Author: David
Subject: Generators
Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:41am
I agree with the others....what you are considering is large and loud. Your camping neighbors will hate you. The Hondas and Yamahas are the crowd favorites. I have the Champion 2000 watt inverter generator and have been pleased with it. It seems to be same/nearly as quiet as the others and, with "economy mode" on, it only idles as fast as it needs to. It will NOT run the A/C.
Frankly, I just use it for battery charging. If the weather is hot enough that I want A/C, I'll camp somewhere with electrical hook ups. Personally, I don't want to listen to anyone's (mine included) generator running at high RPMs for hours and hours.
True story - A few years back, while camping at Elkmont in the Smokies, a camper fired up a generator which was loud...even on the other side of the river. After several HOURS, he finally shut it off. The ENTIRE CAMPGROUND erupted in spontaneous cheers, whistles and applause. Don't be like that guy.![]()
(While always a gentleman, myself, I'm certain the thought of throwing him and his generator IN THE RIVER crossed the mind of, at least, one or two fellow campers.)![]()
Subject: Generators
Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:41am
I agree with the others....what you are considering is large and loud. Your camping neighbors will hate you. The Hondas and Yamahas are the crowd favorites. I have the Champion 2000 watt inverter generator and have been pleased with it. It seems to be same/nearly as quiet as the others and, with "economy mode" on, it only idles as fast as it needs to. It will NOT run the A/C.
Frankly, I just use it for battery charging. If the weather is hot enough that I want A/C, I'll camp somewhere with electrical hook ups. Personally, I don't want to listen to anyone's (mine included) generator running at high RPMs for hours and hours.
True story - A few years back, while camping at Elkmont in the Smokies, a camper fired up a generator which was loud...even on the other side of the river. After several HOURS, he finally shut it off. The ENTIRE CAMPGROUND erupted in spontaneous cheers, whistles and applause. Don't be like that guy.
(While always a gentleman, myself, I'm certain the thought of throwing him and his generator IN THE RIVER crossed the mind of, at least, one or two fellow campers.)
