EXHIBIT 23.1


         We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
on Form S-3 of  Featherlite  Mfg.,  Inc. of our reports dated February 20, 1996,
relating to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of Featherlite  Mfg.,  Inc. as of
December  31,  1995  and  1994,  and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of
operations,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the three years in
the  period  then  ended,  and to  Schedule  II,  which  reports  appear  or are
incorporated  by reference in the  December 31, 1995,  Form 10-K of  Featherlite
Mfg., Inc.




                                               /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
                                                McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP






Rochester, Minnesota
February 3, 1997