Add a 3.6 Onan Generator LP or Diesel?
Hi Friends, Well,we just got ourselves a nice used 5th wheel Arctic Fox M27-5L Length 27'. I am considering about having a generator installed or perhaps Solar panels might be a more practical additi...
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12lightsacrossthebay wrote:
Thanks for the great suggestions, Lyle and Dutchman Sport. We are retired but volunteer as emergency medical responders and in case of a lack of electricity here during a disaster we think it would be advisable to be self-sustained. We just been trailering for a year and primarily are full hook-up camping but many state parks in California do not have hook-ups. Our Arctic Fox 5th wheel says we could handle a 3.6 Onan Gen LP. I have no idea at this point what the costs are for that generator/ best place to buy and same with Solar.
Thanks
One thing to be aware of with a propane-fueled engine, and that it uses a =lot= more fuel than a gasser and it will also lose more power at altitude than will a gasser. Diesels are =heavy= and a lot more expensive and, while it's nice to have a common fuel between truck and genny, small ones, IMO, just aren't all that practical. Another consideration is to use an inverter-style generator rather than a straight generator. Onan doesn't yet have an inverter generator, so it will either run at idle or run wide open, no matter how small the load on it. An inverter will run just as fast as it needs to for the load, so it is much more fuel efficient. (I still can't figure our why Onan doesn't get this, and offer inverters.) Personally, I'd never own anything but an inverter for camping. Now, if I could tow my dad's Isuzu-diesel-powered 25kv MultiQuip behind my FW... :-) It's not much louder than a Honda 3000!
Lyle
