I've found my Bigfoot!

[Solowalkin]

Looks like I'll be the proud owner of this baby very soon! Have a deposit on her just need to get back over in a few days, the seller is going to put water in and we will test to make sure the water systems work and light all the burners on the stove n check the oven...... I will be getting all my ducks in a row re..talking to county tag office in Fl and getting quotes on shipping her home. I am so
FREAKING EXCITED!!!!
My very first RV

She is a 2004 15B17BC in excellent condition....no name yet

[CindyL]

Welcome to the Bigfoot family! I know how you feel! We had to wait a long time before we could pick ours up.

CindyL

[kootenaigirl]

Good for you. Sounds like a really nice trailer. Will be perfect once you finally get it home and can start camping

[Franswa]

that's like......"almost NEW" for a Bigfoot.... the last of the 1500 series (second generation) ....how far away did you find it???

Sellers come in varying types..... there's ones that say: "Don't know much about RVs but everything seemed to work for me"....definetely a type you want to avoid.....but 2004 is so young that would't stop me but be careful....then there's the ones that don't know/understand how their RV works but have a PILE of receipts from a shop to show you they have kept on top of everything while they owned it.....better.....if you get lucky you'll hit on a seller for whom the RV was his main hobby and he knows it and it's systems inside out...this kind of owner will probably have made well built, thought out modifications......

if you get it for a "good price".....I'd just buy it without looking at much.....if the price seems "dear" to you I'd do a little digging....a common failure is the power center needing to be replaced...and figure on a new battery if that's the case.....ask seller when's the last time the bearings were repacked / brakes looked at.....open all closets, lockers, under kitchen with a flashlight to look for signs of past leaks....same with all interior wall finishes around windows...

you mentioned AC in a previous post....if the trailer is pre-wired for AC (in a 2004 I'd bet on that) you will probably find a 20A RED breaker on the fuse panel (my 97 has that....somebody replaced the AC with a Fantastic Fan before I got it...and where I live I can see why)

you also mentioned axle/tire replacements.....axles can be flipped to get the body (rear bumper) higher off the ground...below is a picture of mine with a flipped axle and new, beefier springs (extra leaf)...same old tires

you don't say what you'll be towing it with....these trailers weigh 3500 lbs fully loaded for travel and have a lot of "windage" (big wide square frontal area).....a vehicle with a tow rating of 4500-5000 lbs will make for relaxed driving and climb any hills comfortably... (FLA is flat but still...)

last thing...these trailers come out of the factory overweight on the left side (big honkin' fridge, bathroom, black tank, water heater all on that side)...when you load it for travel think "light left, heavy right"

Congrats and good luck, F (1997 B17C

[hillary]

Yay!! Congrats!! You sure you don't want to just buy a TV in PDX and tow it home? Would be a hell of a road trip

[mike_bc]

Congrats solowalkin. Can't wait to see it. What's the old rule....? a big announcement like yours is worthless without pictures!

Franswa, your 17 looks alot like our old '98. Wheels n all.

[Solowalkin]

What size do the files need to be on photos here?

[mike_bc]

640x480 should work!

[Solowalkin]

Ok I'll try some photos. The lady that is selling to me seems very knowledgable, and is quite nice 😉.

[Solowalkin]

It would only let me put 2 pics...

[Solowalkin]

Trying again..I don't know why it is only letting me do one or two pics....they are under 400x400

[Roy in TO]

Looks nice! Congrats!

[Franswa]

great looking inside and out....pleaded shades, nice flooring....nice new style graphics.....what's not to like...I'd be worried this one getting away from you if anything....it happens you know (don't ask)

[Tom Trostel]

Beautiful!

[Mitzi Agnew-Giles]

Franswa, Florida has some BIG rolling hills from Lake Wales to Clermont/Howie in the Hills. East to Cassedega too. ;-)

[DwayneR]

Originally Posted by mike_bc

Franswa, your 17 looks alot like our old '98. Wheels n all.

Actually, I was thinking Franswa's looked a lot like my '98 (still recognize her mike_bc?)

[Gilles]

Congratulations!
Welcome to the world of Bigfoot.

[WaltP]

A great find. Almost identical to mine except for the nice, pleated shades.
Well done.

Walt

[Solowalkin]

Originally Posted by hillary

Yay!! Congrats!! You sure you don't want to just buy a TV in PDX and tow it home? Would be a hell of a road trip

I like to take my time finding exactly what I want, for this it will be a van. Also I don't have the time to find something and learn how to be a confident driver of a towed travel trailer and get back home. To many work commitments between now and the end of the year, and there is no way I am hauling it back to Fl in the winter. If it ends up being to expensive to have shipped back I will leave it here at a friends til the spring.

[larryc]

Originally Posted by Franswa

that's like......"almost NEW" for a Bigfoot.... the last of the 1500 series (second generation) ....how far away did you find it???

Sellers come in varying types..... there's ones that say: "Don't know much about RVs but everything seemed to work for me"....definetely a type you want to avoid.....but 2004 is so young that would't stop me but be careful....then there's the ones that don't know/understand how their RV works but have a PILE of receipts from a shop to show you they have kept on top of everything while they owned it.....better.....if you get lucky you'll hit on a seller for whom the RV was his main hobby and he knows it and it's systems inside out...this kind of owner will probably have made well built, thought out modifications......

if you get it for a "good price".....I'd just buy it without looking at much.....if the price seems "dear" to you I'd do a little digging....a common failure is the power center needing to be replaced...and figure on a new battery if that's the case.....ask seller when's the last time the bearings were repacked / brakes looked at.....open all closets, lockers, under kitchen with a flashlight to look for signs of past leaks....same with all interior wall finishes around windows...

you mentioned AC in a previous post....if the trailer is pre-wired for AC (in a 2004 I'd bet on that) you will probably find a 20A RED breaker on the fuse panel (my 97 has that....somebody replaced the AC with a Fantastic Fan before I got it...and where I live I can see why)

you also mentioned axle/tire replacements.....axles can be flipped to get the body (rear bumper) higher off the ground...below is a picture of mine with a flipped axle and new, beefier springs (extra leaf)...same old tires

you don't say what you'll be towing it with....these trailers weigh 3500 lbs fully loaded for travel and have a lot of "windage" (big wide square frontal area).....a vehicle with a tow rating of 4500-5000 lbs will make for relaxed driving and climb any hills comfortably... (FLA is flat but still...)

last thing...these trailers come out of the factory overweight on the left side (big honkin' fridge, bathroom, black tank, water heater all on that side)...when you load it for travel think "light left, heavy right"

Congrats and good luck, F (1997 B17C

We had a line on a used one. But the seller wouldn't let us get it inspected, wouldn't even take a deposit. I'm glad we didn't get it.