A new perspective on generators
Over the weekend we used a dry campground on a lake instead of our usual boondocking off by ourselves. We have never heard a generator other than our own near us and I have to tell you it was a real e...
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Loud open frame generators and other gas engines are acceptable in certain situations like noisy construction sites. Thats part of our society.
But in campgrounds and boondocking, most people are there for different reasons than making a living. Either there are rules forbidding them or campers have got the message and have opted for the quiet kind or more ways to cut down on usage like solar, more batteries, etc.
Since generators are here to stay, why can't the industry use technology to take let say a Champ at 75DB and drop it down to 40. People would pay the extra for a really quiet machine. I'm sure it can be done.
Or better yet, have one of us 1,000,000 plus RVers who are handy fabricators, inventors and entrepreneurs who could build some sort of an add on to reduce the noise of genny,s and make millions.
Hey, I think I'm heading to my shop right now.
Dave
But in campgrounds and boondocking, most people are there for different reasons than making a living. Either there are rules forbidding them or campers have got the message and have opted for the quiet kind or more ways to cut down on usage like solar, more batteries, etc.
Since generators are here to stay, why can't the industry use technology to take let say a Champ at 75DB and drop it down to 40. People would pay the extra for a really quiet machine. I'm sure it can be done.
Or better yet, have one of us 1,000,000 plus RVers who are handy fabricators, inventors and entrepreneurs who could build some sort of an add on to reduce the noise of genny,s and make millions.
Hey, I think I'm heading to my shop right now.
Dave
