Dutchman RV's are now under Keystone!

so far like our Dutchmen, other than the usual initial quality items being fixed by the dealer.

robsouth wrote:
Never heard a Dutchman camper. Is that something new?

It's a slip on the keyboard. Give me a break.

Oh. Okie dokie.

robsouth wrote:
Never heard a Dutchman camper. Is that something new?

I think he means Dutchmen.

Never heard a Dutchman camper. Is that something new?

Living near Elkhart IN, I can say that the last three years have been full of RV mergers and restructurings. There are about four major groups that manufacture almost all the RV brands.

Like most things of this nature it will take time to see how the various management styles affect the product lines.

Currently the RV sales and future business looks very good.

APT wrote:
They are both Thor Industries owned along with many more!

Thor is a holding company. It doesn't get involved with any of its RV subsidiaries except as it pertains to financial performance. I talked to them last spring and they said that their role is strictly financial. Having said that, there is no doubt to me that with RV sales being affected by the long recession, it could be that Thor wants to combine brands to reduce overhead and administrative costs. People here seem to agree that Keystone is a good brand. There aren't many comments about Kodiak. Dutchman gets mixed reviews here, though many like them and their products. My experience has been generally very good. The TT is well built. Its initial problems with the water supply plumbing were fully resolved and since then things have been good. Customer service at Dutchmen has been good to me. I am wondering if some or most of the Dutchmen brands will disappear.

They are both Thor Industries owned along with many more!

My one experience with Dutchman, wasn't a good one for a new trailer and my one experience with Keystone has been excellent. It will be interesting to see what happens to who and how.