At Camp Winnebago

Here we sit, socializing with other Winnebago/Itasca owners who are having their motorhomes serviced here at the factory.  This is a view of a part of the parking area (there must be about 15 rigs in total camped here):

     

 

 

Most of the others are having final adjustments made to new rigs covered by warranty, but some people are long-time owners who return here to have all routine service done (as opposed to going back to the dealer they bought from).  We arrived Sunday evening and all were strangers to each other.  During the day, we hang out in the service lounge and get to know one another, talking and playing cards.  We get our motorhomes back at the end of day shift (3 pm) so we can have dinner and sleep in our own beds.  At 7:00 am we return to the lounge and the techs pick up the motorhomes to continue servicing them.  On Tuesday night, 18 of us from all over the country had dinner together at a local restaurant which served great chicken and ribs.  We did a lot of talking and laughing.  Hard to believe we only all met yesterday!

 

As one of the guys from Michigan said, “The best part of owning a Winnebago is meeting the other Winnebago owners.”

 

Late on Monday a rig was towed in that needs quite a bit more work than the rest of us need.

Someone has a real story to tell, but we didn’t meet the owner or get the details.  Security thought it might be repairable.