A Very Rare Bigfoot
Excerpted from Member Correspondence

"When we joined BOCI, we mentioned that we had recently purchased a Bigfoot Class B motor home. You responded by saying that you were not familiar with that model. You said some of the other members might be interested and asked that we send pictures.

The unit is 19 feet and is fully outfitted. It has a bath with shower. Also it has a propane stove top, water heater and furnace and the refrigerator is three-way as well. It has a booth/bed combination in the back and four "captain's" chairs. The two chairs behind the driver and passenger fold down and by turning the driver and passenger seats partially around, they make into a pair of single beds. There is a roof air and a power vent that is controlled by a thermostat, which is a feature we had never seen before. It also has a 2.8 Onan generator, a full awning, and even an outside shower. It has a microwave and a two basin kitchen sink. Finally, there is even a built in TV and DVD player.

We did do a little checking. We called Bigfoot in Canada and inquired about the unit. The company did build them in 1996 and 1997.

We also stopped by the Colorado Springs Bigfoot dealer with our unit. That was fun. One of the sales staff spotted it in the parking lot and asked "Is that really a Bigfoot?" Before we knew it, he was calling to others on the floor and there was a parade out to look the van over. One fellow asked if we would mind if he took some pictures. We said "no, of course not", and before we knew it there were people crawling all over in and out of it. The whole incident was pretty amusing, and we met the whole sales staff, the parts department personnel, and even a couple of the service staff who emerged to take a gander at it. The owner finally came out and said that he had seen a few before, but had never had one "on the floor to sell".

We have really enjoyed the machine so far. What is has lacked in closet space it had made up for in comfort and economy. Even with a 460 and a 3.55 differential, it still commonly makes 14-15 mpg. Enough said!

Don & Dana

Here are a couple photos of the rare Bigfoot!

(click on small photo for larger view)