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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crosscheck wrote:
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
Honestly the Honda 3000 really just purred and purred and purred and the MH generators were enough distance that they sounded the same. The open frame on the other side of the lake wasn't even that bad on my side. ;)
We see and hear open frames while boondocking each trip. Usually just a hum on the wind but you can hear it. The Champion 3500/4000 is easy to spot and is popular too.
I think Generator tech isn't going quieter because the majority of people are not willing or able to buy a Honda EU3000 even as quiet as it is. Honda put out the Handi that is louder, not quieter. The best to be hoped for is affordable inverter generators like the Champion that isn't as quiet but much better than a open frame.
