17.5 Bigfoot

[Dave and Kathie]

Has anyone seen the new design for the 17.5 Bigfoot http://www.bigfootrv.com/bigfootrv_whats_new.html - it's pretty slick! Have to give it a thumbs up - Wow....nice job (especially if you add the front storage unit and the Onan generator) - of course I don't see a price$$

Kathie

[Cam A]

It's veryy nice. Seems strange to me that the bed is at the door and the dinette at the rear. Wonder why? Trailer balance?

[Carolyn Patterson]

Ooooo,

If we were to ever have the urge to sell our Uhaul and get something else, a BigFoot would be exactly what I'd want...but personally - I'm not a big fan of walking into a trailer and seeing the bed 'right there' - I know, I know - it's camping trailer - but it's like walking into a house and having a bedroom right next to the front door - some might like that, it wouldn't be a floor plan that I like -

Everything else on a BigFoot is just wonderful...but move the door to the back or move the bed to the back.

JMHO

[Frederick L. Simson]

I think Bigfoot is adding this floorplan to their existing 2 choices, with the dinette up front.

I also think Bigfoot may have looked at some of the comments on another thread (about Escape) on this site:

The thing that we absolutely like best about the Casita we bought is that the [b]wrap-around windows are at the REAR of the trailer. This means that when we back into a site, we have a view of whatever is at the back of the site (usually something pretty grand because we camp in state/national/county/provincial parks) rather than a view of the back of our tow vehicle or the back end of someone else's trailer.

[Donna D.]

oooooh look at that really BIG window in the back! I LIKE that.

[Loren G. Hedahl]

We stopped by an Airstream dealer just to see what was new and they have a model about the same size with the front bedroom layout. In theirs the kitchen and bathroom are reversed from the Bigfoot.

It looked like a reasonable arrangement and in the Airstream was very nicely done. I would expect the Bigfoot to be just as nice.

For my touring pleasure, I would rather not dedicate priceless real estate to a permanent bedroom in a small trailer.

Since my wife is an evening person, and I'm an early riser, we have a small aluminum fold-up table and comfortable folding chair that can be used in the front of the trailer. The fold-up table fits quite tightly in the doorway opening and the chair in the center aisle.

A strategically located light permits reading and a small Grundig short-wave radio as well as a portable CD player, played through headphones provides entertainment.

[BobB]

Pretty nice! We should have waited.

[Roger C H]

Oooh! Look at that base dry weight of 2885#! Isn't this on the upper end of what eggs are all about? Talk about 2 footitis!!

[Phil Underwood]

i really like it

[Roger H]

Pretty nice! We should have waited.

Aww, Bob. I'm glad you didn't!

Roger

[BobB]

I forgot the ;-) I like everything about the new one except the price.

[Rob M]

Oooh! Look at that base dry weight of 2885#! Isn't this on the upper end of what eggs are all about? Talk about 2 footitis!!

That is close to the "Oliver" weight but with the "Bigfoot" you are getting a larger trailer.

[Tony Nowak]

$25,000 for the trailer with Winter package,$1250 for front storage (which adds two feet in length),and $3200 for Onan generator. So you could get to $35,000 with other extras.Why would you pay $3200 for the propane generator instead of a third of that for a Honda eu2000i?
That said we love it and may look for a used one a few years down the road.
Tony and Darlene

[Scott S.]

good point Roger...
we're all in this to be the folks still able to camp in 10 years... aren't we?
with gas prices the way they are, more weight is going in the wrong direction.

[Frederick L. Simson]

Why would you pay $3200 for the propane generator instead of a third of that for a Honda eu2000i?

I would consider paying extra for the ability to use a fuel that I am already carrying, instead of having to schlep additional gas cans. I know that some people have converted their Honda generators to burn propane, and paid a significant amount to do so. I like that this generator is "installed" and ready to use, without having to set it up.

[Ian-Vicki]

It is nice but I don't see anything that would sway from my dream trailer, an Escape 5.0. Ya gotta dream . . . .
cheers
Ian

[Frederick L. Simson]

- but it's like walking into a house and having a bedroom right next to the front door -

I lived with my Aunt and Uncle when I was in High School. They had a 50' single-wide Mobilehome on a piece of land in Upstate New York, out in the country. It was positioned on a slope, leveled such that the rear of the frame sat right on the ground, and the hitch was 8 feet off the ground. The "main entry" door into the Living Room had no stairs, and was kept locked with a piece of furniture blocking it. The "Back" door entered right into the Master Bedroom, and was now the only entry into the "House". Woe be unto the teenager who stayed out on a Friday or Saturday night until after the adults went to bed.

[Lizbeth]

Another 48" bed. I really don't understand how two adults sleep in a bed that size. It would be nice if that bed was a gaucho (and bigger).

Other than that I like it.

[Jim Bennett]

Another 48" bed. I really don't understand how two adults sleep in a bed that size. It would be nice if that bed was a gaucho (and bigger).

Other than that I like it.

Yes, this was my thought too. I talked to a factory rep a couple months ago when I first saw that it was on their site. Even if they had of made it 6" wider it would be better.

Very pricey, but the quality and features are top notch all the way through. If that bed had of been a bit bigger, they might of had a sale.

I am likely going to get the new Escape 19' because of the large permanent bed. I do like cuddling, but when asleep, I like my own space.

[Kevin K]

Lizbeth
I agree on the bed size. Need 60" for a bed.