Friday, July 10, 2015

Forest River RV 7/10/2015

Today we visited Forest River RV factory in Elkhart, Indiana. We got to see the production line. They produce 18 RV'S a day. If you order an RV today it will be built sometime in August. I took some pictures and some video. Unfortunately, the video is better than the pictures, but I can't post video on the blog. I'll put it on my Facebook page.

You cannot believe how fast and coordinated these guys work on the assembly line. It was like watching a ballet in fast motion. They work by the piece so they want to get the product out as fast as possible. They only take about a 15 minute lunch and then they get back at it. I counted at least six teams of workers between 5 and 10 members each. There are inspection engineers posted at various spots on the assembly line assuring quality.

We are staying at a KOA tonight and we are doing our laundry. There are mosquitoes here so I am stuck inside the van. I probably conservatively have gotten about 50 bites and I always run for cover when I see any mosquitoes. Judy is outside and has no bites...NO bites. Not one bite this whole trip. I also swell up like a big ballon. I stay swollen and itchy for days. This is so unfair. Judy is outside mocking me.

Vehicles awaiting assembly
toilets
Beginning of assembly line
Quality inspection

4 comments:

  1. Quality inspection stop....huh?! Have fun day! A.

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  2. re: mosquitoes... We have had very good results using a permethrin product. It's not for your skin but for your clothes or tent. I spray it on my clothes (some clothes come pre-treated) - it lasts for several washings. We spray it around the entrance of a tent, the screen entrance to a tent trailer, etc and it has worked very well at keeping mosquitoes away.
    Might be worth a try...
    take care, Lori

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  3. Lol, me and Traci are exactly the same way. She has had 50 bites or more this summer. Me, zero.

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