Has anyone seen my Bigfoot Mitsubishi Overland Vehicle?

[Carl Hunter]

Hi Expedition Portal Folks:

Its been years since I posted and am wondering if anyone has seen the Mitsubishi Fuso with permanently mounted Bigfoot trailer which I built in early 2002 and drove around world that year? Also, in 2006 my wife and I took it to South America for 6 months.

I sold it in May 2007 to a couple who planned to tour south from Vancouver to South America. In 2008 the new owners sold to a young couple in Guatemala who wanted to use it to provide access and accommodation while they built a house in the remote, mountainous country-side of Guatemala. The new owners contacted me in 2010? to ask how they might sell it, given their country location; I offered some suggestions.

Since that time I have never seen or heard of "Bigfoot"s whereabouts, perhaps rotting in a remote jungle village or ? Anyone seen my old friend?

Carl Hunter

 

[Fueggia]

Great epic story... a well travelled pair... loved it when I first saw your Fuso/ Bigfoot during my early research. Best of luck finding your old friend.
I would like to think that it is still roaming South America... giving shelter and adventure to a new generation.

 

[Carl Hunter]

Thanks for your compliment about past travels. I would like to think that "Bigfoot" is still performing good service some where in the Americas!

 

[nucktaco]

I’m pretty sure I saw this at the langley, BC Home Depot about a year ago

 

[Carl Hunter]

My truck was a Mitsubishi, not a Tacoma. However, you may have seen a similar overland vehicle in the Vancouver, BC area because I gave all my drawings and directions plus the contacts for the company that prepared the bare Mitsubishi frame to take the stripped down Bigfoot house trailer.

I know that this "near duplicate" was completed as I met with the owner about ten years ago a few months after Bigfoot II assembled. The average person couldn't tell the two vehicles apart. I haven't seen the vehicle around here for several years.