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hunter_rv
Explorer
Aug 16, 2016

Best choice? Small Generator vs Solar Setup -> weekend camp

New to camping and mostly camp Friday night to Sunday am as a small weekend cabin. I have a Honda 7000 to handle the AC units on the 5th wheel, but as the weather starts getting a little cooler at ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Aug 16, 2016
For the purchase cost of a 2k generator he can have 500 watts of solar and never run the generator at all except for air conditioning.

greenrvgreen wrote:

A 7k Honda is a honkin big machine, and a 2k Honda is not an unreasonable purchase. But wait a bit, figure out what your daytime peak loads are and whether you really need all that much power for a weekend camp. Then size your smaller gennie to fit that--although the 2k Honda is certainly a great choice.

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