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| 1988 B19, BIGFOOT TRAVEL TRAILER, on 5/15/04 |
Hello and welcome. This site is about my 1988, 19'
Bigfoot Travel Trailer. Here I have listed other fiberglass type trailer, web sites, and groups. Ray Horners web page has some of the same photos, and he has done an awsome job putting togeather his page. Also I have
added links to some general information about RVs and campers, as well as, parts, supplys, ect.
This site will be updated as I
have time to, and I am always open to suggestions & hints, because this is my first attempt at a web page. Please
e-mail any photos of your Bigfoot to me at: BigfootTRAILER@aol.com
and let me know if I can put your photo on my
page!!
I
bought my Bigfoot in the fall of 2003, and I love it. It
has quite a bit more space than our old camper (13' U-Haul), but it still pulls very easy with our new Volvo XC90, however we use the Chevy most of the
time. The Bigfoot weighs 2400lbs empty, 19' long, it is 7'3" wide, and 9' 8" to the top of the A/C unit.
So
far, some of the modifications and repairs I have done to the trailer are:
1)
Flip the 3500#, axles to add about 4 inches extra clearance to, bumper and tongue, repack hubs, replace all 4 brakes,
wash and check it all out.
2) Winterized
it.
3)
Removed the faded stripes off of all 4 sides. Patch small hole in door, and cover Heavy Duty fiberglass
patch with diamond plate steel to protect door in the future.
4)
Removed and resealed all the lights, and all roof penetrations.
5)
I replaced the small fan in the bathroom roof vent, with a Fantastic-fan w/ Maxx-Air cover, and cut a small vent in the
bathroom door to move air.
6)
I added an electric jack 3000 lbs, on the tongue, and will run it from the original
battery, with a small solar charger, independent from the house
batteries.
7)
I installed a 24" wide Hickory step and it is junk, it only comes out about 2 inches from the side of the
trailer.
8) We
have decided to make the front bed/dinette always a bed, and raising it up to the level of the windows gives us another level
of storage/dog bed or even a small kid bed, and a larger bed on top. The top bed will fold away, covering the front window
while dinette is in use, or just the mattress can be folded, adding a bed sized counter top. Photos of this modification
have been added to the modification page.
9)
I removed all the lights, and seals, because I noticed a small amount of water damage inside.
The hole under each light was about 1". The trailer already had "extra" lights mounted just under the seam, so I swapped
those small 2" lights with the main brake lights from below. See photos on Modification page.
10) I have
added a tank heater to the gray tank and insulated it with stick on insulation, as we do lots of winter camping, and
it is exposed. I have also, cut in two vents to let some heat into the fresh water tank, black water tank,
and pipe/sink areas.
11)
I removed the double sink, and replaced with a single, and added a water filter too. The hole where
the rest of the sink was is now a cutting board/hatch for under sink access.
12) I added a "solar
fridge mate" in the fridge compartment, and it works very well, street lights even make it go!!!
13) Well, the old "Allanson"
converter/charger, shot my last battery, I replaced the converter charger with a Parallax 7345 converter charger, and now
have room for 4 new DC branches, and a smarter charger/converter. Also there is now room to install a, Xantrax RS400, pure sine wave inverter, and power the TV area with "household power" when shore power is
not available.
14) All the running lights
on my trailer are starting to fall apart. So I have decided to replace all the lights with LED lights. Most bulb sizes are
available at, SuperBrightLEDS. The LED bulbs, for my original lights are not
made yet. LED type fixtures are very expensive, so I found some lights that take the 194 bulb, and put LEDs inside. I
have done all 9 marker light fixtures for less money than, 1 LED fixture, plus bulbs. At first I wanted to see how bright
these bulbs are, compared to the original bulbs. I installed just 1 LED in the center light on the rear of my trailer. When
I turn on the lights, you can see the LED come on first, they really do respond faster than regular bulbs. The new single
LED light is not as bright as the old, but the 4 led bulb is Very bright, and the 6 led bulb is even brighter, when compared
to the old type bulbs.
15) Stripped all of the
paint, and rust off of the frame, tongue, and bumper. "Converted" left over rust into a paintable surface with LocTite rest
converter. Primed, and painted the frame, tongue, and bumper with heavy duty steel paint.
16) Replaced rock guard
struts on the front.
17) Replaced the mud flaps
18) Removed, and replaced all of the
fill up tubing to the fresh water tank, and all of the tubing from tank to pump, and from pump, to the house plumbing.
19) Replaced both of the
dump valves.
20) Installed 12volt CD/XM stereo, w/ two speakers inside
the trailer, and hook-ups for two speakers out-side trailler
21) Installed access door under stereo.
22) Attached a cargo box to bumper
22) Installed rear view/ back-up camera
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| Curbside 19' Bigfoot Click on photo to goto Modifications Page |
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Tongue Re-Configuration
Here I want to replace
the 2-20# L.P. tanks with 1-30# tank forward of its original location. In the original tank location I want to put 3, group
27 or 29 batteries, and then enclose the whole package with a new shell. The new shell would have a large enough door to lift
the L.P. tank out for replacement, and maybe room for a small red gas can and some other misc items. Doing this will add some
weight to the tongue, making the trailer tow more stable when tanks are full, or empty. When I do this modification I will
also add some new steel to re-enforce the frame, and add Line-X to the front for rock protection. Also I will tack
down the stab jacks with a couple of welds, and fix the step so it comes out from under trailer enough to get more than one
toe on it at a time
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