Family Owned MH Manufacturers

Texas Roadrunner wrote:
Thanks for all the great responses, these are what we need. We don't think private ownership means custom at all, just that if our name was on a product, we would want to build the best product we could, that was what I meant by flawed thinking, that is a bit " Pollyannaish", I'm sure. Years ago, we were looking at Motor homes and as we were stepping into the coach, the salesman asked, "Do you like to tinker?", having been into rving for lots of years we were quite aware. Knowing about the Tiffin roofs is good information, thanks. We used this forum extensively when researching our fifth wheel purchase, it is proving just as valuable in this instance. Thank you.

The person that posted about Tiffin roofs has NO CLUE as to what he is posting. Tiffin has built tens of thousands of motorhomes with those "roofs" and there are no complaints. As a Tiffin dealer Tech (35 years), I NEVER and have NEVER heard of any complaint on the type roof problem that poster stated. Yes, Tiffin DID have a problem with the roll wrap from roof to sidewall a few years ago on some Motorhomes, but fixes them regardless of when the warranty went out.
Tiffin does NOT have a female relative anywhere close to working at Tiffin. Where that poster got his info is strange. Bob has 3 Sons and THEY are/will be running the company when Bob retires. Newmar is run by former Fleetwood execs, not by the Miller family and has been that way for 10 years. Yes, it is family owned, but NOT run by the Millers. As to Entegra, Jayco makes a great Minihome and Towable, but Jayco CANNOT build a quality Class A Gas or Diesel. The Entegra is NOT Jayco, but the old Travel Supreme which Jayco purchased after TS went under. The Entegra is now built under Jayco engineering and production workers, and IMO not the same as Travel Supreme. Doug