Reaching a Grand Design Corporate Representative

[TexSol20]

Good evening all -

By any chance, does anyone have contact with a GD rep? Not having an issue, because we don't own an RV yet, but I definitely want to make a design change recommendation: in the 380FL, they need to make a counter all the way to the left of the stove to add prep space, and have upper and lower cabinet spaces instead of one pantry door/space. I would happily give up storage for counter.

I'm checking facebook as well for a POC.

v/r

TexSol20

 

[Skilletface]

Go to the Grand Design web page and start with the “contact us” icon. The response my be a little slow but during these times everything is.

 

[WhittleBurner]

I think they who don't use the trailer design the trailers. No space for even a spoon..they must not cook either lol

https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/showthread.php/5108-Contact-Numbers-for-Grand-Design-and-Vendors

I think they designed it that way with the thought that the kitchen island is the prep area. This is the reason we would not want a kitchen design like that and it would stop me from chosing a floorplan that has that kitchen. To redesign that I could see the 2nd bath either going away or getting even smaller. Many people full time and loosing storage would not be their choice...guess this falls into the can't please everyone category.

 

[el Rojo]

Call 574-825-8000 and ask to speak with Nate Goldenburg. He is the Solitude General MGR. Tell them you have a design idea.

Red

 

[RV Sailor]

For every design suggestion there may be others who don’t quite see it the way you do. I would want this modification personally.

It’s good to make your point known to corporate as they can put it in with other suggestions to come up with hopefully the most wanted features and designs.

Having had a previous job designing commercial restaurants for a living I often look at areas differently than others in terms of safety, efficiency, etc. Creating prep areas with no surrounding room increases injuries as well. For example To me the island is a perfect place to do prep. A shoehorned in counter confined by barriers ( walls) is not.

I often look at the stoves which are bordered by a wall virtually in a cubbie as disasterous.

 

[TexSol20]

I think they who don't use the trailer design the trailers. No space for even a spoon..they must not cook either lol

https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/showthread.php/5108-Contact-Numbers-for-Grand-Design-and-Vendors

I think they designed it that way with the thought that the kitchen island is the prep area. This is the reason we would not want a kitchen design like that and it would stop me from choosing a floorplan that has that kitchen. To redesign that I could see the 2nd bath either going away or getting even smaller. Many people full time and loosing storage would not be their choice...guess this falls into the can't please everyone category.

So true "you can't please everyone". If we could combine features from three different RVs, we would have the perfect one. The kitchen design has us looking at other brands now, which is hard because the 380FL is our favorite.

 

[TexSol20]

For every design suggestion there may be others who don’t quite see it the way you do. I would want this modification personally.

It’s good to make your point known to corporate as they can put it in with other suggestions to come up with hopefully the most wanted features and designs.

Having had a previous job designing commercial restaurants for a living I often look at areas differently than others in terms of safety, efficiency, etc. Creating prep areas with no surrounding room increases injuries as well. For example To me the island is a perfect place to do prep. A shoehorned in counter confined by barriers ( walls) is not.

I often look at the stoves which are bordered by a wall virtually in a cubbie as disasterous.

Agreed on the stoves bordered by walls. Even if not used for prep, which it would be for us, the space to the left and the right can be used to aim pot handles. Right now, there is no place to have handles to where they are almost be over the burners.

 

[TexSol20]

Call 574-825-8000 and ask to speak with Nate Goldenburg. He is the Solitude General MGR. Tell them you have a design idea.

Red

Many thanks - will do!

 

[huntr70]

Call 574-825-8000 and ask to speak with Nate Goldenburg. He is the Solitude General MGR. Tell them you have a design idea.

Red

Nate Goldenberg quit this week. Along with Micah Staley. Rob Groover is now in charge or Solitude and Momentum.

 

[geotex1]

Nate Goldenberg quit this week. Along with Micah Staley. Rob Groover is now in charge or Solitude and Momentum.

Ouch.

Your idea could also be your mod! None are ever perfect unless you commission a custom build. You can purchase matching materials from GD. Myself, I've redesigned the sofa end tables; the bedroom "nightstands;" built a cabinet for the bedroom TV to hold tuner, Blu-ray, DVDs; added drawer storage instead of the tilt up bed; and I'm still going! Lol

 

[Grammy&Grandad]

So true "you can't please everyone". If we could combine features from three different RVs, we would have the perfect one. The kitchen design has us looking at other brands now, which is hard because the 380FL is our favorite.

We have a 380FL. Although I agree that the lack of space next to stove is an inconvenience, we saw it as a trade off for the full height pantry, which was more important to us. Additionally, the current design takes advantage of the pantry walls sitting on the slide floor and helping to support the weight of pantry contents. I think if you split that pantry into an upper and lower cabinet pair, you’d be hard pressed to support a meaningfully helpful upper cabinet on that exterior slide out wall.

 

[WhittleBurner]

Nate Goldenberg quit this week. Along with Micah Staley. Rob Groover is now in charge or Solitude and Momentum.

Those guys have been there for a while , wonder if they are going to end up at Alliance like a few others already have.

 

[JKellerJr]

. I think if you split that pantry into an upper and lower cabinet pair, you’d be hard pressed to support a meaningfully helpful upper cabinet on that exterior slide out wall.

Most units have wall cabinets in the slides including the 375 which is almost a reverse 380. I don't think supporting a wall cabinet would be an issue. We went with the 375 but considered the 380 and that was on the list of mods. That kitchen is just to cramped.

Now if I could only solve the lack of awnings on the 375

 

[Captcolour]

We have a 380FL. Although I agree that the lack of space next to stove is an inconvenience, we saw it as a trade off for the full height pantry, which was more important to us. Additionally, the current design takes advantage of the pantry walls sitting on the slide floor and helping to support the weight of pantry contents. I think if you split that pantry into an upper and lower cabinet pair, you’d be hard pressed to support a meaningfully helpful upper cabinet on that exterior slide out wall.

We were looking at the Montana 3761 which has a counter to the left of the stove but a smaller pantry on the other side of the stairs going up to the bedroom. DW liked the larger pantry and the placement of it in the Solitude and didn't think the lack of counter around the stove as a problem. To each their own.

 

[offtohavasu]

Nate Goldenberg quit this week. Along with Micah Staley. Rob Groover is now in charge or Solitude and Momentum.

Uh-oh...Interesting to see long term employees leave.

 

[Canyonlight]

Uh-oh...Interesting to see long term employees leave.

I had a conversation this week with a a member of senior GDRV leadership. Life has some awesome opportunities both in work and family areas and these folks are pursuing them as anyone of us would consider. Transitioning the new leaders who are also long time GDRV team leaders, is ongoing......GDRV, dealers, we and other stakeholders are in good hands.

Dan