Yellowstone to Verona, NY

We stopped in at the WIT (Winnebago-Itasca Travelers) Visitor Center in Forest City, IA, on the way home. There is parking for rigs there with 30amp power, so we spent the night there in order to take the factory tour the next morning.

The tour began with a 20-minute video about Winnebago and how they go about engineering and building their motorhomes. Winnebago manufactures 80 percent of everything that goes into their motorhomes. After the video, we boarded a bus and began the factory tour.

The first building we went into was chassis development where the chassis frames were cut to lengthen their wheelbase and/or lengthened at their rear. In addition, this is where the framework was added for the width and to accommodate all of the underfloor workings and storage.

In the next building, all of the underfloor components were put in and the floor itself installed and floor coverings added.

The last building is where the sidewalls, interiors and roofs were manufactured and installed. In all three buildings, a lot of manufacturing was done on an upped level and dropped down into the units as they moved along the assembly line.

The final two stops for each motorhome is the paint shop and the quality control building where it is put through an extensive check.

Taking this tour confirmed everything we thought about the quality of Winnebago and Itasca motorhomes.

It took three travel days to reach the Winnebago factory in Forest City, IA, and then four more to get to Verona, NY, where we took a Rest Day and the weather has been beautiful all the way. One more travel day to go to reach home.