Pilgrim is out of Business
- retiredsailor said10:24 AM Sep 29, 2008
- Speedhitch said12:35 PM Oct 2, 2008
The RV industry lost another manufacturer.
RV Industry Downturn Claims Pilgrim
Six years after Pilgrim International Inc. started producing towables and less than one year after introducing a recreational vehicle made from a new composite material, David Hoefer Sr., one of the founders, told the Elkhart Truth, “It’s over.”
The Middlebury, Ind.-based manufacturer ceased operations in August, laying off nearly 180 employees, and on Sept. 22 filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
That is a real shame. I own a Pilgram product.. Open Road and it is one of the finest RVs I have owned...and this makes the 12th RV. The quality of workmanship and materials are as fine as you could ask for. I will be in the market for a new unit in about 5 years and I am sorry that they wont be around to offer me a new one. Oh well I am sure many more will fall by the wayside before it is all over but then that is the way it goes in bad times. Let us all hope that no one manufacture has cornered the market by then. Competition is what makes RV manufactures build good products. I would hate to see that competition go away and leave us an undesirable field to choose from.
Speedy