No More Flexsteel RV seating

[kab7]

huh, was just searching for some flexsteel seat parts, and came across this:
https://rvbusiness.com/flexsteel-announces-exit-from-rv-furniture-business/

I was surprised. The end of an era. Apologies if this has already been posted.

Karen
1975 26'

 

[john r. lebetski]

Well that was the worst possible timing. RVs are selling like crazy. Huge General RV near me that always has a lot full of rolling stock is almost
picked clean safe a few medium duty truck based units and a few trailers.

--
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II

 

[74_Coach]

> huh, was just searching for some flexsteel seat parts, and came across this:
> https://rvbusiness.com/flexsteel-announces-exit-from-rv-furniture-business/
>
> I was surprised. The end of an era. Apologies if this has already been posted.
>
> Karen
> 1975 26'

Yes, timing is everything and they pulled the plug way too early. My understanding is that they are currently liquidating the RV division. The seats
in my coach are 30 years old and the foam looks sad and tired.

I just bought a pair of Flexsteel Scopan seats https://www.dropbox.com/s/2yk5ydonr14rvfv/IMG_3509.jpg?dl=0
last month from http://countrysidervinteriors.com/ located in Oregon and they still have several seat sets available. Call and talk to Josh about your
needs.
--
Ed Clerkin | 1974 GMC Canyon Lands 26’
Central Coast CA

 

[richard h staples]

Wow! “planning to accelerate our business transformation by pushing out the boundaries of opportunity while streamlining our operations and
footprint.”

It's not every exec who is such a master of content-free speech! If that's who's minding the store, it's no wonder they're circling the drain. It' a
shame though, they used to make some good seats back in the days of their "core competency". I love the set in my GMC which were already some years
old when I bought the coach neatly 25 years ago, and still look and feel good today.

I think the general translation of that babble is: "We are buying cheap crap from China and selling it with a big mark-up to people who still think
our name means quality." Gresham's Law of auto parts.

My 2¢.
Rick Staples
--
Rick Staples, '75 Eleganza, Johnstown, CO

"Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the Wise to the Wise, and all paths may run ill." -Tolkien

 

[fipp]

Interesting to learn about flexsteel Last night (14th) the sixwheelers were meeting at the East Galesburg campground and suddenly an older gentleman
appears and is taking pictures of our coaches. Come to find out he is a retired Union truck driver who in the 70's ;and 80's drover for flex-steel
out of Dubuque. He and his wife were excited to see the old gmc's that he remembered driving furniture from Dubuque to detroit for. He and his wife
were excited and toured our Royale and said "yup, thats a flex-steel dinette seat" I was fascinated when he said that they (I think he meant
flex-steel) had 74 full time semi drivers delivering motorhome furniture to Detroit, Elkhart etc.in his day.
--
Scott D. Fippinger
Aledo, Illinois
1976 Royale

 

[johnny]

So, where's the RV furniture coming from? Pacific rim?

--johnny
--
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell