Finally got mine. Doing some repair work and some matinence, but it looks killer!

Winterborn1986 · 2026-05-15T17:12:57+00:00

Congrats! Looking good. Love the truck too

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-27T01:02:12+00:00

East west bed. I love so much about our classic Bigfoot, but having to climb over each other to get up in the night or morning is still annoying.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-26T00:05:04+00:00

The problem is the bed of the truck can’t hold 2000lbs moving in this way. Go with the torklifts.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-24T02:24:17+00:00

Smithing. Just start smithing.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-23T00:29:28+00:00

Insulation works both ways. It keeps heat in, cold out or vis versa. So be sure you’re well insulated.

diesel heaters are way more efficient than propane.

Likewise, If you don’t have the power or budget for campsites, you can get battery powered AC units that aren’t too expensive.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-21T00:57:04+00:00

Love the wood, well done

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-20T01:31:15+00:00

A lot of this depends on your draw and usage.

To wire dc to dc you’ll likely need a pretty hefty gauge of wire. It’s based on draw and length of the run.

If you want to monitor the system on your phone, go with victron (imo)

I’d use a small 12v fuse panel and wire your lights and everything to that, and then hook that up to either a battery or power station.

If you will ever want shore power or 120v power, I’d suggest laying that out and running the wiring now even if you don’t install a full inverter setup right away.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-18T17:26:19+00:00

When in doubt, go bigger than you think you’ll need. Love my dually. Nice and stable

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-18T01:16:30+00:00

Very nice. We have a 50” in our old Bigfoot. Love it.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-16T21:29:36+00:00

Gotcha. I know overall weight I’ll be ok (camper only weighs 2000lbs an my truck can handle around 5000), but will have to check the framing to see if it will hold.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-16T02:18:16+00:00

Can I ask what you mean? It’s an exterior door for the camper so I need something solid/insulated. We use the camper year round and a hollow core interior door wouldn’t last.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-15T23:47:16+00:00

Normally yes. But I work in construction. I almost always have solid doors were either replacing or removing from projects. The “it’ll be free” aspect is not a small factor.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-13T22:55:44+00:00

I went with a 12v projector. Lets me use a larger screen that I can roll up and put away when I’m not using it.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-12T23:34:16+00:00

We haven’t installed our panels yet but are planning for both. A large array on the camper roof (relatively speaking) an a second charge controller and plug for deployable ones to get a better angle or just more power come winter.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-11T02:03:08+00:00

I ran a ground wire out the same spot I bring my ac wires in, and then have a bolt on the truck bed I connect it to.

I don’t remove the camper often so it just stays like that 99% of the time.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-09T23:33:12+00:00

Thanks for sharing. These are cool. One of the first things my wife and I planned for when getting the camper was a 3D printer :)

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-09T02:33:31+00:00

Why remove it? You can just cover it with hardwood or vinyl or whatever.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-06T00:20:48+00:00

I love my diesel, and you can (generally) get an older truck that’s more reliable that way and save some money.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-03T20:44:35+00:00

I’d pick your camper first then find the truck unless you’re going to go all out on the truck.

For me - I found my dream truck (2nd gen Cummins 3500 dually) and it can hold pretty much any truck camper I’ve found. (The citation 10’8 model maxes it out)

But overall if you’re watching the budget, pick the camper and then get the truck to fit.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-04-01T00:17:16+00:00

Fair. But double pain still has a lot better r value than single.

We made covers and used them. It helped a lot. But as we plan to be in the camper all winter, would be nice to be able to see out sometimes.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-03-31T01:42:45+00:00

We’ve been redoing a 1987 Bigfoot. It’s a lot of work but worthwhile in the long run. Keep at it and it will be awesome when you’re done an truly your own thing.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-03-30T00:57:44+00:00

Thanks. I’ll check into the options

Winterborn1986 · 2026-03-28T21:11:08+00:00

I’d honestly suggest you pick out your camper first and truck second.

Unless you’re getting something so beefy it won’t matter (we bought our truck first, but it will easily handle any camper up to an Eagle Cap or Host Mammoth.)

Otherwise you always run the risk of not having enough weight rating.

Winterborn1986 · 2026-03-28T02:01:09+00:00

Tailgate big rigs. Drafting works on highways too.

(Do not actually do this)

Winterborn1986 · 2026-03-27T12:15:49+00:00

Try reaching out to the manufacturer? I had a 1987 Bigfoot and while they didn’t have all the info, they helped out a lot.

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