Hunting for our first egg

[kenmitchell]

Originally Posted by Justus C

I like the 17 ft Bigfoots for the amount of light they can let in, their durability, and the ability to use them year round. Problem is they are native to BC, which is 4,000 miles round trip for us. Does the rear gaucho layout block access to the bathroom with the bed made up?

First, we don't have a problem using the bathroom with the gaucho set up. We prefer the dinette bed which has a more spacious feel although both beds are about the same size. A couple of minutes to set up or take down.
No need to go to BC for a used Bigfoot. You will watch several sites including the for sale forum on this site, fiberglass-rv-4sale, craigslist and so forth. You will consider the location of the seller. We live in Toronto and found our Bigfoot in Montreal via kijiji which has a lot of used trailers for sale in Canada. Five hours to get there then seven hours home taking it easy. Over the past few months I have seen several Bigfoots used for sale in the USA although not as many as are available in Canada. If you would find your preferred egg in Canada you would be welcome and the 25-30 percent savings on the dollar makes the cost competitive.
All the best on your choice and your search.
Ken

[tmaken2157]

We had the older highlander with appropriate upgrades for towing installed, ( the generation just before the current) and it pulled a scamp 13 nicely but once you got into a headwind or up hill the car struggled. And I could hear the back of the car squeak from some stresses. Of course I had just a regular hitch but the scamp was so light I didn't think a weight distribution hitch was needed. After a bad experience in the 13ft in the cold we sold it and went to a rpod. It was like pulling a parachute. Then we found a Tundra at a great price, 4.6 l engine, double cab more capacity for cargo and tongue weight. Sold the RPod and ordered a 2014 casita LD17. All this within four months. We loved the casita and kept it 4 years but it was tight and I think if it had a side dinette we would still have it. But its gone and I have a Surveyor 201, its small by current standards but it is roomier and is 4200 lb dry. I look at it and I still miss the LD17 but happy wife is happy life. So after all this the moral of the story is.


Think hard about your tow vehicle, that 5000 lb rating is very questionable in my opinion.


Also we sold our 20,000 casita for 16,000 so a little more upfront may get you a lot more.


BTW Scamp is lower cost for a reason, their floor construction is highly suspect, I can not believe they use a bottom epoxy coated OSB board vs marine grade plywood. get a leak inside and the osb can get damaged. Sorry scampers ( truth be told we might still have one if we got the 16 with a bath room)


Good luck