Wednesday, October 1, 2003
Red Bay, Alabama
The road from Huntsville to Vicksburg took us almost directly through Red Bay, Alabama- home of Tiffin Motorcoach. Not wanting to miss a motorhome tour, we stopped by and stayed at the night at the Allegro Campground ($10.00 for full-hookup if you’re not in for service). We were the only non-Tiffin coach in the lot and drew a bit of attention. The town was 3 stop light town with 3 restaurants and no bars- a dry county. The tour was a hoot. Our tour guide was a retired worker- hired to run the tours. He had very little knowledge of the production process, the coach specs or even the differences in the engines. John was filling him in on the difference between the ISC, ISL and ISM engines. He was the nicest guy, but completely useless in the information department. And, we used headsets through the tour and could hear him chomping his gum the entire time. We were touring when the plant shift ended at 2:30 and by 2:25 the entire plant was lined up in front of the time clock. The difference between the Midwest manufacturers and this Southern plant was spectacular- there was only one woman and not a minority in site. All of the workers looked like good ole boys. The manufacturing process was very loose- there didn’t appear to be much in the way of standards and procedures. The coaches were, however, very nice.
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