy and wide so a truck would be advised. Heater and air conditioner are sufficient in all conditions, however the AC is not ducted. BF trailers are tight so moisture management required, not hard. CCC is more than adequate as are tank capacities. Carpeted ceiling like Arctic Fox trailers. Frame is massive for 25 ft. trailer - 2" x 5" x 1/4" thick box section full length. Bottom is sealed so tight that a leak wouldn't drain through; the trailer might float though. Never had any critter intrusions like with my fifth wheel. BF has a walk on roof, but never felt comfortable up there when washing due to slick surface and rounded corners. Don't know if you would want to walk on AS roof. Convertor was inside and sometimes the fan could be heard. RV queen bed, hopefully they have upgraded their mattresses. Pitter-patter noise in hard rain was pleasant along with a distinct feel of weather security knowing the BF could take whatever nature threw at it.

Bottom line, I regret having sold our BF.

Thanks again for the info. Looks like Ill be heading to Boseman

[Delrob]

I purchased a new 25 RT (rear twin) Bigfoot in January 2019 and sold it in July 2022. Rather than type a book on here I would prefer to discuss the good, bad and ugly of it over the phone. If you private message me I would be glad to provide you with my phone number.

[HDRider1960]

Originally Posted by Delrob

I purchased a new 25 RT (rear twin) Bigfoot in January 2019 and sold it in July 2022. Rather than type a book on here I would prefer to discuss the good, bad and ugly of it over the phone. If you private message me I would be glad to provide you with my phone number.

For the rest of us, was it more good than bad?

[Delrob]

I would say that overall it was disappointing. Everyone that has one complains about the noisy A/C. So loud that you hate to turn it on. No thermostat for A/C. Old style non digital thermostat for furnace. Terrible control for refrigerator. Rheostat? that you slide up or down to control temperature. Shocks installed wrong and had to be removed and replaced. Leaf springs weak and "tired" so that axle was close to hitting underbody. The guy that bought it from me was given new axle assemblies, complete with leaf springs, by Dexter and is replacing them himself. Black tank cable seized up and couldn't open to dump black tank and couldn't use toilet for about a month until I was able to get it fixed. Inadequate radiuses on cable according to specifications of cable manufacturer. Lots of little, normal RV issues like bad circuit board on furnace. Bad coax connections at TV antenna and at wall plug behind TV. Mine came without a TV and apparently Bigfoot doesn't test for continuity before leaving factory. Lots of fasteners undersized and had to be replaced. The dealer installs the batteries and I was very dissatisfied with the way that was done and had to redo it myself. Very hard to get to. Anemic shower head pressure. Had to replace with Oxygenics. Kitchen sink handle would open due to road vibration so we used a rubber band to tie it up and make sure that water pump was turned off while traveling. No comfortable place to sit so we took out the dinette and replaced it with a reclining loveseat and used TV trays to eat from. Many good things about it, but hard to say if the good outweighed the bad. I will just say it was disappointing.

[HDRider1960]

Thanks Delrob

[Rzrbrn]

I bought a BF 25RQ and my experience with it is pretty much has been what Delrob described. I did a series of relatively simple modifications that addressed the issues for the most part. I have kept the dinette table only because my wife prefers it. The floorplan is less than optimal, for sure. Other than that, the pluses outweigh the negatives, which, as I said are easily fixed. However, one caveat is receiving replacement parts from the BF mfg which is located in BC, Canada. They pack the items carefully in 3/8" and 1/2" thick plywood boxes with plenty of staples and lots of cushioning inside. You could drop it from 20' and I doubt it could be damaged. So how is it that I receive similar items shipped from within the US in flimsy cardboard boxes and the items are in good shape, box barely damaged, but the items received from Canada have the shipping containers ripped open, staples exposed and the items damaged? Every single time.

But the BF is the highest quality TT w/o slides on the market.

