Eagle cap 960 falling apart?
So this morning when I walked into the camper the floor had an awful creak in it that wasn't there previously. I looked underneath and I find one screw has worked it's way completely out and the...
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I have a hypothesis as to why the quality is generally not too good in the RV industry.
If you look at the auto industry, all the parts are manufactured, then shipped elsewhere to be assembled. The line workers in auto plants are not considered a skilled trade. Almost anyone can be trained to work on an assembly line.
In the RV industry campers are built for the most part from raw materials and components. This takes a skilled craftman to do a good job. Skilled craftman require a higher salary. I would imagine paying more then a factory wage to the people putting RV's together would probably drive the price up to a point where most people wouldn't pay for a TC. Just my opinion.
If you look at the auto industry, all the parts are manufactured, then shipped elsewhere to be assembled. The line workers in auto plants are not considered a skilled trade. Almost anyone can be trained to work on an assembly line.
In the RV industry campers are built for the most part from raw materials and components. This takes a skilled craftman to do a good job. Skilled craftman require a higher salary. I would imagine paying more then a factory wage to the people putting RV's together would probably drive the price up to a point where most people wouldn't pay for a TC. Just my opinion.
