Brands that are not owned by Thor?

[kkesler]

Thinking seriously about a new bumper pull toy hauler and would prefer something that isn't made by Thor. What else is there? Ideal would be ~30 ft long, at least 1 slide and separate garage and bedroom.

[taken]

Y-Guy wrote:

ksss wrote:
That doesn't leave much left for toyhaulers.

Thor has three of the big ones; Keystone, Dutchmen and Heartland. That said many of the divisions, particularly Heartland, operate very independently. Not sure I would eliminate any one group like Thor or Forest River completely.

I agree. I had nothing but trouble with a Keystone product and zero customer support after the sale. I had the exact opposite experience with my current Heartland product. Both owned by the same parent company but different business models. This is just my experience and YMMV.

[Y-Guy]

ksss wrote:
That doesn't leave much left for toyhaulers.

Thor has three of the big ones; Keystone, Dutchmen and Heartland. That said many of the divisions, particularly Heartland, operate very independently. Not sure I would eliminate any one group like Thor or Forest River completely.

[rexlion]

Forest River has a number of TH brands. Maybe look at Nitro 30FQS.

Also KZ has the MXT line with several floorplans.

[ksss]

Y-Guy wrote:
From Wikipedia.

Recreation Vehicles
Airstream
Breckenridge
CrossRoads RV
Dutchmen RV
Redwood RV
Keystone RV
Heartland RV

Motorized Recreation Vehicles (Motorhomes)
Airstream
Thor Motor Coach (combined Four Winds International and Damon Motor Coach)

That doesn't leave much left for toyhaulers.

[kkesler]

I'm going to contact ATS and see what they can do.

[Y-Guy]

From Wikipedia.

Recreation Vehicles
Airstream
Breckenridge
CrossRoads RV
Dutchmen RV
Redwood RV
Keystone RV
Heartland RV

Motorized Recreation Vehicles (Motorhomes)
Airstream
Thor Motor Coach (combined Four Winds International and Damon Motor Coach)

[eubank]

Actually, Airstream was the first company that Thor bought. Indeed, Thor was initially founded in 1980 for the purchase of Aitsream. The name, Thor, is a combination of the first two letters of the two principals' names, Wade Thompson and Peter Orthwein. If I'm not mistaken, it was Beatrice Foods that Thor bought Airstream from.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Industries

🙂
Lynn

[Bumpyroad]

eubank wrote:
"Owned by Thor" and "made by Thor" are two very different things.
🙂
Lynn

I would guess that the thor management philosophy will infest any firms that they buy.
bumpy

[eubank]

"Owned by Thor" and "made by Thor" are two very different things.
🙂
Lynn