[rvethereyet]

WOW this is very surprising and disappointing

[Dave Pelletier]

Originally Posted by rvethereyet

WOW this is very surprising and disappointing

Keep in mind a couple of things; while I'm certainly not discounting anyone's experience, your expectations play a gigantic part in determining your RV satisfaction

Almost every issue mentioned above are with items not built by Bigfoot but by 3rd party vendors which can be (and usually ARE) issues on every TT built; A/C, T-stats, fridges, furnaces, showerheads, faucetts, axles, etc. etc. Similarly, I'm very happy with my ORV; I love the design and think the frame and shell is better built than pretty much anything to come out of Elkhart Indiana.....but the other stuff is typical RV quality crap that you can't get away from unless you buy a million dollar expedition vehicle or luxury bus.

2 cents,
Dave

[Dave Pelletier]

Oh, and FWIW, I bought my last Bigfoot truck camper in 2003; a used 1999 30C10.11 which I purchased for $16,000 and I sold it in 2021 for $30,000. In the time I owned it;

- I replaced two windows (one branch, one son)
- I replaced a Dometic fridge control board
- I replaced two HWT's ( one father-in-law, one my fault)
- I replaced two Happijacks (wore out)
- I fixed the fiberglass at the front where an employee hit it with a Bobcat
- replaced the furnace blower (bearing went bad)

....and before I sold it I took it in to a local Bigfoot repair specialist and had the windows and all exterior trim removed, the gelcoat repaired and polished and everything put back and new graphics applied. They indicated that the structure was solid, there was zero rot and that the roof membrane was still in excellent shape.

This camper was used as our family base camp for our racing efforts and we used it 3 out of 4 weekends from April to October. The race courses were offroad and every trip consisted of some offroad travel with washboard, etc. ....anywhere from a couple miles to 20-30.

As I said earlier, this was my third bigfoot and I have had several friends that also had them.....in fact one still has his 1996 BF truck camper to this day and he has no plans to get rid of it.

2 cents,
Dave

[CecilD]

Originally Posted by rvethereyet

WOW this is very surprising and disappointing

Indeed interesting comments. Like Dave said, these things happen with any brand as they all use the same components; hard to attach blame to the trailer. My BF didn't come with axle shocks so I didn't have to deal with the axles at all. My dump valves were direct operation, no cables. I realized there was no recliner in there when we bought it. I did have to replace the water heater circuit board and the igniter on the refrigerator, did that myself for the price of parts. I agree the sensitivity of the thermostat was poor; I bought a digital T-stat at Home Depot, $25 and ten minutes fixed the problem. Never had to communicate or order anything from BF and my trailer never made it to any shop, except tires.

I guess the only problem I could blame on Bigfoot was a bubbled stick on wallpaper trim strip which I removed and replaced myself. I didn't make money like Dave did, but I used my BF for five enjoyable years and sold it for what I paid. Man from a thousand miles away bought it sight unseen and was elated when he picked it up.

We all have different ownership experiences and expectations. I expect problems with my rigs and my current fifth wheel delivers. I just fix them and don't give it much more thought.

[Delrob]

Bigfoot chose the axle manufacturer. Bigfoot chose the noisy A/C. Bigfoot chose not to install a digital thermostat for the A/C or furnace. Like CecilD says, a decent digital thermostat for the furnace only costs about $25. Bigfoot chose the refrigerator with no digital cointrols. Bigfoot used tiny screws in places where they were totaly inadequate for the load on them. Bigfoot installed the black tank cable with a radius much less than the cable manufacturer specified. Bigfoot chose the kitchen faucet. Bigfoot chose not tho install a decent shower head. Bigfoot did not provide instructions to the dealer on how to properly mount the batteries. I could go on! My two cents worth!

[laj]

Sounds like you didn’t do your homework, and chose the wrong trailer. I have not had any issues even close to what you claim.

I would choose another if i got rid of either one of my BF units.