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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 17, 2016
Hi,

You want the stand alone Honda not the companion model. I would look carefully at the similar sized Champion inverter generator for about 50% of the price.

I chose to go solar with a small inverter for most of my 120 volt needs. That can be done for about the same price as the Honda.

Solar may double the lifespan of the battery bank.

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