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Originally Posted by HornedToad
Great pictures, I think most of us would enjoy a factory tour.
Reminds me of an old saying...
“If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” Otto von Bismarck
I love my Voltage and wish I knew more about how it's made!!!
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It was a 7 hour drive just for a 30 minute walk through. I called a couple of days in advance and they seem to have thought it was odd I wanted a tour. I was told that they very seldom have visitors. But I informed her I was coming and wanted to tour the facility as an owner. She in an unenthusiastic voice said okay.
When I arrived I called again and asked when I could be scheduled? She asked morning or afternoon... of course I said morning. She put me on hold fo 5 minutes or so came back and said 3pm tomorrow.. I said fine, not sure why I was given the option of morning?? I called XLR immediately and they fit me in the next morning. Perfect, that worked great.
I discovered while touring the XLR plant that workers start at 5 am and work until 3pm. So I guess Dutchman didnt want to walk me during worker hours! That seemed odd. I've owned numerous rv's and have toured numerous plant tours always during worker hours.
I stayed an extra day and toured Work&Play again during worker hours. Both XLR and Work&Play were excellent tours and worth the trip, and the lasted well over an hour at my pace. I would encourage anyone that can visit the plant, but insist during working hours not while everyone is trying to go home. Just before the walk through at Dutchman I saw several that were discussing who would take me through...from the looks on their faces
no one seemed over joyed. I stepped up and said if this is a problem I will come back tomorrow.... no, no, we can do it now, thats fine... so off we went. I did the best I could on pictures.
I did ask about slide issues, I was informed that they will continue using the schwintek on smaller slides but are considering switching over to the cable system on larger slides. When that change will occur was unknown.
Some of you may have had a great experience and the factory, mine was not what I expected it to be. The guy that walked me through was friendly enough, but the air around the situation was undesirable. Hope you have a better experience if you decide to take the trip.
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