Today’s RV review is of the 2022 Bigfoot 25RQ. Who is Bigfoot, you ask? Bigfoot is a Canadian company that builds fiberglass-shelled travel trailers and pickup campers. The company states that their offerings are particularly well insulated and market them as four-season campers.

Reportedly the Bigfoot 25RQ is the company’s most popular travel trailer offering. There are two main model ranges in their travel trailer offerings, a single-axle series and a two-axle series. The larger is the most popular which is where the 25RQ lives.

What makes a Bigfoot

Interestingly the Bigfoot trailers are a bit wider than average at 110” wide so this gives them some advantages in terms of interior space. The company also boasts a 6’ 4” interior ceiling height but only a 8’ 4” exterior height, excluding the air conditioner.

That additional width means that they still feel spacious even without a slide room, which also means no issues with slide mechanisms.

You’ll also notice that the interiors have a different feel than many travel trailers owing to the materials chosen to finish the interior. Along the ceilings is a marine-grade woven fabric that sort of looks like carpeting but is washable and helps with both sound and thermal insulation.

The walls, too, are a washable material being a soft vinyl. Cabinets and other wooden structures are solid wood with a choice of two wood finishes, a traditional birch finish or a slightly darker “Driftwood” finish.

Insulation continues to the thermal-pane windows that have day/night shades on them.

Outside you can get a large storage compartment on the front tongue for the various hoses and other goodies we need as campers. The compartments have an access hatch on either side with a light inside. Further front there is another compartment that houses the two 30 pound propane bottles.

Bigfoot trailers are composed of two large fiberglass “tubs” which are joined down the middle and fused together. Each of these tubs is made of 1/8” thick fiberglass and then an inch and a half of insulation resides between the inner and outer shell. This is both relatively light weight and also strong with the added benefit of providing good thermal and sound insulation.

What’s inside

The additional width of this trailer does offer a more spacious feel but that is just the start with there being a windshield and then windows on either side of the dinette, which occupies the front of this model. Of course that dinette table folds down to become a bed but there’s also an additional seat toward the rear of the trailer that’s part of the dinette so there’s almost a day bed even before you get to folding the table.

Incidentally that table is held up in a manner that I’ve seen on many vintage trailers and, considering this, that means this mechanism should last a good long while. It’s also pretty easy to use.

In fact a number of fans of the company have attested to how well built these trailers are which is a good sign.

Across from the entrance is the refrigerator which is the traditional propane-electric gas absorption model.

On the camp side is the rest of the galley which features a three-burner stove and 22” oven with a round stainless steel sink down the line toward the rear of the galley.

Cabinets occupy the space above the dinette and also above the sink and stove. Overhead is a standard high-performance fan but you can also get one of these over the bed.

Down the camp side there’s a closet which sits opposite the bathroom. One of the nicer things about the walk-in shower is that there’s a step/seat in the shower.

The 60” x 74” RV queen bed sits “east west” but, owing to the width of this trailer, it is a walk-around queen. On either side of the bed are hanging closets and there are tables below those with more cabinets across the top.

Once again windows are the word of the day with there being a large rear window and one on either side of the camper. Factor in that high-performance fan and it becomes apparent why the air conditioner is an option on Bigfoot trailers.

In the bedroom Bigfoot has a carpet that sits around the bed which can be lifted out and removed. That’s pretty slick as you get to walk on carpeting but you can remove it for cleaning. Or just because. Maybe National Carpet Removal day or something.

More Bigfoot

Owners I’ve talked to people rave about the buying experience. While the trailers are sold through dealers owner, Grant, has been mentioned in numerous places where you can really customize the trailers to your liking. I saw models that have three high-performance fans, solar and other changes.

You can also get this model is also prepped for a generator which is unusual in a trailer of this size. If you do choose a generator it will be an Onan 2.5 propane-fueled model.

I had a chance to speak with Grant Bilodeu, head of Bigfoot trailers and heard a lot of build philosophy. For example, the company takes the standard 3500lb axles and then replaces all the plastic bushings with brass bushings that can be greased. Then they replace the standard axle tubes with much stronger tubes just for the sake of longevity. The suspension, too, features shock absorbers to provide a more controlled ride.

Grant also spoke to the design of the Bigfoot being more like a cooler with no aluminum ribs in the sides. Instead the thick fiberglass walls act as the structure which is much like an ice chest.

Aluminum is a terrible insulator so Grant mentioned that you can feel the heat loss in RVs with aluminum studs in the walls. Bigfoot trailers are comfortable inside down to -10°F. Furthermore the underbelly is completely enclosed with two heat ducts to the space including one directed at the enclosed knife valves and the material used to enclose the underbelly includes insulation.

Lastly, I was given an inside scoop in that the new 25RQs available for order will be available with theater seating in place of the dinette if one chooses.

There’s also a luggage rack on the roof, which you don’t see much.

Bigfoot is not unlike the rest of the RV industry where there is a long waiting list of RVs but the company also states that some dealers have a standing order for a specific number of models so that might be the way to get one.

The good thing is that the company will still work with you if you’re able to get in this way.

It’s unusual to find a company in the RV space where there are this many really positive comments in the various social places I troll so that speaks well of Bigfoot RV. With these kind of credentials no wonder the waiting list is so long.

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