Exhibit 23


                (Letterhead of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements of Coachmen Industries, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-59251,
No. 2-45373, No. 2-47923, No. 2-56027 and No. 2-64572) and in the
related Prospectus of our report dated February 3, 2000, on our audits
of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Coachmen Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries at December
31, 1999 and 1998, and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, which report is included in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.




                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP





South Bend, Indiana
March 30, 2000