Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Drew Industries Incorporated:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-88582) on Form S-8 of Drew Industries Incorporated of our reports dated
February 11, 1998 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Drew Industries
Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each
of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1997, which report
refers to a change to the FIFO method of valuing inventory and our report dated
February 11, 1998 relating to the financial statement schedule, which reports
appear in or are incorporated by reference in the December 31, 1997, annual
report on Form 10-K of Drew Industries Incorporated.


                                             KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Stamford, Connecticut
March 27, 1998