Aramingo
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Two weeks ago we stopped to shop at a Walmart in Durango, Colorado (no overnight parking) when a couple pulled up and ask us how about our trailer (a 24-foot Bigfoot with large living room slides). Having driven South from Philadelphia in early January via Louisiaa, Texas and New Mexico, I have yet to see another Bigfoot trailer or their truck camper model. We did see two or three Class C's owned by French Canadians down in the Rio Grande Valley. The trailer is made in British Columbia.
The guy from Alaska said Bigfoots are very popular there where he lived for 20 years. The guys swears by them (His exact words were: "Bigfoot wrote the book on trailers.")
I know they tend to heavily insulated, being designed for four-season. I thought they were rated down to 20 below Farenheit but the man said he once camped in one at 40 below ("I had no idea it was so cold until I stepped outside," he said). Otherwise he reported being quite comfortable. The two problems he had at that temp were the propane tank tended to freeze and the sealing around the door tended to stick to the metal.
The couple had moved from Alaska to Southern Colorado a few years ago where they spent the winter in the trailer while having a new stick home built. He said they were quite comfortable in the meantime.
The only big problem I had with the trailer so far was apparently due to a defective battery--not a defective converter as I feared. Otherwise only a handful of minor things. The more we use it, the bigger it feels since the living room expands about30 square feet when you have the slider.
As I wrote in a post elsewhere, I'm not sure we'd want anything bigger because we'd likely start spending too much time inside doing the sort of things we used to do in a stick home. We start in the mornings by coming outside and having a coffee (which we'd do at our kitchen table back home.
Having learned a lesson in the Texas hill country (three tasty meals daily, occasional cocktails or deserts put on weight) we now make it our business to find a new trail and hike once a day for about 1 1/2 hours. It also keeps the appetite in check. Excess weight eliminated! We are also thinking about getting an inflatable boat to row around in when we hit lakes. It makes for nice upper body exercise.
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mockturtle
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Quote:Having learned a lesson in the Texas hill country (three tasty meals daily, occasional cocktails or deserts put on weight) we now make it our business to find a new trail and hike once a day for about 1 1/2 hours. It also keeps the appetite in check. Excess weight eliminated! We are also thinking about getting an inflatable boat to row around in when we hit lakes. It makes for nice upper body exercise.
Your are smart! I learned this, too, when we were full-timing. One of the many reasons we prefer state and national parks to private parks is the access to hiking trails. My kayak comes in handy, too! 
There are quite a few Bigfoots (trailers, motorhomes and campers) up here in the NW and I've never met anyone unhappy with his/her choice. They are nice! We're not too keen on the floorplans of the smaller trailers, though...just a permanent bed and a dinette---no place to get comfortable (if you don't want to go to bed!  )
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cm
Dillon, CO USA
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If someone was going to buy a Bigfoot trailer (or camper)for cold weather use be aware that Bigfoot uses different insulation in their different models. The 2000 Series models use expanded polystyrene (bead board) which has a lower R-Value.
The 3000 Series models use polyurethane foam insulation which has a higher R-value.
Go to the Bigfoot web site and you can find the specs.
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TPLynch
Arizona
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BigFoots are awesome! I just wish they made larger TT's with more floor plans!!!!!
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big dave
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I've tried camping at -15, and don't think I'd want to spend a night in anything with 2" walls at -40, it could be life threatening.
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Kenneth
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Bigfoot doesn't have a 2000 series. Bigfoot 2500 series do not have bead board. They have expanded polystyrene molded between the two fiberglass layers.
Propane doesn't freeze (might in outer space). At about -20°F it no longer evaporates in the cylinder from liquid to gas. This is partly due to its self-refrigerating effect as it evaporates in the cylinder.
I'm free of prostate cancer for 5 years now.
All men over age 50 should get an annual PSA blood test. Mine had a low reading, but the yearly jump was significant. The biopsy showed cancer just entering the aggressive stage. Dr. Hackenslash removed it.
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