How a TT is built
I found an interesting link to a video if anyone is curious how a travel trailer is built. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11U0McUKlw8
Forum Discussion
stus. family wrote:
....most of the workers were done for the day as they start at 5:00AM then leave after they meet their quota.
Great tours at both factories you can stay at the Elkhart KOA which is also great and then tour all of the surrounding Amish area.
The piecemeal pay system has been a standard in the RV industry for years. Workers are rewarded for speed, not accuracy or craftsmanship. Why we see the results we do, especially when it's behind a wall or under a cabinet. But they are building to a price point in most cases, and fancy trim and doo-dads are what sells campers, not how neatly the wiring is run in the ceiling.
We have been on several factory tour over the years and they are a lot of fun. If you are in Elkhart, also visit the RVIA Hall of Fame Museum, it has a lot of cool exhibits that show camping vehicles and equipment as they were used throughout the 20th century. You can walk in most of the old campers and trailers and see how they were back in the day.
