We have driven to Alaska twice, but in an SUV and used lodging after arriving in Alaska. This year we plan to pull a 29TT. I believe that a lot of the campsites on Seward and Homer beaches do not have electric. Has anyone stayed at these campgrounds and use Champion Generators? I know it is cool most of the time, but we have Newfoundland dogs and they sometimes require the temps to be lowered in the daytime. And I remember our first summer in AK it was down right hot during the day if we were inland. Not sure how much noise from generators is tolerated in these areas. Thanks for any input!

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Generators on the Kenai, st public campgrounds, have caused me to see more campground rage than anything else. Personal disclaimer, I really dislike the sounds made by generators. Even though I personally own 4 of them. In most parts of Alaska, where the tourists go, there usually a campground not too far away that has electric plug ins, if I need power. I was thinking that some of the beach sites in Seward have power and can be reserved. We most often stay out at Stoney Creek RV which has power. Several of the Homer area CGs have power, Heritage, Sportsman's and some of the Homer Spit RV and a couple up on the hill or in town. The town run campground on the Spit are all dry and without power, so far as I remember but we enjoy the Heritage RV park, a bit pricy but less than several here in Florida where we stay at times. LOLThe beach campground in Seward is just to crowded for our taste, most are too close to each other to be able to put out their slides. This CG is better during the week but weekends can turn into a drubken brawl on the weekends when the Anchorage crowd shows up to party. I am somewhat reticent about leaving my beagle in our RV when it is hot, especially if it is powered by a standby generator. Plugged into the grid, I feel more comfortable leaving him for a few hours. I have seen people, tired of listening to an unattended generator, turn them off, or give them a drink of bottled water. They get guiet, in a hurry when that happens. We had to generate our power for about 12 years while living in the Alaska bush. If and when those diesels would quit in the middle of the night, the quietness would have me instantly awake in my bed.

Add a battery and some fantastic fans, run off DC power. Dogs have survived a long time before air conditioning.

Most public campgrounds have generator hours. Some are generous (8am-10 pm) and some are limited (8-10 am and 4-8 pm). We ran into both at public campgrounds in AK. Lots of campgrounds with hook ups. They are generally just gravel parking lots but you will not have to worry about your pets.

City campground in Seward has elec hookups available 1 row back from the water. When we spent a week in Seward running the AC was never even a consideration!!! Heater, yes. ST

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LuvMyNewfs
Explorer
Mar 21, 2016
Thank you for the replies. We were there the summer of 13 and 15 and it was warm, especially inland off the beach. It seems like 77 there is hotter than 77 in FL! We left the dogs home during those trips. The are Newfoundlands and have much hair, so I do worry about daytime temps if the have to be inside. Although we live in FL, our house stays cool/cold.
PA12DRVR
Explorer
Mar 21, 2016
Just spent some time in Homer and Seward for the GKs' spring break. Granted, it's March, not July, but can't imagine needing AC at either location if one is camped near the beach(es).

As noted above, the sites on the Spit and at the Seward muni campground are pretty close together for generator use.

Circa 0800 in Homer last Thursday (Friday?) saw a couple of kayakers leaving Homer for Halibut Cove......air temp of 35-ish, breeze, fair degree of chop, they're tougher than I am.
fanrgs
Explorer
Mar 22, 2016
I agree with Sue and Joe about disliking the noise from a continuously-run generator.

However, if you don't want to pay for a campground with electric hookups in Homer, try Deep Creek State Recreation Area at Ninilchik. It has 100 campsites on the beach with restrooms, water, a constant breeze, and great fishing and eagle watching for $15/night. The campground is always full of Class A motorhomes running their generators at all hours of the day. Quiet hours are 11:00 pm - 6:00 am, so you don't have to turn off the generator at 10:00 am. Very popular campground with fishermen, so you will likely need to make reservations to stay there.

Like Joe, we stayed at Stoney Creek in Seward too. But there was an RV caravan there at the same time, so it was packed and our site was pretty cramped.
corvettekent
Explorer
Mar 22, 2016
If you parked next to me and ran your Champion Generator all night I would offer you some free gas with honey the next morning. Do your self a favor and buy a Honda or Yamaha generator and some solar panels with four 6 volt batteries. Also an inverter.

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