5th Wheel Leveling
My wife and I are considering a fifth wheel to replace our 9 year old class A motor home because of cost and living space, and I have a question about leveling and generators. I really like the h...
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Generator:
1. Texas is home, Arizona is kids: hot is us. Air conditioning works great, but takes an hour or two to cool the rig down: worthless for a meal stop.
2. We've camped without hookups maybe 25 nights this year. Every CG we've seen restricted generator hours. All those no-hookup nights were winter/spring or we'd have been miserable.
3. A 2kw generator will recharge our batteries running an hour or so once or twice a day.
Conclusion:
- When we need the AC, we need shore power.
- A small lightweight generator does everything else just fine.
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Leveling:
One difference FW vs MH: once we're set up on a site, the rig stays; no re-leveling after we drive into town.
1. Texas is home, Arizona is kids: hot is us. Air conditioning works great, but takes an hour or two to cool the rig down: worthless for a meal stop.
2. We've camped without hookups maybe 25 nights this year. Every CG we've seen restricted generator hours. All those no-hookup nights were winter/spring or we'd have been miserable.
3. A 2kw generator will recharge our batteries running an hour or so once or twice a day.
Conclusion:
- When we need the AC, we need shore power.
- A small lightweight generator does everything else just fine.
.
Leveling:
One difference FW vs MH: once we're set up on a site, the rig stays; no re-leveling after we drive into town.
