Generator box

jjrbus wrote:

Boscorelli wrote:
It's a niche market. You won't find many choices. What you want is custom work and it will be pricey.

Not only are they grossly over priced, some are horrible designs! My RV is my hobby I will design and build my own, it will be a sound deadening box and should cost between $300 to $400 in material.

I have a custom box for my Robin Subaru 4300is genset.
I paid $1000.00 or so for it years ago. It is a fantastic box and a fantastic design complete with 12 volt ventilation fan.
However it was very expensive and very little market for such a high priced box.

Your idea to build your own is really the only way to go.
Considering you have a $300-$400 material budget your box will also be in the $1000.00 range when complete.
Hard to justify a $1000.00 box when you can buy lots of gensets for $1000.

These are some quick photos of my Generator Box.. This is the third TT it's been on and there have been some changes. The first TT I had a Boily 3600 generator and built the box for that, which is the door on the rear (TT) side of the box.. the controls and pull start for that unit where on the 'side'... and I could pipe the exhaust down and out.
Now I have a Honda eu3000is which fit the box, but does not have an exhaust pipe so I had to vent to a compartment you can kind of see in the photo. I have a Honda 2000 that I'd like to use, I need to check if it will handle the microwave. Most of our camping is in the winter or where power is available in the summer... I can't seem to post the photos..

jjrbus wrote:
I am disappointed, thought I might get a bit of input. Best I can come up with is paint the box the same color as the RV so it does not look so industrial.

Disappointed because no one had any artsy suggestions for building a generator enclosure?

Lol

Boscorelli wrote:
It's a niche market. You won't find many choices. What you want is custom work and it will be pricey.

Not only are they grossly over priced, some are horrible designs! My RV is my hobby I will design and build my own, it will be a sound deadening box and should cost between $300 to $400 in material.

pianotuna wrote:
jjrbus,

I used the cage because I wished to run the generator while trundling down the road.

It is painted bright yellow to make it visible to other drivers.

I run mine while driving!

It's a niche market. You won't find many choices. What you want is custom work and it will be pricey.

jjrbus,

I used the cage because I wished to run the generator while trundling down the road.

It is painted bright yellow to make it visible to other drivers.

I am disappointed, thought I might get a bit of input. Best I can come up with is paint the box the same color as the RV so it does not look so industrial.

Hi,

My Yamaha generator lives in a yellow cage made from expanded metal on the back of the Class C motorhome.

That AS mod looks good.